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Open: February 27, 2026 — Closes: March 12, 2026
Summary
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), National Hurricane Center (NHC) with one vacancy in Honolulu, HI.
Major Duties
As a Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties: Primary responsibility for all tropical and subtropical cyclone forecasts and warnings for United States civilian and military interests. Serve as the supervisor of the Nation's hurricane warning service when on duty as the hurricane specialist. Help direct the tropical cyclone related activities of all affected Weather Forecast Offices. Directly supervise all National Hurricane Center (NHC) personnel and is the overall station manager at NHC in the absence of the Director and Deputy Director and Branch Chiefs when tropical or subtropical cyclones are in progress. Check the effectiveness of the tropical cyclone forecast and warning system and institute or recommend remedial action when indicated. Provide briefings to decision makers, media and other users. Serve as the Nation's spokesman and authority on all in-progress tropical cyclone forecast and warning matters. Participate, as time allows, in development, testing and evaluation of tropical cyclone applications. Participate in the development, testing, and evaluation of tropical cyclone applications. Conduct applied research on tropical and subtropical cyclones aimed at improving the Nation's hurricane warning service by investigating the ability to formulate broad-scale attacks on areas of major importance in the hurricane warning service affecting national interests. Analyze performance of the hurricane warning service and institutes or recommends changes or alternative methods when appropriate. Represent NHC in communicating tropical weather, tropical cyclone, and associated information to a wide spectrum of users, including the media and government officials at all levels, orally and in writing, for operational and nonoperational purposes. Conduct post-storm analysis to determine the final best track of and compose Tropical Cyclone Reports for tropical and subtropical cyclones as assigned. Learn more about NWS and its mission here: https://www.noaa.gov/www.noaa.gov/regional-collaboration-network/regional-videos. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Work is primarily sedentary, and may involve rotating shifts on weekends and holidays. The incumbent may take only limited annual leave during the hurricane season (May 15 - November 30); therefore, most annual leave must be taken during the off-season. The incumbent must have the stamina to work rotating shifts, often including extra hours without days off for extended periods under stressful conditions and be able to stand the rigors of foreign travel, sometimes in developing countries. During the hurricane season and during off-season tropical cyclones, the incumbent is considered an emergency employee and is subject to the requirements of that designation. Academic training at the graduate level in meteorology is highly desirable. Fluency in Spanish and/or French, experience in numerical model development, ability to speak clearly to media and large groups, computer programming skill, and business administration background are assets.
