As a followup to her excellent presentation on "Weather in the Field - obtaining, interpreting and implementing crucial weather information", Julie Evans, Deputy Regional Director NSW, Australian Bureau of Meterology, has provided a Guide to the Bureau's Website.

• Warnings
  About Warning Services
  Graphical Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
  
  
• The Big Picture:
  Current Weather Chart
  Current Satellite Loop - animated colour chart
  Forecast Charts: Series of black and white charts
  
  
• For New South Wales
  NSW Warnings, Forecasts and Observations index: State weather and warnings
  Forecasts: Interactive map showing forecasts for various regional areas within NSW
  
  Latest Observations:
       Map: NSW weather observation stations
       NSW Table: Latest weather observations for NSW, chart format
        Sydney Table: Latest weather observations for the Sydney area, chart format
       Marine Table: Latest coastal weather observations for NSW
  
  Current Rainfall Map and river flooding
  Forecast Rainfall Maps: four day forecast, colour map
  Radar Images: Australian weather watch radar network
  Radar Help: Learn about the Australian weather watch radar network
  Tides: Tide predictions for NSW
  Sea Surface Temperature: colour chart

• Learn About Meteorology
  Reading the Weather Map
  Forecasting the weather
  About Severe Thunderstorms in New South Wales
  
  Severe Thunderstorms - Facts, Warnings and Protection
  Protection Against Lightning Strikes
  
  National Lightning Safety Institute (USA)
  About East Coast Lows
  Weather Words
  
  Vertical Stability & upper winds:
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  Identifying Clouds
  Interpreting Satellite images