Well all Mets that get paid do it for a living . That doesn’t make anyone an official voice though, All equal
They don’t have access to anything that other Mets don’t have. For example .. energy Mets have access to more .
Playing catchup in my opinion is a poor way to forecast . An example during the screamer last week . They had wind advisories up when it was apparent that widespread 60-70 mph gusts and big damage would occur and was occurring .
In summary.. just because they are a govt entity does not make them everyone’s official voice . I’ve seen Hammer on air ignore their watches/ warnings etc when he doesn’t agree . People can choose whatever “official” voice they want