Effective communication is essential to meeting the goals of the Weather Ready Nation initiative and the mission of the NWS Hydrology Program. This communication applies to both internal (NWS) and external (all others, including the public) partners.

This lesson describes communication best practices.

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Describe RFC and WFO communication best practices.
• List several federal partners.
• Identify state and local partners.
• Coordinate with the WCM on outreach to stakeholders.
• List several interagency communication best practices.
• Effectively communicate hydrologic information via the Internet.

Instructions

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