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Objectives:
Help forecasters make better use of NAM and have more confidence in their approach to when and how NAM is used


Topics:

1) Changes in forecast character since NAM switched from Eta to WRF-NMM
2) Implementation of "crisis" changes in NAM-WRF - what, why, and how it affects the forecast
3) Persistent problems remaining in the forecasts (case examples)
4) Successful aspects of the forecasts (case examples)
5) NAM-WRF already revealing future challenges facing the use of high-resolution NWP models

Students are encouraged to take the NAM-WRF webcast. There are 2 versions of this.
1. The NCEP NAM-WRF Model (Short version)
2. The NCEP NAM-WRF Model (Full version)

NOAA staff should take this via the NOAA / E-Learning LMS

A.) The interactive VISITview training session. (To be used with a VISIT instructor leading the session ). Click here to signup for teletraining. The session will last about 75 minutes. This teletraining session uses the VISITview software, where Windows PC with an Internet connection is needed.

B.) Web-based training session - a "stand alone" version viewed via a Web browser, with embedded talking points included. This lesson version may be viewed at any time. These slides are ideal for printing from the web-browser, just print preview first to choose portrait or landscape mode. Best viewed with Internet Explorer or Netscape (prior to version 6).

C.) local Visitview session - This is the same version of the lesson used in a "live" VISITview teletraining session, but no connection is made to an external VISITview server. You may download the file off this page and go through the lesson on your own in "local mode" by starting the "visitlocal.bat" file. Talking points are not included in this lesson version, but can be viewed in a separate Web browser ( or printed out beforehand).

The talking points may be downloaded as a Word document

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Stephen Jascourt (301) 713-1970 x107