The NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center seeks to accelerate the infusion of NASA Earth Science observations, data assimilation and modeling research into NWS forecast operations and decision-making at the regional and local level. The primary focus is on the regional scale and emphasizes forecast improvements on a time scale of 0-24 hours. Products transitioned to the NWS and operational weather community in support of real-time weather applications include observations and products from MODIS, AMSR-E, and AIRS instruments, refined data assimilation techniques and resulting initial fields and regional model forecasts, and nowcasting products such as convective indices and total lightning observations. The utility of these new observations to improve short-term weather forecasts is monitored and quantities in various impact studies. New products and techniques are being developed for future transition to operations.