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1The National Weather Service processes 1400 reports from ships in one ______.

Aweek

Bmonth

Chour

Dday

2Which of the following are regional headquarters of The National Weather Service? (Input

all that apply, then push the ENTER button.)

AWestern Region

BPacific Region

CEastern Region

DAtlantic Region

3Change the following sentence so that it is correct:

Local weather reporting is an exactscience and is predicted hourly.

ALocal weather reporting is not an exact science and is predicted up to

approximately a month in advance.

BLocal weather reporting is an exact science and is predicted annually.

CLong-range forecasting is not an exact science and is predicted daily.

4Which of the following forecastsis provided by major units afloat and ashore? Includes a

synopsis of weather conditions and report of all pressure systems and associated weather?

ARoute

BLocal

CStorm Warnings

DArea

5An agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration responsible for

meteorological observations, weather forecasts, storm and flood warnings, etc.

ANOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

BAerographer

CFWC (Fleet Weather Center)

DNational Weather Service

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6U.S. Navy command whose mission is to collect, interpret and apply global meteorological

and oceanographic data and information for safety at sea, strategic and tactical warfare

and weapons system design, development and deployment

AAerographer

BNOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

CFWC (Fleet Weather Center)

DNMOC (Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command)

7A petty officer in the Navy whose duties include observation of weather and preparation

of weather and preparation of weather and surf forecasts

ASynchronous Mate

BQuartermaster

CAerographers Mate

DMeteorologists Mate

8Working in the profession of the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena,

including weather and climate

AGeologist

BMeteorologist

CPaleontologist

DCosmologist

9An orbit in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being

orbited

ASun-synchronous orbit

BGeosynchronous

CPolar orbit

10Which weather agency provides weather information to newspapers, radio, and television

stations?

AThe National Severe Storms Forecast Center

BNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

CThe Navy Weather Service

DThe National Weather Service

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11Weather maps such as those found in newspapers and on TV weather reports have many symbols including different curved lines and arrows. The standard symbols for a hurricane looks like

AA capitol letter “S” with a dot in the middle

BA large spiral

CA large capitol letter “H” with a small subponent indicating the category of the hurricane

Dseveral concentric circles surrounding an “H”, the number of circles corresponds to the category of the hurricane

12Which of the following is NOT a location of one of the six U.S. Naval Meteorological and

Oceanographic Centers (NMOCs)?

APearl Harbor, Hawaii

BSan Diego, California

CSan Francisco, California

DNorfolk, Virginia

13The Naval Oceanographic Command Center's (NOCC) significant input to their weather

predictions comes from

Aweather reports submitted by individual ships at sea

Bcorrelative Sea Disturbance Scales

COctimum Track Ship routing Scales

14Navy weather units are maintained with all major

Afleet flagships

Baviation units

Ccombatant and auxiliary vessels

DAll of the above

ENone of the above

15What aviation weather reports pertain to weather conditions on successive stages of a

flight?

AStorm warnings

BTerminal forecasts

CLocal forecasts

DFlight forecasts

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16The National Weather Service's day-to-day activity is geared to the service of aviation

through the system known as the

AAviation Weather Center

BNational Meteorological Service Center

CThe National Severe Storms Forecast Center

17The Naval Oceanographic Command Center's (NOCC) significant input to their weather

predictions comes from

AObserved Synoptic Track Routes.

BOctimum Track Ship Routing Scales.

CWeather reports submitted by individual ships at sea.

18What weather warnings are included in scheduled broadcasts to both the fleet and the

merchant marine?

AStorm warning reports

BRoute, Flight, and Terminal reports

CTerminal forecast reports

DFlight forecast reports

19Curved lines on a weather map indicating lines of equal pressure are called

Aisobars

Bisotherms

Cgradients

Dcontours

20Each of the services must maintain their own weather agency. For the Navy, this is the

mission of the

ANaval Meteorological and Oceanography Command

BNaval Oceanography and Space Command

CDepartment of Navy Meteorological Command

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Answer Key:NS2-M3C11 - Weather Forecasting (Exam)

Question:Answer

2ABC

10D

11A

12C

13A

14D

15D

16A

17C

18A

19A

20A