SOP Number & Name

3190  Water Survival Forecast

Description

·        People do go into bad weather--survival training, search & rescue training.  

·        The forecast lets the trainers know that the conditions permit survival training. 

·        The procedure takes 5 minutes.

Who does this procedure?

Sub-regional Forecaster

How often?

Mondays through Fridays at 3 AM; done in conjunction with 48 hour and Panama City forecasts--they all have to be in agreement.

Frequency of reference to the SOP

Once you know it, this SOP becomes routine.