At the National Weather Service Forecast Office
43858 Weather Service Road
Sterling, Virginia 20166
Free Parking On-Site
Directions to our office can be found here
Things to do:
* How Warnings & Forecasts are Made
* Weather Balloon Launches
* Kid-Friendly Weather Experiments
* Get Registered as a NWS Spotter with our Basic Weather Spotter Class
* Tours of the NWS office
* Careers in Meteorology
* How to be Weather-Ready!
* "A Weather Ready Nation" ceremony at 10:30 AM Saturday, with speeches by:
The Honorable Frank Wolf, U.S. Congressman - Virginia 10th District
Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA
Robert Welch, Acting Administrator, FEMA Region III
Bob Ryan, Lead Meteorologist, ABC7/WJLA-TV
Roy Shrout, Deputy Coordinator, Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management
and James Lee, NWS Baltimore/Washington Meteorologist-in-Charge
Will you be attending? Please click here to RSVP!
SKYWARN® Spotter classes will be offered at 2:00 PM Saturday and Sunday.
Please click here to register!
PLEASE NOTE! - registration has been re-opened for both Saturday and Sunday classes!
Saturday, September 22nd
9 AM to 5 PM
|
TIME |
Tent #1 Presentations |
Tent #2 Presentations |
|
9:30 AM |
Welcome to Open House 2012 |
Climate Resources |
|
10:00 AM |
Weather & Decision Support |
June 2012 Derecho |
|
10:30 AM |
NWS Weather-Ready Nation Ceremony
(Ceremonies Tent)* |
NWS Weather-Ready Nation Ceremony
(Ceremonies Tent)* |
|
11:30 AM |
Introduction to Hydrology |
A Recipe for Snow |
|
12:00 PM |
Modern Forecasting Techniques |
Careers in Meteorology |
|
12:30 PM |
Climate Resources |
June 2012 Derecho |
|
1:00 PM |
A Recipe for Snow |
Welcome to Open House 2012 |
|
1:30 PM |
June 2012 Derecho |
Weather & Decision Support |
|
2:00 PM |
Introduction to Hydrology |
Careers in Meteorology |
|
2:30 PM |
Welcome to Open House 2012 |
Modern Forecast Techniques |
|
3:00 PM |
Weather & Decision Support |
A Recipe for Snow |
|
3:30 PM |
Climate Resources |
Careers in Meteorology |
|
4:00 PM |
Introduction to Hydrology |
Modern Forecast Techniques |
* A Weather Ready National ceremony will be held from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the Ceremonies Tent
Weather balloon launches can be seen at 10 AM, Noon, 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
Sunday, September 23rd
12 PM
to 5 PM
|
TIME |
Tent #1 Presentations |
Tent #2 Presentations |
|
12:30 PM |
Welcome to Open House 2012 |
A Recipe for Snow |
|
1:00 PM |
NWS Volunteer Ceremony (Ceremonies Tent)* |
NWS Volunteer Ceremony (Ceremonies Tent)* |
|
2:00 PM |
Weather & Decision Support |
Climate Resources |
|
2:30 PM |
A Recipe for Snow |
Weather & Decision Support |
|
3:00 PM |
Welcome to Open House 2012 |
June 2012 Derecho |
|
3:30 PM |
Careers in Meteorology |
Modern Forecast Techniques |
|
4:00 PM |
Weather & Decision Support |
Introduction to Hydrology |
* A special ceremony for National Weather Service Volunteers will be held in the Ceremonies Tent from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Weather balloon launches can be seen at 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM.
Sign language interpreters will be available.
No
Drugs, Weapons, Alcohol, Backpacks, Briefcases or Smoking Allowed on
Premises.
No Pets Allowed. Service Animals Permitted.
Attendees and Personal Belongings Subject to Search.
No Overnight Parking. Vehicles left will be towed at Owner's Expense.
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