National Weather Service Los Angeles/OxnardNational Oxnard
SKYWARN Storm Spotter TrainingSKYWARN Training
SKYWARN Storm Spotter TrainingSKYWARN Training
- When: Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
- Where: PG&E Community Center 6588 Ontario Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
- What: The National Weather Service Storm Spotter Program is a volunteer organization of people with an interest in the weather. Whenever significant weather is occurring, weather spotters call in a report to the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. These reports provide important ground truth for forecasters, which improve forecasts and warnings. As a trained weather spotter, you can provide an invaluable service to the National Weather Service.
- The training session will last about 90 minutes, including a question and answer session at the end. Detailed information about various severe weather hazards as well as some background information about the National Weather Service will be presented.
- You do not have to have weather equipment to become an official spotter for the National Weather Service. New spotters will receive a personal spotter ID # and a packet with spotter instructions.
- Driving Directions:
- Traveling northbound Highway 101:
- Exit the freeway at San Luis Bay Drive. Take a left off the exit. Immediately past the southbound 101 entrance ramp turn left onto Ontario Road. Drive about one quarter mile. The community center will be on your right.
- Traveling southbound Highway 101:
- Exit the freeway at San Luis Bay Drive. Take a right off the exit then immediately left onto Ontario Road. Drive about one quarter mile. The community center will be on your right.
- For Additional Information:
- Please ePlease e--mail any questions about the spotter training to Meteorologist Joe Sirard at: joe.sirard@noaa.govjoe.gov
Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard
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