Suncoast Stormwatch

Just wanted to put this out there for anybody looking for 2010 high school weather camps. The first four camps I'm going to mention all pay you to participate.

There will be several wx camps this year across the country. The NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences (NCAS) is hosting three camps.

The first camp I'll mention is the one in Jackson, Mississippi. The camp is five days, and focuses on the fundamental elements of meteorology. Having participated in the camp last year and going back this year as an assistant, I can say that it is a very good camp.

There are two other camps, one in Washington D.C at Howard University, and one in Puerto Rico at the University of Mayaguez. 

As I have not been to either of the other camps, I can't really give a substantial review  but I will tell you about them. 

The camp at Howard University is a two week resident camp. It is really in-depth. The camp is focused on the fundamental aspects of meteorology, as well as deeper study of atmospheric sciences. A unique feature of the camp is the forecasting contest.   

I don't really know all that much about the camp in Puerto Rico. It has a big emphasis on tropical weather. To attend this camp, you have to be fully bilingual.

That pretty much sums up the NCAS camps. There is another NOAA organization, ISET, that is hosting a weather camp as well. 

The NOAA ISET camp is in North Carolina. I was recently accepted for the camp this summer. They don't have much information available, other than the fact that it is more of a climate camp than a weather camp.

Links to more information about each camp are below.

NCAS Camps (The application process was changed this year. Instead of having a separate application form for each camp, they have it set up so you can be considered for all three of the camps.)

ISET Camp

There is also a weather camp at Penn State. (You have to pay for this camp.)