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WeatherOperations

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Weather Operations

Logging Weather Forecasts

PoPProbability of Precipitation: If the forecaster is only 50%percent sure that precipitation will occur, and expects that, if it does occur, it will produce measurable rain over about 80 percent of the area, the PoP (chance of rain) is 40%. (PoP = .5 x .8 which equals .4 or 40%.)[1]
Simple Log for Weather Forecasts
Wx Forecast Date/Time: Day/Date Day/Date Day/Date Day/Date Day/Date Day/Date Day/Date Day/Date
Temp °Cdegree Celsius, SI unit of temperature
Hi/Lo
               
Forecast
Conditions
               
Probability
Precipitation %
               
Current
Front
Location
               
Wind kmKilometre, 1000 metres/hHour
Direction
               

Logging Actual Weather Conditions

>greater than
Simple Log for Current Weather Conditions
Date Time Temp Relative
Humidity
Dew
Point
Barometric
Pressure
Wind Cloud Precipitation
Direction Speed Type Cover Type Amount
                       
                       
                       

References

  1. www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/?n=pop