SWPC Service Coordinator
NWS/SWPC
Mr. Shawn Dahl is a U.S. Air Force (USAF) retiree (22 years) where he spent most of his military career in the field of meteorology and space weather. He retired from active duty in 2007 and held several meteorological forecasting positions with the USAF and the NWS until 2015, when he was hired as a physical scientist and senior space weather forecaster by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). He was selected as SWPC's first Service Coordinator in August of 2023 and now leads Impact-based Decision Support Services (IDSS) issues, relations, and products with key customers and core partners - including the emergency management community. He also manages education/outreach initiatives and efforts, and conducts many customer and partner interactions on behalf of SWPC.
Harnessing the NWS National Centers: Advanced Tools for Weather Readiness
Monday, November 9, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST