[LeArc] [Fwd: Time for a Change]

Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:06:57 +0000

Thought I would pass this on from Jim Meyer at the NWS QC office. We will miss
him. He always has put on a good presentation at the spotter's seminars.

Jay

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Time for a Change
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:39:47 +0000
From: James Meyer <[email protected]>
Organization: National Weather Service Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa)
To: Robert Spangler <[email protected]>, Bill Hayes <[email protected]>,Bill
Caldwell <[email protected]>, Ron Breitwisch <[email protected]>,John Owens
<[email protected]>, Ron Hendricks <[email protected]>,John Frueh
<[email protected]>, Ron Luse <[email protected]>,Tom Kramer <[email protected]>, Jay
Hainline <[email protected]>,Bill Bolton <[email protected]>, Rich Bingham
<[email protected]>,Catherine Gugler <[email protected]>, Patrick Boyle
<[email protected]>

Hello to all of my HAM Friends.

Some rumors are already getting out, so I thought I should share my
news.  I just discovered a few days ago, that I have been selected to be
the new Meteorologist in Charge (MIC) at the National Weather Service
(NWS) Warning and Forecast Office in Pocatello, Idaho.  I knew it was
getting serious when Western Region Headquarters offered to fly me out
to Salt Lake City for a personal interview last week (and the wife
started to panic).  Yes, potato country!  I have been positioning myself
for a couple of years now to eventually have my own NWS office, and I'm
on cloud nine!  I worked weather in the Mediterranean for the U.S. Navy,
I've worked with the more classic severe tornado outbreaks in the
western high plains, I've worked severe weather and severe flood events
in the Midwest, and now I look forward to a different experience with
fire weather forecasting out west.  I have been working with the
University of Northern Iowa the past few months helping to develop some
training material to help first responders deal with hazardous material
releases (air dispersion training, etc.,) which fits in with fire
weather forecasting, and now homeland security issues as well.  I really
look forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead.  I will probably
be leaving for my new office around
the first of October.  It has been my honor and pleasure to work with
all of you these past 12 or 13 years.  I will always keep an eye on the
Midwest and what is happening in
the Mississippi River Valley.  I'm sure in the next few weeks I'll have
a chance to say good bye to many of you.  Take care and keep in touch.

Jim