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Weather Prediction:
The Tools of the Educated Weather Forecaster
A. FORECAST PHILOSOPHY, TERMINOLOGY AND EMPLOYMENT
Section 1: Being Your Own Forecaster
Section 2: Adding meaningful information to a forecast
Section 3: What the public wants in a forecast
Section 4: Misconceptions in meteorology
Section 5: Common forecasting mistakes
Section 6: Broadcast metr. Terminology/ catchy phrases
Section 7: Meteorology employers
B. BEGINNING TOPICS
Section 8: Important Conversions
Section 9: Z time
Section 10: Isopleths
Section 11: Surface/upper air observations
Section 12: Interpolation (not online yet)
Section 13: Important equations
Section 14: Air mass classification
Section 15: 3-D weather (not online yet)
C. CHARTS
Section 16: Surface chart
Section 17: The 850 chart
Section 18: The 700 chart
Section 19: The 500 chart
Section 20: The 300/200 chart
D. FORECAST MODELS
Section 21: Important Web Sites
Section 22: Comparing Analysis Charts (not online)
Section 23: DIFAX (not online)
Section 24: Meteorological images
Section 25: Graphical models
Section 26: MOS and meteograms
E. THERMODYNAMICS
Section 27: The basic lines of the Skew-T Log-P diagram
Section 28: Skew-T interpretation
Section 29: Skew-T indices
Section 30: Sounding types
Section 31: Backing wind, Veering wind, Hodographs
Section 32: Thermodynamic model images
Section 33: Thermodynamic FAQ's
F. GENERAL FORECASTING
Section 34: Synoptic Scale Model Limitations
Section 35: Forecasting Wintry Precipitation
Section 36: The Great Lakes Snow Machine
Section 37: Severe Thunderstorms
Section 38: Forecasting Hail
Section 39: The Low Level Jet
Section 40: Isentropic Lifting
Section 41: Atmospheric Blocking
Section 42: Outflow Boundaries (not online yet)
Section 43: Strong Mid-latitude Cyclone Case Study (not online)
Section 44: NWS Forecast Discussions
Section 45: Synoptic Scale Precipitation Forecast Strategy
Section 46: Predicting Highs, Lows and Temperature Trends
Section 47: Mesoscale Forecast Strategy
Section 48: High and Low Pressure Types
Section 49: Development of Low Pressure (not online yet)
Section 50: The Planetary Boundary Layer
Section 51: Predicting Clouds
Section 52: Forecasting Fog
Section 53: Predicting Heavy Rain
Section 54: Tropical Meteorology and Hurricanes
Section 55: El Niņo Correlations (not online yet)
Section 56: Transportation Hazards
G. PRESENTATIONS
Top 10 weather field trips
Summer Workshop Presentation: 8 tips to add to weather knowledge
H. PAST EXAMS (not online)
I. HINTS OF THE DAY