FORECASTERS 
(also called METEOROLOGISTS)
People who study the weather and predict how it will change in the future
 

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL TECHNICIANS
(also called HMTs)
People who measure weather features like temperature, air pressure and rainfall. HMT's also get this information to people who need it.
 

ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 
(also called ETs)
People who make sure that all of the computers and other equipment at the weather office are working and who fix them when they break
 

HYDROLOGIST
The person who keeps watch over water levels in rivers and warns people when rivers are going to flood
 

INTERNS
People who work with the HMTs and Hydrologist while learning to be Forecasters
 

METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 
(also called the MIC)
The Boss...the person in charge of the whole office
 

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT
The MIC's assistant...the person who keeps the office running
 

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ANALYST
The ET's Boss...the person responsible for all equipment at the weather office
 

WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
The person who makes sure that the warnings and forecast that we issue get to the right people who can get the word to you
 

SCIENCE OPERATION OFFICER
The person who makes sure that the forecasters and others have been trained with the latest and best information to make the best warnings and forecasts for you
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
The person who makes sure that our computer programs work and who writes new computer programs or software when we need them

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