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Everything YOU Need to Know About OWL
- Sign up for Fall 2006 OWL shifts!
- Sign-up for Spring 2006 shifts will continue until Friday, September 15, with actual shifts
beginning on Monday, September 18. Shifts will end on Friday, December 8.
- OWL Officers
- History and Future of OWL
What?
The Oklahoma Weather Lab (OWL) is a University funded, student-run forecast service. OWL provides daily forecasts for
all of Oklahoma on the internet at no cost to users.
The purpose of OWL is primarily to provide forecasting experience for the undergrads, freshmen especially. Until OWL was formed, the Local Forcasting Contest (LFC) and the National Forcasting Contest (NFC) were the only ways to obtain forecasting experience. This gives all the students in the SoM the chance to socialize with and learn from one another.
Who?
OWL is open to any and all meteorology students looking to gain forecasting knowledge and experience. (Students from other majors with an interest in weather forecasting are also welcome to join.)
Each shift consists of a shift leader, usually a senior or grad student, and anywhere from 3-5 regular forecasters, usually undergrads.
When?
Shifts meet every week at the following times:
7:30-8:30am Monday through Friday
4-6pm Daily
Students sign up for one to two shifts and go to them every week.
Shifts begin near the beginning of each semester and run until Finals week. If at all possible, we would like for shifts to continue
through Finals week, pending schedules.
Where?
Shifts meet in the map room, #5401 on the 5th floor of the National Weather Center (take a right from the elevator and head to the southwest corner of the building). The map room is open during the day and locked at night with a card reader access.
Map briefings take place in room 5600 from 12:55 pm to 1:25 pm on weekdays. Therefore, weekday afternoon shifts may begin in that room and then move to the map
room when the briefing is over.
How?
Shift leaders are responsible for leading the forecast discussion and guiding the other forecasters by explaining charts and maps, pointing our forecast errors, and teaching various forecasting techniques. Specific shift duties are listed in the internal OWL pages. By the end of the semester, it is our goal for all undergrads to be comfortable in a forecast setting.
Other Information
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Attendance is required if you sign-up, especially for shift leaders, and we ask that all persons in the
shift sign their own names on the attendance sheets. We understand that sometimes classes,
tests, and/or other activities might prompt absence; in this case, please inform your shift
leader as soon as you can. For some students, full participation in OWL may count toward
your final grade. Thus it is a good idea to take an active role. In the event that a shift
leader does not show up for a shift and he/she did not inform the forecasters beforehand or
arrange for a substitute shift leader, then please inform us ASAP. You may e-mail the OWL
account at owl@rossby.metr.ou.edu
or the Attendance Manager, David Bodine, at bodine@ou.edu.
- Commitment to OWL is semester long. If you sign up for OWL, and then see that you either have time conflicts or will not be continuing as a meteorology major, we ask that you please let your shift leader know, rather than simply not show up.
- SHIFT LEADERS ONLY will be given access to the OWL computer; this is to avoid casual use of the computer. The SoM purchased the system along the west wall (in front of the window) of the map room for OWL USE ONLY, thus it is not to be used as the other computers in the map room are, i.e. for papers, essays, research, web surfing, etc. We ask that shift leaders do not give the login and password to others in their shift.
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