From greg at outbackenergysystems.com Thu Jan 1 11:27:14 2015 From: greg at outbackenergysystems.com (Greg Lesher) Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 08:27:14 -0800 Subject: [Skywarn] New Message-ID: <1420129634.42007.YahooMailBasic@web124704.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Hello, The name here is Greg. I am a weather spotter/storm chaser located west of Delta Utah area. I chase the Midwest and will be doing more here in the central Utah area. Looking forward to the 2015 season. Happy New Year!!! Greg Lesher KB7SRF From colstonl at gmail.com Fri Jan 9 18:17:15 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 17:17:15 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] American Meteorological Society poster Message-ID: http://static.ow.ly/docs/document_2RPE.pdf http://static.ow.ly/docs/document_2RPE.pdf The link is to the Skywarn poster presented at #AMS2015 this week. Lots of interesting data on that effort. Be safe. Lloyd From colstonl at gmail.com Tue Jan 13 20:19:41 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:19:41 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Fwd: [Cometupdates] New from COMET: Introduction to Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR) In-Reply-To: <54B5B1C0.7050902@comet.ucar.edu> References: <54B5B1C0.7050902@comet.ucar.edu> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: COMET_Announcements Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 6:01 PM Subject: [Cometupdates] New from COMET: Introduction to Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR) To: announce at comet.ucar.edu Greetings, The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new lesson, "Introduction to Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR)." The lesson provides information about the benefits and uses of AMDAR, an aircraft-based observing system coordinated through the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The content is organized into three sections, focused on the meteorological applications of AMDAR, the aviation applications of the data, and additional information about the systems and requirements for AMDAR implementation. Several experts offer interviews describing examples of AMDAR use in numerous meteorological and aviation applications. The intended audience for "Introduction to Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR)" includes meteorological service managers and providers, observational development groups, the aviation industry, and others interested in benefiting from an aircraft-based observing system in their region. With its broad scope, the lesson should appeal to anyone interested in learning more about the AMDAR program, the observations it provides, and how the data are used. Please follow this link to the MetEd description page that provides additional information and a link to begin the lesson: Introduction to Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR) http://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1114. This lesson is approximately 90 minutes in length. The MetEd website relies on JavaScript, and some lessons rely on Adobe? Flash? for navigation, animation, and/or presentation of multimedia elements. Ensure that you have a browser updated to its latest version with JavaScript enabled and the latest version of the Adobe FlashPlayer installed (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/). For technical support, please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the content, instructional approach, or use of this lesson. Please e-mail your comments or questions to Tsvet Ross-Lazarov (tlazarov at ucar.edu). _ Please do not reply to this e-mail. -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.cityofaltus.org 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 http://www.speek.com/kc5fm From colstonl at gmail.com Thu Jan 15 17:25:16 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:25:16 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] NWS Norman Spotter Schedule Message-ID: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=spottertalk The resource points to the Norman training. There are a number of online classes set. Please, do NOT enroll until closer to the class date. This will give WX5OUN students a chance at registering. Thanks 73 Lloyd From colstonl at gmail.com Thu Jan 15 20:34:45 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:34:45 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Fwd: [Cometupdates] New from COMET: Introduction to Tropical Meteorology Textbook, Chapter 7 Synoptic and Mesoscale Systems In-Reply-To: <54B8558C.2030206@comet.ucar.edu> References: <54B8558C.2030206@comet.ucar.edu> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: COMET_Announcements The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of "Chapter 7, Synoptic and Mesoscale Systems" as a part of the new 2nd Edition of the online textbook, "Introduction to Tropical Meteorology". The textbook is being developed over time and its chapters are being published incrementally. Please follow this link for more information and link to the new textbook chapter: https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1112 In this chapter, we examine the wide-variety of synoptic and mesoscale weather systems that affect the tropics, including, tropical easterly waves, upper tropospheric troughs, monsoon depressions, subtropical cyclones, westerly wind bursts, and cold fronts. Extratropical interactions, such as those caused by Rossby wave trains and the MJO, are also addressed. The chapter presents a review of thunderstorms and lightning and the structure, formation mechanisms, and impacts of mesoscale convective systems. The distribution of lightning globally and within mesoscale systems and mesoscale and local circulations, such as sea-breezes, are explored. The final section focuses on severe local storms such as tornadoes and waterspouts. The chapter uses a variety of strategies, from graphics and animations, to critical thought questions and interactions, review questions, and a quiz. Each section has links to additional sites and resources that augment the material presented in the chapter. Two reviewers have reviewed the material for scientific accuracy and academic level appropriateness. This chapter includes an interactive version with animations and a companion print version. The intended audience for the online tropical meteorology textbook comprises undergraduate and early graduate meteorology students, current operational or prospective tropical forecasters, and students interested in tropical meteorology. Most COMET lessons use JavaScript and Adobe? Flash? for navigation, animation, and/or presentation of multimedia elements. Ensure that you have a browser updated to its latest version with JavaScript enabled and the latest version of the Adobe FlashPlayer installed (http://get.adobe.com/ flashplayer/). For technical support for this module please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at https://www.meted.ucar.edu/ resources_faq.php. NOTE TO NWS and other NOAA EMPLOYEES: This content is available in the Commerce Learning Center @ National Weather Service ( https://doc.learn.com/noaa/nws). We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the content, instructional approach, or use of this textbook. Please e-mail your comments or questions to Arlene Laing (laing at ucar.edu) or Wendy Schreiber-Abshire (abshire at ucar.edu). -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.cityofaltus.org 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 http://www.speek.com/kc5fm From skywarn at mailman.qth.net Fri Jan 16 22:48:54 2015 From: skywarn at mailman.qth.net (kc5fm (via Twitter) via Skywarn) Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 03:48:54 +0000 Subject: [Skywarn] kc5fm (@kc5fm) shared a conversation with you! Message-ID: <5B.B7.51689.6ABD9B45@twitter.com> Skywarn Forum @skywarnforum tweeted: has over a 1,000 members now. 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You can unsubscribe from receiving email notifications from Twitter. https://twitter.com/i/o?t=1&cn=c2hhcmVfY29udmVyc2F0aW9uX2VtYWls&iid=cc6174319f224d988c72b52a17f747ed&uid=0&c=9vNLHsidZ3FMAIU52LYRviAClMtSP9XM&nid=152+26 Need help? https://support.twitter.com From colstonl at gmail.com Sun Jan 25 07:19:33 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:19:33 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] OU Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society Message-ID: https://www.facebook.com/212222899921/photos/a.10150965385554922.528071.212222899921/10153615041009922/?type=1&fref=nf The OU Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society announces that we have partnered with the Storm Prediction Center's Lead Forecaster Rich Thompson to offer a unique series of workshops detailing the meteorology of tornado forecasting! If you want to hear from a longstanding professional about the process of making the forecasts for severe weather, this is for you. Anyone is welcome to attend these free workshops, either in person or online; see the link for more details! Here's the current schedule: February 3rd ? Sounding analysis and synoptic meteorology (lifted parcels, Q-G theory, etc.) February 10th ? Severe storm ingredients (low-level moisture and lapse rates) February 17th ? Severe storm ingredients (vertical shear and lift) March 3rd ? Supercell and tornado conceptual models (plus composite parameters) March 10th ? Tornado patterns (synoptic and mesoscale) March 24th ? Convective mode forecasting (squall lines vs. discrete cells) April 7th ? Tornado parameter climatology (spatial and temporal distributions of CAPE and shear) April 14th ? Numerical models and statistical techniques (convective schemes and post processing) April 21st ? Real-time forecasting exercise Perhaps this would be of interest to Emergency Management and Skywarn folks. Lloyd From colstonl at gmail.com Thu Jan 29 12:00:45 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:00:45 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Storm Prediction Center EM webinar Message-ID: The webinar recording is now available, and you can access it at: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/iaem/SPC_services_and_tools_for_EMs.wmv Be safe -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.cityofaltus.org 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 http://www.speek.com/kc5fm From colstonl at gmail.com Thu Jan 29 22:19:22 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 21:19:22 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Watershed and Sedimentation training Message-ID: The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new lesson, "Overview of Watershed and Channel Sedimentation". The generation, movement, and deposition of sediments within a river system affects water quality, aquatic life, and vital infrastructure. There are a number of interrelated variables that drive river sedimentation that are related to both natural processes and human-induced changes to the watershed. Anticipating the impact of these on both the erosion and deposition of sediments is an important part of planning for climate change. This lesson focuses on the Rio Grande River in the U.S. state of New Mexico, but describes river and watershed process that are applicable to the movement of sediments in other watersheds. This lesson, less than 1 hour in length, is a prerequisite part of The COMET Program?s instructor-led course, Sedimentation Impacts Under Climate Change, which is sponsored by the Climate Change and Water Working Group ( http://www.ccawwg.us/), with specific funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Although it is part of this larger effort, the lesson will be useful as a standalone lesson for those working in the fields of climate change and water resources. Please follow this link to the MetEd description page that provides additional information and a link to begin the lesson: Overview of Watershed and Channel Sedimentation < https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1081>. The MetEd website relies on JavaScript, and some lessons rely on Adobe? Flash? for navigation, animation, and/or presentation of multimedia elements. Ensure that you have a browser updated to its latest version with JavaScript enabled and the latest version of the Adobe FlashPlayer installed (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/). For technical support, please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the content, instructional approach, or use of this lesson. Please e-mail your comments or questions to Matt Kelsch (kelsch at ucar.edu). -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.cityofaltus.org 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 http://www.speek.com/kc5fm