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Course Date
10/31/2013
Course Overview
Note: This course is on a non-federal government website operated by the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET).
This computer-based course, Community Hurricane Preparedness, is to provide those involved in the decision making process for hurricanes with basic information about:
- How hurricanes form
- The hazards they pose
- How the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts future hurricane behavior
- What tools and guiding principles can help emergency managers prepare their communities
Course Objectives:
- Identify the characteristic features of a hurricane
- List ways in which meteorologists monitor hurricane development
- Describe hazards from hurricanes
- Discuss the basic hurricane forecasting process and its limitations
- Identify the correct forecast product to use at various stages in an event
- Analyze various source of information about a hurricane and formulate a plan for dealing with the potential disaster
Primary Audience
Emergency managers in communities threatened by tropical cyclones
Prerequisites
None
CEUs:
1
Course Length:
10 hours
