Local NWS Product Information

This data taken from our Oregon Guide to National Weather Service Products and Services (1997, revised 2006). If you would like to request a copy, contact: Tyree Wilde, Warning Coordinator Meteorologist. His email: tyree.wilde@noaa.gov Other Resources: [ Natl. Catalogue of Products ] [ NWS Products and Services ]
2006 NWS Portland's Guide to National Weather Service's Products and Services Need an Adobe Reader to open these .pdf files?	Cover Sheet Table of Contents Introduction Public Products (and decoding the PoP and other data ) Non-Routine Public Products Digital Products Marine Products Aviation Products Fire Weather Products Hydrologic Products Tsunami Products Note to Users of this Guide Appendix A (Wind Chill, Heat Index, and other conversion tables ) Appendix B (Weather and Safety Guidelines) Appendix C (Weather Glossary)
Assorted Links	Glossary to Weather and Terms Glossary Listing of Abbreviations used by NWS
Decoding Numerical Guidance and other Data	Decoding PFM, or the Point Forecast Matrix Decoding MAV Decoding FWC Decoding MET Decoding UTC or ZULU Time
Unique Data	Elevations of local locations/cities                Portland/Vancouver | SW Washington |                Salem/Mid Valley | Eugene/South Valley |                Coast/Coast Range | Gorge/Cascades Range Probability of a White Christmas
Indicies, Scales and Other Reference (many of these scales are in .pdf easy to print version). Also, see NOAA's Weather Safety	UltraViolet Index (UVI) Wind Chill Chart Heat Index Chart Fujita Tornado Scale: webpage or pdf Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale: webpage or pdf Estimating Wind Speed: webpage or pdf Estimating Hail Size Skywarn™ Spotter Reporting Criteria: webpage or pdf Beaufort Wind Force: webpage or pdf Wind Conversion Charts: webpage or pdf Pacific NW Windstorms brochure (.pdf) Earthquake Scales: Mercalli and and other data

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