NWS Wakefield SKYWARN
Amateur Radio Support Team
WX4AKQ Wakefield, VA
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Welcome to Wakefield SKYWARN
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SKYWARN Team Job Descriptions
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Our Neighbors
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Advanced Training Topics

Recommended COMET Courses

  • Definition of the Mesoscale
  • Bouyancy and CAPE
  • Mesoscale Banded Precip
  • MCS

Other Resources

  • Reading NWS Storm Reports
  • Weather on the Web
  • WSR-88D Doppler Radar Information
  • Accessing Dual-Pol Radar Products
  • Storm Based Warnings (SBW)
  • NWS Jetstream Weather School
  • GRLevel3 Tutorial
  • WX4AKQ Special Events & Contest Primer
  • Storm Surge Basic Training
  • Hurricane Preparation

We also maintain an extensive collection of training resources in our Training & Reference File Library.

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