Warning Coordination Meteorologist

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A Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) in a National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and carrying out the WFO area-wide public awareness program designed to educate the public to ensure the mitigation of death, injury and property damage or loss caused by severe natural hydrometeorological events. Also leads and coordinates WFO staff efforts and provides direction, guidance, instructions, and assistance to the staff in the conduct of weather service operations.

The WCM Interfaces with all the public, the media, users in the aviation, marine, agricultural communities, and forestry, land and water management interests to full disaster survey teams.