The diagram demonstrates the process of collecting weather information for broadcasting weather forecasts, conducted by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
Overall, there are four important steps in total that can be taken to produce a weather forecast. This begins with gathering information through some probe equipment, analyzing data, and finally preparing for the broadcast.
At the first stage, meteorologists use a satellite for incoming information. Subsequently, this satellite sends the information to a radar station. A drifting buoy at sea is also used for receiving information in this process.
Those previously collected data help produce a necessary satellite photo (from satellite and radar), radar screen (from radar), and synoptic chart (from satellite, radar, and the drifting buoy), allowing weather experts to analyze and forecast it. After that, it will be transmitted and stored on a computer for broadcast preparation. Finally, this broadcast can be delivered to the public through TV, radio, or a recorded announcement.