Division 8 Flotilla 87 - Lemon Bay
Englewood, Florida
(Lemon Bay on Florida's Gulf Coast)

AUXWEA COURSE

AUXWEA, the Auxiliary Weather Specialty course, is designed to present the Auxiliarist with a thorough knowledge of weather, its importance in the marine environment and how to conduct safe and effective operations.  An AUXWEA Specialist is able to make accurate and valuable short range (several hours) weather forecasts to enable crew mates to avoid dangerous weather conditions while performing their patrol activities.  Long range (two or more days) forecasts are also developed to assist in planning operational activities.

The Auxiliary Weather Specialist develops a keen sense of weather processes, including those which have an element of danger: the thunderstorm, the squall line, fog, tornadoes, and other severe phenomena.  A comprehensive knowledge of weather processes and effects is essential to the competent mariner, whether on the high seas, the coastal areas, lakes and rivers, or local reservoirs.

You can achieve success as an AUXWEA Specialist by passing a closed book, proctored examination with a score of 75% or better.

Student Study Guide  Instructor Materials:

• IG Appendix C
• IG front cover
• IG TEXT and App. A & B revised
• IG title page
• PREFACE

AUXWEA Presentations: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (Chapters in PowerPoint format).  If you don't have Microsoft PowerPoint on your computer Click here to get the free PowerPoint Viewer 2003.

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