National Hurricane Operations Plan

Links to WSR-88D Tropical Cyclone Operations Plan & Checklist:

• 2013 Build 13.1-13.2 Dual Pol WSR-88D Tropical Cyclone Operations Plan (05/15/2013)
  • "QUICK CHECK" List

Federal Plan for Cooperative Support and Backup Among Operational Processing Centers (This document is not available online, please contact OFCM if you need a copy of this document.)

National Volcanic Ash Operations Plan for Aviation and Support of the ICAO International Airways Volcano Watch

• Alaska Regional Plan (Per para. 1.2, National Plan)
• Northern Mariana Islands Regional Plan (Per para. 1.2, National Plan)
• Pacific Northwest Regional Plan (Ref. pending National Plan update)

Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 2 - Surface Synoptic Codes
(Change No. 4 - March 2005)

     Part A - System Concepts, Responsibilities, and Procedures

     Part B - Doppler Radar Theory and Meteorology

     Part C - WSR-88D Products and Algorithms

     Part D - WSR-88D Unit Description and Operational Applications

Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 12 - United States Meteorological Codes and Coding Practices
(with: Change No. 1 - effective September 2006
         Change No. 2 - effective July 2012
         Change No. 3 - effective January 2013)