| A | B |
| Persistance Forecast | Predicts current weather will continue |
| Trend Forecast | Assumes weather systems move in same direction and speed |
| Climatological Forecast | Based on average weather by region |
| Meteorological Forecast | Uses Forecaster's scientific knowledge |
| Numerical prediction | Computer predictions of weather |
| NCEP | The Focus of United States Forecasting |
| Analog Forecast | Combines historical data to refine a forecast |
| World Meteorological Centers | All Weather Observations go to 1 of these |