MEA 498/598: National Weather
Service Student Internship
Spring/Summer 2010
This is an internship experience at the Raleigh
National Weather Service (NWS) Office for meteorology majors interested in a
career in operational weather forecasting.
Activities include job shadowing, weather analysis, development of area
forecast discussions, weather and storm summaries, seasonal familiarization
sessions, site visits, and participation in routine shift operations of the
NWS.
Course
Description | Orientation
Presentation
Outreach
Opportunities – updated 2010/01/15
References
AWIPS
Familiarization Reference and Worksheet
Frequently
Used NWS Text Products Reference - new
NOAA
Technical Memo Operational Mesoanalysis
HPC
Unified Surface Analysis Manual
Forecast
Process - A General Approach to Weather Forecasting
Area
Forecast Discussion Reference
Issuing
Local Storm Reports Reference
How to Access Required and Optional
NWS Training Materials - new
Syllabus – updated 12/16/2010
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Date |
Worksheet |
Activities & Reminders |
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Week 1 |
January 12 |
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Orientation,
group photo, administrative activities Receive
IT security training materials and acknowledgement |
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Week 2 |
January
19-22 June 1-6 |
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Training
with AWIPS (AWIPS
Familiarization Reference and Worksheet) Turn in completed IT security
training acknowledgement |
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Week 3 |
January
25-31 June 7-13 |
Level I - focus on local observations and
observing systems Complete the “Introduction to NOAA's
National Weather Service” by January
25 View the “NEXRAD Eye to the
Sky” video by January 31 UNC
vs. NC State on January 26 |
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Week 4 |
February
1-7 June 14-20 |
Level I - focus on upper air and satellite
observations Activity – Trip to KIGX ASOS on January
29, 300-500 PM |
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Week 5 |
February
8-14 June 21-27 |
Level I - focus on hand analysis NOAA
Technical Memo Operational Mesoanalysis HPC
Unified Surface Analysis Manual Attach a copy of your surface
analysis to your worksheet Turn in Journal 1 and a copy of
your hand analysis by February 14 |
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Week 6 |
February
15-21 June 28-July 4 |
Level - focus on hand analysis NOAA
Technical Memo Operational Mesoanalysis HPC
Unified Surface Analysis Manual Attach a copy of your surface
analysis to your worksheet Activity – Trip to KRAX radar on February
19, 300-500 PM |
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Week 7 |
February
22-28 July 5-11 |
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Level II - Focus on forecast process and
introduction into GFE Forecast
Process - A General Approach to Weather Forecasting Turn in Journal 2 and a copy of
your hand analysis by February 28 |
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Week 8 |
1st,
2nd, 3rd, or 4th week of March |
Level II round robin - Short term forecast shift Activity – NWS job application primer on
March 4, 515-645 PM |
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Week 9 |
1st,
2nd, 3rd, or 4th week of March |
Level II round robin - Aviation forecast shift Complete the “NWS Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts
(TAF)” LMS training before the shift and take the quiz Turn in Journal 3 by March 15 |
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Week 10 |
1st,
2nd, 3rd, or 4th week of March |
Level II round robin - Fire weather forecast shift Complete “The Structure of the NWS Fire
Weather Program” LMS training before the shift (skip the exercise questions
but complete the quiz) Activity – Severe weather and radar event
simulation on March 25, 515-645 PM |
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Week 11 |
1st,
2nd, 3rd, or 4th week of March |
Level II round robin - Extended range forecast shift Turn in Journal 4 by April 4 |
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Week 12 |
April 5-11 August 2-8 |
Level II - Independent forecast
discussions Area
Forecast Discussion Reference Turn in hard copy of AFD |
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Week 13 |
April
12-18 August 9-15 |
Level II - Independent forecast
discussions Area
Forecast Discussion Reference Turn in Journal 5 and a hard copy
of AFD by April 18 |
