The following modules should be taken to prepare for the NWA Seal Exam. At the rate of 2 modules a day and 3 on the weekend, this program can be completed in about 7 weeks. **In addition to the below modules, you may find additional helpful resources here.

General Meteorology
M
8, 10, 22, 23, 29, 44, 57, 60, 66, 69, 71, 72, 83, 86, 89, 91, 95, 96, 101, 109
(20 modules)
M8 Introduction to Hydrography
M10 Precipitation Estimates: Analysis
M22 Topics in Tropical Meteorology
M23 Weather and Health
M29 Introduction to Tropical Meteorology: Tropical Cyclones

M44 Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting Overview
M57 Skew-T Mastery
M60 Watersheds: Connecting Weather to the Environment
M66 Topics in Precipitation Type Forecasting
M69 Mesoscale Banded Precipitation

M71 Dynamically Forced Fog
M72 Topics in Lake Effect Snow Forecasting
M83 Topics in Polar Low Forecasting
M86 Mountain Waves and Downslope Winds
M89 Mesoscale Aspects of Winter Weather Forecasting Topics

M91 Applying Diagnostic and Forecasting Tools: Forecasting Fog and Low Stratus
M95 Thermally Forced Circulation I: Sea Breezes
M96 The Balancing Act of Geostrophic Adjustment
M101 Thermally Forced Circulation II: Mountain/Valley Breezes
M109 Radiation Fog

Radar Meteorology
R
1, 2, 3(Topics 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7)
(7 modules/topics)
R1 Introduction to Verification of Hydrologic Forecasts
R2 Lectures on Radar Applications in Mesoscale Meteorology
R3 NWS Warning Decision Training Branch modules 2

Satellite Meteorology
S
3, 4, 10, 18, 22, 23, 25, 28, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40
(15 modules)

S3 Recognition and Impact of Vorticity Maxima and Minima in Satellite Imagery
S4 Satellite Feature Identification: Blocking Patterns
S10 Creating Meteorological Products from Satellite Data
S18 Satellite Meteorlogy: Introduction to Using the GOES Sounder
S22 Vorticity Minima and Anticomma Patterns

S23 Vorticity Maxima and Comma Patterns
S25 Dynamic Feature Identification: The Satellite Palette
S28 Jet Streak Circulations
S32 Remote Sensing of Ocean Wind Speed and Direction: Scatterometry
S34 Visible and Infrared Dust Detection Techniques

S35 Determining Visibility
S36 Dust Enhancement Techniques Using MODIS and SeaWiFS
S38 Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection
S39 An Introduction to POES Data and Products
S40 Feature Identification Exercises: Clouds, Snow and Ice Using MODIS

Severe Weather
V
1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22, 27, 28, 31, 32
(15 modules)
V1 Community Hurricane Preparedness, 2nd Edition
V5 Flash Flood Processes
V7 Runoff Processes
V9 Unit Hydrograph Theory
V11 Severe Convection II: Mesoscale Convective Systems

V13 Principles of Convection III: Shear and Convective Storms
V14 Principles of Convection II: Using Hodographs
V15 Forecasting Dust Storms
V16 Heavy Banded Snow
V19 An MCS Matrix

V22 Principles of Convection I: Buoyancy and CAPE
V27 Tropical Storm Allison in the Southeastern U.S.
V28 Urban Flooding: It Can Happen in a Flash!
V31 Predicting Supercell Motion Using Hodograph Techniques
V32 Mesoscale Convective Systems: Squall Lines and Bow Echoes

Synoptic Meteorology
N
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
(10 modules)
N1 Introduction to Tropical Meteorology: Observations, Analysis, Prediction
N2 Alberta Clipper Case Exercise
N3 Frontogenetical Circulations and Stability
N4 Landfalling Fronts and Cyclones
N5 Wave Types and Characteristics

N6 Synoptic Weather Considerations: Forecasting Fog and Low Stratus
N7 Mesoscale Meteorology: A Primer
N8 Cold Air Damming
N9 Definition of the Mesoscale
N10 Flow Interaction with Topography

Climatology
C
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17
(10 modules)
C3 Climate Change: Fitting the Pieces Together
C4 Understanding Drought
C5 Using Climatological Products in Common Operations
C6 Introduction to Statistics for Climatology
C7 Introduction to Climatology

C10 The Science of Global Climate Change and Human Influences
C11 The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycle
C15 The Role of the MJO in Oceanic and Atmospheric Variability
C16 The Madden-Julian Oscillation Life Cycle
C17 Climatology of Forecast and Observed Precipitation

Technology/Terminology
T
3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 38, 39, 47, 53
(18 modules)
T3 Effective Use of High-Resolution Models
T5 Understanding the Role of Deterministic versus Probabilistic NWP Information
T6 NWP Course: Overview and Orientation
T10 How Models Produce Precipitation and Clouds- version 2
T11 Intelligent Use of Model-Derived Products- version 2

T12 Model Fundamentals- version 2
T13 Introduction to the North American Ensemble Forecast System (NAEFS)
T20 Operational Models Matrix: Characteristics of the Operational NWP Models
T23 Using the WRF Mesoscale Model
T26 The NCEP WRF Model (Short Version)

T28 Conceptual Models of Tropical Waves
T29 EPS Matrix: Characteristics of Operational Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS)
T30 Introduction to Ensemble Prediction
T31 Ensemble Forecasting Explained
T38 Ten Common NWP Misconceptions

T39 How Mesoscale Models Work
T47 When Good Models Go Bad
T53 Model Fundamentals