Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Regional FAQs

• Some Internet Explorer Browsers have issues with WWA Map Interface for Point&Click:
•       Set Zoom Level to be 100% in Internet Explorer, ie: ie-11.
        Or the user can press and hold the <CTRL-key> and hit zero, to get browser to 100% zoom level.
        use the CTRL and + keys to zoom in and the CTRL and - keys to zoom out. Refresh the page(F5)
        after zooming. You may also need to have the Compatibility View to be turned `ON`


• Past (historical) Weather Data
• How To Clear Web Browser Cookies and Cache (i.e. Forecast Pages Not Updating)
• Point and Click Forecast Pages: Decoding Guide
• Satellite Imagery Animation and Java Trouble Shooting
• Weather Satellite Tutorials
• Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) Glossary
• Product FAQ
• MesoWest FAQ (Observations/automated environmental monitoring stations)
• Metar/TAF Abbreviations and Acronyms     ---or---Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1
• Recent Satellite Changes
• Sunrise and Sunset
• Western Region Dual Polarization Implementation FAQ
• ESRI Map FAQ

National FAQs

• Watch/Warning/Advisory Map FAQ
• Weather.gov General FAQ
• Credits and applications
• National Weather Service Glossary This glossary contains information on more than 2000 terms.
• Doppler Radar FAQ
• mobile.weather.gov FAQ

National Weather Service Mission Statement

• Mission, and Strategic Plan

   

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