At the newly occcupied,
brand new NWS Forecast Office
43858 Weather Service Road
Sterling, Virginia 20166
Free Parking On-Site
Directions to our new office can be found here
Things to do:
* Family Friendly with Demonstrations for the Kids
* Weather Balloon Launches every hour
* Get Registered as a NWS Spotter with our Basic Weather Spotter Class
* Tours of the NWS office
* Tours of NOAA's wind tunnel & environmental extreme chambers
* 4-5 pm each day: "Weather in Music and Prose" - A multimedia
show combining computer imagery, poetry, and live music performance
* Watch Presentations by our Meteorologists to Learn About our Weather
* New Office Dedication Ceremony with Government Officials and NOAA/NWS
Leadership at 1pm Saturday
Will you be attending? Please click here.
SKYWARN™ Spotter classes will be offered at 2:00 PM Sunday. - Please note: The Sunday class is full! However, if you are still interested in attending the SKYWARN course, please stop by as we may have room for you!
Saturday, October 18th
9AM to 5 PM
|
TIME |
Tent #1 Presentations |
Tent #2 Presentations |
|
9:30 AM |
Introduction |
Tropical & Severe Weather |
|
10:00 AM |
Careers in Meteorology |
Weather Jeopardy |
|
10:30 AM |
Forecast Process |
Winter Weather |
|
11:00 AM |
Weather Jeopardy |
Tropical & Severe Weather |
|
11:30 AM |
Observations |
Careers in Meteorology |
|
12:00 PM |
BREAK |
BREAK |
|
1:00 PM |
Dedication Ceremony Dedication Tent |
|
2:00 PM |
SKYWARN™
BASICS 1 |
Introduction |
|
2:30 PM |
SKYWARN™
cont. |
Forecast Process |
|
3:00 PM |
SKYWARN™
cont. |
Weather Jeopardy |
|
3:30 PM |
SKYWARN™
cont. |
Winter Weather |
Weather Balloons will be released every hour in the Weather Balloon
Launch Area.
4:00 - 5:00 PM each day
“Weather in Music and Prose” A multimedia show combining computer
imagery,
poetry, and live music performance
Sunday, October 19th
12
PM to 5PM
|
TIME |
Tent #1 Presentations |
Tent #2 Presentations |
|
12:30 PM |
Introduction |
Observations |
|
1:00 PM |
Weather Jeopardy |
Tropical & Severe Weather |
|
1:30 PM |
Winter Weather |
Winter Weather |
|
2:00 PM |
SKYWARN™
BASICS I |
Introduction |
|
2:30 PM |
SKYWARN™
cont. |
Weather jeopardy |
|
3:00 PM |
SKYWARN™
cont. |
Forecast Process |
|
3:30 PM |
SKYWARN™
cont. |
Careers in Meteorology |
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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