METR 104
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Name of forecaster
Weather Forecast Briefing
for Day_of_week, Month Year
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: KOKC
2. 12Z Temperature
Links:
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Latest available meteogram
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Next-latest available meteogram
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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:
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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:
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NWS Hydrometeorological Prediction Center Short Range Forecasts
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Verification area for fronts affecting KOKC
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
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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
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Next-latest available meteogram
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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. ]

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 KOKC
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:
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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. ]

Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and sea-level pressures
at 18Z tomorrow (southern Plains region)
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Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and temperatures at 18Z
tomorrow (central Oklahoma region)
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:
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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. ]

Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and sea-level pressures
at 18Z tomorrow (southern Plains region)

Latest computer model (NAM) forecast of winds and temperatures at 18Z
tomorrow (central Oklahoma region)
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
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Latest NWS Point Forecast:
[Copy and paste text from that forecasts relevant to 12Z tomorrow through 12Z the
next day. 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.]
13. Which of the following factors (if any) will favor precipitation between 12Z
tomorrow and 12Z the next day?
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Links:
Moisture content
Frontal position
Atmospheric instability
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Computer model (NAM) forecasts of relatively humidity at the 850 mb
level
o 12Z tomorrow
o 00Z the next day
o 12Z the next day
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NWS Hydrometeorological Prediction Center Short Range Forecasts
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Computer model (MNAM) forecasts of temperature and dew-point
soundings
o 12Z tomorrow
o 00Z the next day
o 12Z the next day
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Computer model (NAM) forecasts of temperatures at the 850 mb and
500 mb levels
850 mb
500 mb
Temperatures
Temperatures
12Z tomorrow
12Z tomorrow
00Z the next day
00Z the next day
12Z the next day
12Z the next day
Discussion: [Enter a description of how you determined your forecast. It should be
detailed enough for someone else to reproduce it if necessary.]
Forecast:
Moisture supply:
Frontal position:
Atmospheric instability:
[Enter your forecast here.]
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