Of all the products that the National Weather Service issues, you're probably most familiar with the seven-day forecasts that are updated at least twice a day, around 4am and 4pm. These "local forecasts" are the ones shown every ten minutes on The Weather Channel.

But Weather Service meteorologists also issue many other statements. They provide aviation forecasts for seven major airports in the area that include predictions of wind, visibility, precipitation, and cloud ceiling. They also issue marine forecasts and warnings for Delaware Bay and coastal waters from Sandy Hook, NJ to Fenwick Island, not to mention fire weather forecasts used by forestry officials.

All of these products are made available on the Weather Service's web site, as are flood and winter storm watches and warnings, drought statements, heavy surf advisories, and severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings, just to name a few more.