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Become an Ambassador today at https://www.weather.gov/wrn/amb-tou 

 

“Being a Weather Ambassador for Tampa International Airport helps me provide important weather information for our safety committee meetings and emergency preparedness exercises.  Our airport staff and stakeholders rely on our team of Airport Operations Skywarn spotters to provide accurate and timely weather information that may impactful to their operations. 

Being a Weather Ambassador provided me with the necessary tools to ensure the airport was prepared for the 2017 Hurricane Season and, in particular, Hurricane Irma with direct impacts to the region.” - David Nicewinter  C.M. Tampa International Airport Airport Operations Manager

 

Why become an Ambassador?

Your National Weather Service (NWS) is looking for Ambassadors within organizations to promote awareness of and preparedness for hazardous weather within your sphere of influence.  You will receive an occasional Email from the NWS to help you in this effort. Check out the WRN Ambassador Flyer.

Who Can Become a WRN Ambassador?

  • Any organization across all levels of government
  • Businesses large and small
  • TV, Radio, and Print media
  • Non-profit and non-governmental organizations
  • Churches
  • Home Owner Associations
  • Academia

Benefits of becoming an Ambassador

  • Permission to use the WRN logo allows organizations to identify themselves as “taking partial ownership” of this initiative
  • Introduction to a complete array of NOAA/NWS products and services. 
  • Use the local NWS office as a resource to enhance weather safety plans.Periodic emails to WRN Ambassadors will provide information such as links to newly posted outreach material on relevant hazards, as well as updates on experimental or newly operational NOAA products, services, or data. 
  • Ambassadors are part of a unified effort to increase consistency in messaging

Current Ambassadors in West Central and Southwest Florida

Media

  • Tampa Bay Times
  • WRMD Telemundo 49
  • \un Radio, Sun City Center
  • WKDW 97.5 FM
  • WFTX-TV Fox 4 Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral
  • 10 News WTSP Tampa
  • WWSB ABC 7 Sarasota
  • Waterman Broadcasting - NBC-2
  • WUSF Public Radio
  • Fox 13 WTVT-TV Tampa Bay
  • SNN TV - Suncoast News Network First Responder Storm Chaser Media News Company & Meteorologist Broadcast LLC

State Agencies

  • Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
  • Florida Department of Transportation - District 7
  • Florida Forest Service
  • Florida Division of Emergency Management
  • Florida Park Service
  • Florida Department of Health
  • FDOH Sumter County
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District
  • UF IFAS Extension, Florida Sea Grant
  • UF Pasco Extension Office
  • TX A&M/Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System

Schools, Clubs, Churches, Non-Profit, HOAs

  • Florida Gulf Coast University Emergency Managment
  • Colonial Hills Civic Association
  • Central Florida and USVI American Red Cross
  • Providence Family Life Center
  • Resort on Carefree Boulevard
  • Weather Watchers Service
  • Hillsborough County CERT
  • USCG Auxillary - Dunnedin
  • Joy and Praise Fellowship Church
  • Lakewood Ranch CERT
  • Esplanade on Palmer Ranch CERT
  • Schalamar Creek HOA
  • The Ringling Museum of Art / Florida State University
  • Tampa Bay Raptor Rescue
  • North Port CERT
  • Island Walk CERT
  • Hammock Preserve HOA
  • Island Walk CERT
  • Green Paradiso CERT
  • City of North Port CERT
  • Unity in Disasters
  • H.O.P.E. Housing Our People Everywhere
  • Broward College - Tampa Campus
  • Florida Aquarium
  • Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
  • Hillsborough County ARES RACES, Inc.
  • American Red Cross - Central Florida
  • USF College of Marine Sciences
  • United Cajun Navy
  • Tri County Baptist Church
  • The Villages CERT
  • Rotary Club of St Petersburg Sunset
  • University of South Florida
  • Seven Hills HOA
  • USF CERT
  • Seminole CERT
  • Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club
  • Cypress Cover
  • Lakeland CERT
  • Landmark Baptist Church
  • Charlotte County CERT
  • Pasco SKYWARN Volunteers
  • Sumter County ARES
  • Seminole High School
  • Leading Edge Community Association
  • Quarter Century Wireless Association - Chapter 217
  • Hog Country Amateur Radio Association
  • Venice Sail & Power Squadron
  • The Obsessed Weather Misfits
  • Emerald Point RV Resort
  • Pasco SKYWARN Volunteers
  • Cape Coral Sail and Power Squadron
  • Zephyrhills Area Amateur Radio Club
  • Citrus Springs Civic Association
  • Incarnation Catholic School Tampa
  • Lansbrook Village HOA
  • Southshore Falls HOA
  • Peace River Sail & Power Squadron
  • West Central Florida American Meteorological Society
  • Jacaranda Trace Community
  • Sarasota Bay Club Community
  • Valencia Lakes HOA
  • Valencia Lakes West Safety Club
  • Southeast Region Civil Air Patrol 
  • Spring Hill Amateur Radio Club
  • Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Club
  • Saint Petersburg Astronomy Club
  • Pinellas County ACS/ARES 
  • Captiva Hurricane Preparedness & Response Committee
  • The Sanctuary at Longboat Key Club Community Association

Businesses

  • Nurva Corporation 
  • Empath Health
  • Bayfront Health St Petersburg
  • Lakeland Square Mall
  • Sarasota Memorial Health System
  • Hernando Ag Disaster Response
  • DCP International LLC
  • Premier Partner networks Group
  • Sea School
  • Premier Partner Networks Group
  • Bankers Financial Corporation
  • Sykes Enterprises
  • Lakeland Regional Health
  • International Plaza and Baystreet
  • Florida's Wildside
  • Fifth Third Bank
  • Advanced Energy Solutions of America
  • CareerSource HeartLand
  • Business Guard, Inc.
  • Paul Davis Polk County
  • OWS Cross Training with Leo
  • Squaremouth, Inc.
  • Caldwell Media
  • Suncoast Credit Union
  • APC by Schneider Electric
  • Enamor Home Rentals
  • Amazon - TPA1 in Ruskin
  • Hubbell Farms
  • EHS Specialist
  • First Responder Storm Chaser Media News Company & Meteorologist Broadcast LLC
  • Keller Williams - Tampa Properties
  • The Hearth Insurance Group
  • TLC Public Adjusters, Inc.
  • Pinellas Travel Agency Inc.
  • The RP Funding Center - Lakeland
  • Hope Healthcare
  • LandQwest Commercial
  • Bok Academy
  • Diggs Stagecoast Specialized Carrier Service, LLC
  • Hilton St Petersburg Carillon Park 
  • Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce
  • Saint Pete/Clearwater International Airport
  • Mall at University Town Center
  • Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo
  • Waffle House
  • Trademark Metals Recycling
  • Solar Buyers Club
  • Planet Love Life
  • Singing Forest Mobile Home Park
  • Lovers Key Resort
  • Tampa International Airport
  • Suncoast Disaster Healthcare Coalition
  • Northside Hospital
  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
  • Triton Aquatics
  • Republic National Distributing Company
  • American Traditions and Modern USA Insurance Companies
  • Tampa Premium Outlets
  • Tyrone Square Mall
  • Ellenton Premium Outlets
  • Coconut Point
  • American Traditions and Modern USA Insurance Companies
  • Frontier Communications - SE Region
  • Lamplight Communities of Sarasota
  • HSNi
  • Elliot Consulting, LLC
  • Gulf Pointe Surgery Center
  • TECO Energy
  • IONTB LLC
  • BCI Communications
  • Devan Cycle
  • Metanomy
  • Health Risks Consultants
  • Intera Engineering and Geogsciences
  • Compass Star Consulting LLC
  • Manatee Chamber of Commerce

Local Government & Military

  • City of Treasure Island
  • City of Holmes Beach
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Clearwater Emergency Management
  • Hernando County BOCC
  • Englewood Area Fire Control District
  • Bartow Police Department
  • City of Lakeland
  • City of Fort Myers
  • North Fort Myers Fire District
  • City of North Port CERT
  • City of North Port Utilities
  • City of North Port Fire Rescue
  • City of Oldsmar
  • School District of Manatee County
  • The City of North Port
  • The Villages Public Safety Department
  • Pasco County Emergency Management
  • DeSoto County Emergency Management
  • Tampa Police Department
  • DeSoto County BOCC
  • Manatee County Economic Development Division
  • Village of Estero
  • Charlotte County Volunteer Reception Center
  • City of Treasure Island
  • Pinellas County Parks and Conservation 
  • Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • Tampa Fire Rescue
  • City of Saint Petersburg
  • Manatee County Public Safety
  • City of Tampa
  • 6 Civil Engineer Squadron MacDill Air Force Base
  • US Central Command - MacDill AFB
  • City of Seminole Fire Rescue
  • Fort Myers Beach Fire Department
  • Lee County Public Utilities
  • City of Tampa Office of Emergency Management
  • City of Plant City
  • Pinellas County Building Services
  • Hillsborough County BOCC
  • Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center
  • City of Bartow
  • Sarasota County Emergency Management
  • City of Pinellas Park
  • Pinellas County Communications
  • Pinellas County Emergency Management
  • Hardee County Emergency Management
  • Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Office of Emergency Management
  • Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District
  • Port Tampa Bay
  • Port Manatee
  • Highlands County Emergency Management
  • Citrus County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Management
  • Bayshore Fire Rescue
  • Pinellas County Sheriff
  • Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
  • Polk County Emergency Management
  • Manatee County Emergency Management 
  • Charlotte County Emergency Management
  • Levy County Emergency Management
  • Lee County Emergency Management
  • City of Clearwater Emergency Management
  • City of Sarasota
  • Lake Alfred Fire Department
  • Longboat Key Fire Rescure 
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