Definition
A local field office of the National Weather Service responsible for issuing weather observations, forecasts, and warnings for a specific geographic area, including information used by pilots for flight planning.
Plain English
A local National Weather Service office that puts out weather reports and warnings for the area around it.
Context Anchor
Seen in FAA acronym lists, weather discussions, and references to the source of official weather information.
Why Pilots Care
Weather Service Offices are one of the original sources of the official weather data that flows into aviation forecasts, METARs, and TAFs pilots rely on for flight planning.
Example Sentence 1
The regional WSO issued a severe thunderstorm warning that affected our planned cross-country route.
Example Sentence 2
Updates from the WSO helped adjust the departure time due to changing visibility.