Florida Democratic Congress members have sent a letter to the director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, urging him to reconsider slashing federal jobs held by meteorologists and hurricane experts.

Injudicious firings of NOAA and NWS employees will dismantle a critical public service and pull apart a crucially needed and successful public-private partnership.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees are expecting more layoffs at the agency, sources say. This comes after drastic cuts as part of President Trump's measures to shrink federal spending.