From lfgarvin at comcast.net Mon Dec 7 13:52:41 2015 From: lfgarvin at comcast.net (Comcast) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 13:52:41 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] Joining SKYWARN mailing list Message-ID: Hello to all: I have completed the training class. I plan to login to a local weather net weekly. QTH is Lisbon, CT. Larry Garvin, KB1QQM Sent from my iPad From kc5fm at juno.com Tue Dec 8 08:51:37 2015 From: kc5fm at juno.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 07:51:37 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Enroute Icing Message-ID: While not necessarily Skywarn, clearly the ICE up there can become ICE down here. It would be nice if there was training on the ?Sperry?Piltz Ice Accumulation Index? http://bit.ly/1Qtfg2X This is a very useful Skywarn tool, IMO Lloyd On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 5:46 PM, COMET_Announcements < comet_announcements at comet.ucar.edu> wrote: > The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new > lesson, Enroute Icing. Please follow this link to the MetEd description > page that provides additional information and the link to begin the lesson: > https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1131. > > The lesson, <1.5 hours in length, presents a process for forecasting > enroute icing for aviation and applying it to a case over the Continental > U.S. The process involves gaining situational awareness of potential icing > areas and making a first forecast of their locations and flight levels; > comparing the first forecast to NWP forecasts; and adjusting as needed. To > reach a wide audience and stay current, the process goes up to the point of > issuing products and warnings. > > The lesson is aimed at aviation forecasters in the United States National > Weather Service?s aviation facilities although international aviation > forecasters should benefit from it as well. > > The MetEd website relies on JavaScript for navigation, animation, and/or > presentation of multimedia elements. Ensure that you have a browser updated > to its latest version with JavaScript enabled. For technical support, > please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at > https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Lloyd Colston director > Altus Emergency Management > Altus, OK > http://www.altusok.gov > Phone: 580.481.2260 > Fax: 580.482.4738 > > It is better to be informed than it is to be afraid. > > http://twitter.com/altusready > http://altusem.blogspot.com > calendly.com/kc5fm >