Month: April 2008

Experimental Warning Program 2008 at NSSL starts April 28, 2008

by on April 29th, 2008

From NSSL: April 28, 2008 NSSL is hosting the six-week Experimental Warning Program (EWP) Spring Program beginning today, 28 April 2008, in the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed at the National Weather Center in Norman, Okla. The mission of the EWP Spring Program is to evaluate the accuracy and operational utility of new science, technology, and Continue Reading

Problems in Forecasting Research Severe Weather Watches and Warnings

Fires in Russia = Smoke in Minnesota

by on April 22nd, 2008

Jeff Braun Many large fires in southern/southeastern Russia have choked the skies with smoke. This image (first image) of the fires (locations outlined in red) was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite late last week (April 17, 2008). Most of these fires are  agricultural fires set by people, much as we do Continue Reading

Fire Weather GOES Miscellaneous MODIS

Market Yourselves – (and in the process) Inform and Educate Your Readers!

by on April 17th, 2008

Jeff Braun I know it’s a strange title for a meteorological blog…but, really, all too few of you do it.  And, I’m not talking about exercise either.  No, I’m talking about using e-newsletters to promote your (WF) office and to get to know your audience better. The weather, the forecasters and the people (who it Continue Reading

Miscellaneous NWS WFOs