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Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

COOP Observations Forms:

WS Form B-23: Cooperative Station Inspection (Word version).

WS Form B-91: Record of River and Climatological Observations (Word version).

WS Form B-92: Record of Evaporation and Climatological Observations (Word version).

NWS Cooperative Observer Site - Authorization: Authorization Document for a COOP Observer Site (Word version).

WS Form B-43: Request for Establishment or Change in status of Cooperative Station (Word version).

WS Form B-30: Cooperative Agreement with Observer (Word version)

Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

COOP Observations Forms:

Temperature Observer Instructions for Nimbus MMTS:

PRECIPITATION OBSERVER Reporting Instructions

Fischer-Porter Rebuild (FPR) Gauges

Fischer-Porter Mechanical (F&P) Gauges:

SNOWFALL OBSERVER Instructions:

TECH SUPPORT HOTLINE - STERLING FIELD SUPPORT CENTER (SFSC)