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1-1001 - 100

Red sky at night, sailors delight, Red sky in the morning, ____________.

1-100A1 - 100

What is sailors take warning?

Red sky at night, sailors delight,Red sky in the morning, sailors takewarning.

1-200

When dew is on the grass, ____________.

1-200A1 - 100

What is rain will never come to pass?

When dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.

1-300

A ring around the sun or moon means _____ or ______ is coming soon.

1-300A1 - 100

What is rain or snow?

A ring around the sun or moon means rain or snow is coming soon.

1-400

Cricket thermometer- count the number of chirps in 15 seconds, __ __ to that number to get the current temperature.

1-400A1 - 100

What is add 37?

Cricket thermometer- count the number of chirps in 15 seconds, add 37 to that number to get the current temperature.

1-500

If teeth, bones and bunions ache, ________________.

1-500A1 - 100

What is expect the clouds to fill the lake?

If teeth, bones and bunions ache,expect the clouds to fill the lake.

2-1001 - 100

Entry level position in the NWS charged with data collection, quality control and training to

be a forecaster.

2-100A1 - 100

Who is a Meteorologist Intern?

2-200

This professional provides hydrologic guidance to staff and

customers such as Corps of Engineers, and works closely with

Emergency Management on a variety of water and

flooding issues.

2-200A1 - 100

Who is a Hydrologist?

2-300

Program leader who provides computer and network support to the operations of a forecast

office.

2-300A1 - 100

Who is the Information Technology Officer

(ITO)?

2-400

Centers of excellence providing broad scale forecasts concerning

many weather types including severe storms, hurricanes, heavy

precipitation, long range forecasts, and marine weather.

2-400A1 - 100

What is NCEP?

2-500

This forecaster works at a large Air Traffic Control Center, providing up to

the minute weather information for

the FAA.

2-500A1 - 100

Who is a CWSU Forecaster?

3-1001 - 100

This product is issued every 6 hours for the

aviation community, and provides a 24 hour outlook at specific airports across

the world.

3-100A1 - 100

What are TAFs?

3-200

This product is issued by one of the forecasters

each shift (and as needed) describing their thoughts and reasoning behind the

forecast.

3-200A1 - 100

What is a AFD?

3-300

HWO

3-300A1 - 100

What is a Hazardous Weather Outlook?

3-400

Name of the National Weather Service website to find all your

hydrologic information including information on floods, droughts,

and river stages.

3-400A1 - 100

What is AHPS?

Advanced HydrologicPrediction Service

3-500

NDFD

3-500A1 - 100

What is the National Digital Forecast

Database?

4-1001 - 100

May 3, 1999…

4-100A1 - 100

When was the Moore, Oklahoma F5 Tornado

Outbreak?

4-200

This location holds the world record for a 231 mph wind gust which occurred on April 12, 1934.

4-200A1 - 100

What is Mt. WashingtonNew Hampshire?

Winds atop Mount Washington averaged 186 mph for five minutes,

with a peak gust of 231 mph

4-300

The worlds lowest pressure inside a tropical cyclone ever recorded measured 870 mb during this storm.

4-300A1 - 100

What is typhoon TIP, 1979?

4-500

The hottest temperature everRecorded at Al’ Aziziyah, Libya in September 1922.

4-500A1 - 100

What is 136º F?

4-400

USA’s largest 2 minute temperature rise in

Spearfish SD on Jan 22, 1943.

4-400A1 - 100

What is 49 degrees in 2 minutes ?

(-4 to +45 degrees).

Later in the day, the temperature fell from the +56 degrees to –4 degrees in 27 minutes.

5-1001 - 100

5-100A1 - 100

What are snowrollers?

5-200

5-200A1 - 100

What are ice needles?

5-300This is found over New

Mexico and Arizona during the Summer

5-300A1 - 100

What is a Haboob?

5-1001 - 100

5-100A1 - 100

What is freezing fog?

5-500

5-500A1 - 100

What are crepuscular rays?

6-1001 - 100

Who Said

“Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great

goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to us as

soldiers who call Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from

victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies, and establish Thy justice among men and nations. Amen.”

6-100A1 - 100

Who is General George S. Patton

Dec 8, 1944?

6-200

The name of the computer program to apply for a position in

the NWS.

6-200A1 - 100

What is Quick Hire?

6-300This type of listening makes a conscious effort not only to

closely listen to the words, but to listen for the complete message

(“body language”) from the speaker; takes concentration and

effort, but is very effective and productive

6-300A1 - 100

What is Active Listening?

6-400

Between technical proficiency, computer skills, innovation, and people skills, the most important one in the

work force.

6-400A1 - 100

What is people skills?

6-500

Who said “Leadership is the art of getting someoneelse to do something you

want done because he wants to do it”

6-500A1 - 100

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower ?

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Now on to the Interview Questions

Pick a person, fictional or real, who’s work ethic best matches your’s.

Who is it and why??

The zone forecast calls for patchy fog and a short term forecast is out

saying the same thing. The Indianapolis ASOS reports ½ mile

in fog at rush hour.

What you would do in this situation, if any further action is needed?

Tell me about the worst work / student related

mistake you made.

What did you do about it?

Give us an example of an innovative idea or

revolutionary concept which you would like to implement or be

implemented in the NWS?

We are the National Weather Service.

What does the word “service” mean to you?

What is your definition of a good day at work??

Bad day??

Tell me about a project you have worked on that you are particularly

proud of?

Everywhere in life there are rules. However, sometime the rules don’t

fit certain situations.

Tell me about the last time you broke the rules and why?

Give us 2 concrete examples on how you are a team

player, and one example of when working alone on

a project might be better than working in a team.

What is one part of your current job or occupation

that you like the least?

THANK YOU

and

Good Luck!