Advanced Warning Operations Course

Important Notice: Enrollment for the FY09 version of the Advanced Warning Operations Course (AWOC) Core and Severe Tracks opens January 9th and closes January 23rd. The AWOC website will be periodically updated throughout January with content updates for the FY09 version of the course.

If you are an FY08 AWOC student and are having problems accessing course content, please contact us. Tthe FY09 version of the AWOC Core and Severe Tracks should be available by January 30th.

AWOC Participants
These pages are resources for everyone participating (Facilitator and Student) in AWOC. Try these links to find background information on the course, learn about participant roles and responsibilities, and access other information that will help you take or administer the course.	Facilitator Student Schedule
AWOC Core
The AWOC Core Track is composed of 4 Instructional Components. This track contains approximately 10 hours of training on issues that impact warning operations in ways that are generally independent of the weather threat, including: situational awareness, office strategies, and data quality.	Course Description Lessons Documentation
AWOC Severe
The AWOC Severe Track is composed of 5 Instructional Components, one of which are two severe weather WES simulations. This track contains approximately 14 hours of training (over 17 hours including all optional material) that addresses many topics that are pertinent to issuing severe weather warnings, including: conceptual models of convective storms, threat assessment, and storm interrogation.	Course Description Lessons Documentation
AWOC Winter
The AWOC Winter Track is composed of 8 Instructional Components, including one that is an introductory video. This track contains approximately 20 hours of training that addresses a variety of topics that are pertinent to issuing winter weather warnings, including climatology, precipitation forcing mechanisms, and forecasting synoptic/mesoscale precipitation type and amounts.	Course Description Lessons Documentation
AWOC Support
There are many resources available to help support the delivery of the different AWOC tracks. Try these links to access help pages, read our AWOC FAQ page, learn more about the learning management system (LMS) being used for AWOC, and contact our staff if you have an AWOC-related question.	AWOC Help Central AWOC Email Contacts