AOS 452 Links Page

**WXChallenge - A National Forecasting Contest**
Official Forecast constest website		Participation in the WXChallenge is a key component of this course. As stated in the lecture syllabus (available on the 452 home page), your appoach to the contest will have some weight in your final grade. Your approach will be evaluated through the completion of forecast preparation worksheets and forecast summaries.

You may find the following links helpful while preparing your forecasts for the WXChallenge, as well as while preparing your team weather discussions.
UW-Madison AOS Weather Page		UW-NMS
National Weather Service Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)		Information on Operational NWP Models
Decoding METAR reports		Texas A&M Weather Interface (text data)
OU "Weather" program User's Guide		Weather Info Superhighway (lots of great links)
Chapter 12 of Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1 (official guide to METAR code)		The Complete Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1

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