[4] The national organization, as well as some local chapters, conduct conferences on various aspects of operational meteorology (i.e., weather forecasting and presentation).

[8] NWA engages in advocacy activities, such as releasing policy statements on topics including use of storm shelters, climate change, FCC broadcasting issues, and positions on weather observation systems.

Sealholders must pass a multiple choice test on meteorological principles and submit tapes to a panel of fellow weathercasters for review.

Unlike the AMS seal, a college degree in meteorology or the physical sciences is not required, although there is a minimum experience requirement (a broadcaster must have three full years of on-air experience, or two full years of five-day-a-week forecasting, to qualify for the seal).

[10] The NWA also offers a digital seal, with the goal of distinguishing scientifically based credible weather content on the internet from all others.