In this issue

• Feature 1: Why We Simulated a Hurricane Strike

• Feature 2: EAGER for Opportunities: Private-sector …

• New COMET MetEd Lessons

• COMET News

• Latest Articles

• Community Events

• Contact Us

This is a double-feature edition! Check both features out below. 

Feature 1: Why We Simulated a Hurricane Strike

As weather information (and misinformation) becomes ubiquitous on social media, national meteorological services must provide clear guidance about the hazards associated with tropical cyclones to local leaders, emergency managers, the media, and the public. To meet this need, COMET worked with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and National Hurricane Center (NHC) to provide cutting-edge training to meteorologists across the Atlantic. . . . Read more.

Feature 2: EAGER for Opportunities: Private-sector Career Pathways for Meteorologists

Agriculture, renewable energy, transportation, and more rely on effective weather forecasting to operate. This need provides myriad career opportunities in the private sector of meteorology. COMET developed educational and training resources with interviews from industry experts to help university programs raise students’ awareness of these opportunities and the skills needed to succeed. . . Read more. 

New COMET MetEd Lessons

Here are the latest (free!) COMET MetEd lessons and resources from this quarter for your weather, water, and climate education & training needs.

• Preparing for Coastal Flooding with the NOAA Monthly High Tide Flooding Outlook

• Tactical Fire Weather Forecasting II

• An Introduction to Nowcasting with Satellite Data

• Careers in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises

• Forecasting Impactful Sea and Lake Ice Events

• Satellite RGB Imagery Interpretation for Ocean and Island Settings

• COASTAL Act Overview and Requirements

Recent Spanish translations:

• Cómo comunicar pronósticos probabilísticos

• Conceptos básicos de integración de datos satelitales y de PNT

• Fundamentos de las estaciones hidrométricas — Identificación de problemas desde la oficina

• Fundamentos de las estaciones hidrométricas — Un día típico del personal técnico en hidrología

• Fundamentos de las estaciones hidrométricas — Resolución de problemas en el campo

• Fundamentos de las estaciones hidrométricas — Aguas altas

• Fundamentos de las estaciones hidrométricas — Aguas bajas

Sign up for your free COMET MetEd account for access to 1,085+ free weather, water, and climate lessons and educational resources. Happy learning!

COMET News

COMET at the National Weather Association (NWA) Annual Meeting. Our team headed to Irving, TX, for the NWA meeting to showcase our poster, “Engaging the Weather Community to Understand Training Needs and Unlock New Learning Strategies,” and to engage attendees in a survey on the future of MetEd at our booth.

COMET kicks off the 7th Pacific Meteorological Council Meeting (PMC-7). As a prelude to PMC-7 in Vanuatu, COMET held a 1-day workshop on the 3D-Printed Automatic Weather Station (3D-PAWS). Technicians from Pacific island nations assembled weather instruments and built a complete station in this hands-on workshop.

COMET launches its first 3D-PAWS Regional Training Center! The COMET team facilitated the first 3D-PAWS Regional Training Workshop in Barbados in August. The Barbados Meteorological Service will serve as a 3D-PAWS regional training center across the region.

Congratulations to Keliann LaConte! COMET’s own educational designer Keliann LaConte was awarded the UCAR President’s Leadership Fellowship. She will serve on UCAR’s senior leadership team in 2025.

COMET welcomes Dr. Robin Tanamachi! Dr. Tanamachi comes to us from Purdue University for the next academic year. COMET is working with her on a series of new radar lessons funded by the National Science Foundation.

COMET in Zimbabwe. The COMET team led a two-week 3D-PAWS training program in Zimbabwe this August for the Zimbabwe Meteorological Service Department.

COMET facilitates the Pacific PREPARE Early Warning Workshop. The COMET team supported the Pacific PREPARE Drought and Flood Early Warning for Central Pacific Islands workshop in Nadi, Fiji, in July. These workshops are a part of President Biden’s Presidents’ Emergency Pan for Adaption and Resilience (PREPARE) initiative.

COMET trains the Turkish State Meteorological Service (TSMS). We welcomed meteorologists from the Turkish Met Service for a 10-day 3D PAWS Train-the-Trainer session in Boulder, CO, in May. TSMS will become a regional training and fabrication center as part of the existing WMO Regional Training Center.

Latest Articles

In addition to our two featured stories above, check out this latest blog post! 

• Looking to the Future of Forecasting: Applied NWP

Community Events

March 1, 2025: Girls Who Chase 2025 Spring Training

Registration is now open for the Girls Who Chase 2025 Spring Training event! COMET scientists, educational designers, and staff are supporting the GWC Spring Training event for the third year in a row. This event is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and provides an educational and fun experience for storm-lovers and chasers at all levels. Learn more here.

Contact Us

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