Nautical Science Unit Three Chapter Five Extra Credit
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Nautical Science Unit Three Chapter Five Extra Credit

Short Answer

 1. 

What is the purpose of weather forecasts?

 2. 

Which U.S. government agency is responsible for providing weather forecasts and accurate meteorological information?

 3. 

What is the purpose of the Naval Meteorological and Oceanography command?

 4. 

What is the principal difference between long-range and local forecasting?

 5. 

What is an area forecast?

 6. 

What weather information is transmitted back to Earth by weather satellites?

 7. 

On ships that do not have trained aerographers and meteorologists, who carries out weather observations and reporting?

 8. 

Give the locations of the six U.S. Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Centers.

 9. 

What do almanacs provide?

 10. 

Who produces “Local Forecasts” and what type of information do they contain?     



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