Transcript Polygon Warnings

GOES-R and ABI Products
from the NWS WFOs
Michael Coyne
National Weather Service
Huntsville, AL
Overview – NWS Operations
Weather Forecast Offices
 The Primary Weather Warning Agency
 Provides Direct Weather Support to First
Responders, Government Agencies, and
Emergency Management
 Issues Forecasts and Weather Information
 Educate General Public to prepare for
dangerous weather
 Primary conduit to advance operational
meteorology
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Overview – WFO Huntsville
 20 People on Staff
– Includes forecasters,
management, and support
personnel
 Office established in 2003
 Has become a leading
office of the NWS:
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Active Weather
Co-located with NASA/UAH
Engaged General Public
Strong Partners
Phenomenal Staff
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Air Quality Needs
 We will want everything you can possibly
give us.
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Air Quality Needs
 On a typical day, a NWS office is asked
about numerous weather and sky events.
 We are expected to be experts in many
areas – even if we aren’t.
 The better information we have and the
better training we get, the better we will
serve your community.
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Why Local and not National?
 You can do both.
 All weather is local.
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Examples
FXUS64 KHUN 251332
AFDHUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
832 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007
.UPDATE...
ELEVATED SMOKE SHOWING UP ON VIS SAT IMAGERY THIS MORNING. UPDATED
ZONES TO REFLECT PRESENCE OF SMOKE AND HAZE FOR TODAY IN WESTERN
CWA COUNTIES...LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN...AND LAWRENCE. NO
OTHER CHANGES MADE AT THIS TIME. WILL BE WATCHING FOR POSSIBLE
VSBY UPDATES FOR TAF AT KMSL DUE TO SMOKE/HAZE...IF MIXING DOWN TO
THE SFC OCCURS.
&&
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Examples
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
352 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ANOTHER BOUT WITH SMOKE AND HAZE IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH
VISIBILITY DROPPING FROM 2 TO 4 MILES FOR A PERIOD THIS MORNING.
PERSONS WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS SENSITIVE TO SMOKE SHOULD TAKE
APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE SOMEWHAT LESS THAN IN RECENT DAYS DUE TO
LIGHTER WIND FLOW AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE.
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Future Uses - Examples
Graphicasts
 Can Add High Quality
Information for public
consumption
 With AWIPS II, will be
able to place any weather
product as a background
– Satellite
– Derived Products
– Radar
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Future Uses - Forecasts
Graphical Forecasts
High Resolution Air Quality
Grids…
 Help the public better
understand air quality
issues
 Increase public planning
to mitigate AQ challenges
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Parting Thoughts
 We cannot toss data to forecasters without
training.
– At best, the information will not be used
– At worst, the information will be misused
 We want to serve the public better then we
do today. In the area of air quality, we
cannot do it without your help.
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Questions
[email protected]
(256) 890-8503 x. 222
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