Category Archives: NWS WFOs

Smoky skies over Canada and the U.S.

Over the past few weeks, fires have erupted and spewed high concentrations of smoke over western Canada and the United States. To exacerbate the situation, more fires initiated recently in the western U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Offices … Continue reading

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Market Yourselves – (and in the process) Inform and Educate Your Readers!

Jeff Braun I know it’s a strange title for a meteorological blog…but, really, all too few of you do it.  And, I’m not talking about exercise either.  No, I’m talking about using e-newsletters to promote your (WF) office and to … Continue reading

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Use of Satellite Data at National Weather Service Forecast Offices

J. Braun Presented by Don Moore, from the NOAA/NWS WFO in Billings, MT, his presentation titled “Use of Satellite Data at National Weather Service Forecast Offices” has both great foresight and hindsight in the use of GOES data for operational use at … Continue reading

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