United States Power Squadrons
United States Power Squadrons®
NOAA’s Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative and U.S. Power Squadrons® A Collaborative Effort
What is the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative? NOAA’s way to formally recognize organizations committed to collaborating with NOAA to better prepared for extreme weather, water, and climate events.
What is the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative? NOAA’s way to share preparedness messaging in outreach to the public.
What is the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative? NOAA’s way to help others serve as examples by implementing resilience best practices.
It’s not a matter of “if” but “when”
Why become an Ambassador? For your Squadron Improves communications between your local NWS Forecast Office and Squadron.
Why become an Ambassador? For Your Squadron Stay up to date on web resources that enhance Squadron courses and seminars
Why become an Ambassador? For your Squadron Provide weather preparedness messages from the authoritative source.
Why become an Ambassador? For your Community Weather information shared via social media to improve community awareness.
Why become an Ambassador? For your Community Local Squadrons become community leaders, setting the example
Why become an Ambassador? For your Nation Improved communications leads to innovative ways to prepare for extreme weather
Why become an Ambassador? For your Nation Improved communications leads to more consistent weather safety messaging.
Examples of NWS/USPS collaboration Severe weather spotter training Real-time, on-scene marine weather observations to NWS USPS input into NWS proposed changes to marine forecast and warning products
Examples of NWS/USPS collaboration Boating safety PSA’s from USPS transmitted on NOAA Weather Radio USPS hosted “familiarization floats” Instructor Workshops with NWS Meteorologists and USPS instructors Invite NWS to USPS Safety Demos
Locate your local NWS Office
www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/nws/wfos.htm
To learn more weather.gov/com/weatherreadynation/ambassadors.html twitter.com/WRNAmbassadors
Points of Contact To learn more about the Weather Ready Nation Ambassador initiative: [email protected] D/Lt Ron Jones AP, [email protected]
NOAA’s Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative and U.S. Power Squadrons® A Collaborative Effort
What is the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative? NOAA’s way to formally recognize organizations committed to collaborating with NOAA to better prepared for extreme weather, water, and climate events.
What is the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative? NOAA’s way to share preparedness messaging in outreach to the public.
What is the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative? NOAA’s way to help others serve as examples by implementing resilience best practices.
It’s not a matter of “if” but “when”
Why become an Ambassador? For your Squadron Improves communications between your local NWS Forecast Office and Squadron.
Why become an Ambassador? For Your Squadron Stay up to date on web resources that enhance Squadron courses and seminars
Why become an Ambassador? For your Squadron Provide weather preparedness messages from the authoritative source.
Why become an Ambassador? For your Community Weather information shared via social media to improve community awareness.
Why become an Ambassador? For your Community Local Squadrons become community leaders, setting the example
Why become an Ambassador? For your Nation Improved communications leads to innovative ways to prepare for extreme weather
Why become an Ambassador? For your Nation Improved communications leads to more consistent weather safety messaging.
Examples of NWS/USPS collaboration Severe weather spotter training Real-time, on-scene marine weather observations to NWS USPS input into NWS proposed changes to marine forecast and warning products
Examples of NWS/USPS collaboration Boating safety PSA’s from USPS transmitted on NOAA Weather Radio USPS hosted “familiarization floats” Instructor Workshops with NWS Meteorologists and USPS instructors Invite NWS to USPS Safety Demos
Locate your local NWS Office
www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/nws/wfos.htm
To learn more weather.gov/com/weatherreadynation/ambassadors.html twitter.com/WRNAmbassadors
Points of Contact To learn more about the Weather Ready Nation Ambassador initiative: [email protected] D/Lt Ron Jones AP, [email protected]
