0. Overview
Start with a large-scale overview of current conditions, using items linked below:
 visible and infrared satellite images
 a composite surface weather map
 a composite map for conditions aloft
 a jet stream map
Then address one or more selected items of the forecasting assignment by inserting
or editing template text as needed (e.g., from the latest NWS point forecast), a
discussion, and the forecast itself.
1. Forecast location: KOAK
2. 12Z Temperature
Links:

Latest available meteogram

Next-latest available meteogram
 Latest NWS Point Forecast:
[Copy and paste text from that forecast relevant to 12Z tomorrow. For example:
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low
around 57. South southeast wind around 6 mph. ]

Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and temperatures
at 12Z tomorrow
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]
3. Will cloudiness affect the 12Z temperature tomorrow?
Links:

Latest NWS Point Forecast:
[Copy and paste text from that forecast relevant to 12Z tomorrow. For example:
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low
around 57. South southeast wind around 6 mph. ]

wunderWiki: “Educational: Partly Cloudy” (an attempt to interpret
the language used in NWS cloudiness forecasts)
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]
4. Will a front affect the 12Z temperature tomorrow?
Links:

NWS Hydrometeorological Prediction Center Short Range
Forecasts

Verification area for fronts affecting KOAK
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]
5. Will temperature advection be significant at 12Z tomorrow?
Links:

Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and temperatures
at 12Z tomorrow

Temperature Tendency Calculator [optional]
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]
6. 18Z Temperature
Links:

Latest available meteogram

Next-latest available meteogram

Latest NWS Point Forecast:
[Copy and paste text from that forecast relevant to 12Z tomorrow. For example:
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65.
Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest. ]

Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and temperatures
at 18Z tomorrow
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]
7. Will cloudiness affect the 18Z temperature tomorrow?
Links:

Latest NWS Point Forecast:
[Copy and paste text from that forecast relevant to 18Z tomorrow. For example:
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65.
Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest. ]

wunderWiki: “Educational: Partly Cloudy” (an attempt to interpret
the languages used in NWS cloudiness forecasts)
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]
8. Will a front affect the 18Z temperature tomorrow?
Links:

NWS Hydrometeorological Prediction Center Short Range
Forecasts

Verification area for fronts affecting KOAK
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]
9. Will temperature advection be significant at 18Z tomorrow?
Links:
 Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and temperatures at
18Z tomorrow

Temperature Tendency Calculator [optional]
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast: : [Enter your forecast here.]
10. What will the wind speed be at 18Z tomorrow?
Links:

Latest NWS Point Forecast:
[Copy and paste text from that forecast relevant to 12Z tomorrow. For example:
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65.
Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest. ]

Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and temperatures at
18Z tomorrow
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]
11. What will the wind direction be at 18Z tomorrow?
Links:

Latest NWS Point Forecast:
[Copy and paste text from that forecast relevant to 12Z tomorrow. For example:
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65.
Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest. ]

Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and temperatures
at 18Z tomorrow
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]
12. Will there be precipitation between 12Z tomorrow and 12Z the next day?
Links:

NWS Hydrometeorological Prediction Center Short Range
Forecasts

Latest NWS Point Forecast:
[Copy and paste text from that forecast relevant to 12Z tomorrow. For example:
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low
around 57. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65.
Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest. ]
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11pm. Mostly
cloudy, with a low around 57. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming
south southeast.
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It
should be detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast: [Enter your forecast here.]