Weather Ready Nation Case Study

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The question is how would we implement the concepts of the Weather-Ready Nation at the Marquette office? Firstly, one must understand the basic concepts of Weather-Ready nation. The basics boil down to activity inside the office and outside.

Inside the office personnel must be trained to work with new ideas, techniques and technology. Impact-based Decision Support Services (IDSS) is one of these concepts. Part of this concept is to develop Better Forecasts and Warnings and extend Forecast Accuracy and Consistency. Getting the forecasters to better utilize the Forecast Builder and Hazard Builder in AWIPS so as to better utilize their time and effort. While weather forecasting and warnings are the main items concerning the weather office

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