Jun 29 2007
This is the last show of Septembers National Preparedness Month in line with Ready.Gov.
My guests included, Harrison Heublein, he is the Chief Operations Officer for NOKR.Org. We also heard from Tom Terry from WFTV in Orlando, Florida.
I spoke with Director David Paulison of FEMA and Erin Streeter of Ready.Gov on Preparedness Month.
Jun 22 2007
My guest this evening was Renita Hosler from the Red Cross. We discussed Emergency Preparedness. September is national Preparedness Month. Are you prepared?
We also spoke about Invest 93L and had a number of calls, as well as numerous tornado warnings during the show.
Next week on the Barometer Bob Show. We will hear from Director David Paulison of FEMA as well as the Director of Ready.Gov Erin Streeter.
Jun 15 2007
We heard from Scott Sumner from WNCT Eyewitness News Channel 9 from Greenville, NC talk about Tropical Storm Gabrielle. We also discussed 3 invests in the Atlantic Hurricane Basin. We had a few callers, and we will be watching the tropics.
Jun 08 2007
My guests were, Tom Terry from WFTV in Orlando, Florida, and Andy Patrick from the NWS Lake Charles, Louisiana.
We discussed Preparedness, and Hurricane Humberto as well as Tropical Storm Ingrid.
Be Aware, and Be prepared!
Jun 08 2007
My guest was Chuck Watson, from Watson Technical Consulting. We discussed their 2007 Hurricane Forecast. Why is Florida shown as the bullseye, and how do they compute their forecast.
You can view ther forecast at http://hurricane.methaz.org/ Next weeks guest, Dr David Stooksbury Georgia State Climotologist.
Jun 02 2007
WOCN31 CWHX 021800
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BARRY INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3.00 PM ADT
SATURDAY 02 JUNE 2007.
THIS IS THE ONLY PLANNED STATEMENT AT THIS TIME.
... REMNANTS OF BARRY TO AFFECT EASTERN CANADA EARLY NEXT WEEK...
1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION
AT 3.00 PM ADT... TROPICAL DEPRESSION BARRY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.7 N AND LONGITUDE 82.1 W... ABOUT 40 NAUTICAL MILES
OR 75 KM WEST NORTHWEST OF ORLANDO . MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE ESTIMATED AT 30 KNOTS... 56 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT
1001 MB. BARRY IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 19 KNOTS... 35 KM/H.
2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH
DATE TIME LAT LON MSLP MAX WIND
ADT MB KTS KMH
JUN 02 3.00 PM 28.7N 82.1W 1001 30 56
JUN 03 3.00 AM 32.0N 80.1W 1000 40 74 POST-TROPICAL
JUN 03 3.00 PM 34.7N 77.9W 998 40 74 POST-TROPICAL
JUN 04 3.00 AM 37.8N 74.6W 994 40 74 POST-TROPICAL
JUN 04 3.00 PM 42.1N 70.9W 990 40 74 POST-TROPICAL
JUN 05 3.00 AM 47.5N 67.5W 988 30 56 POST-TROPICAL
JUN 05 3.00 PM 53.2N 67.8W 992 30 56 BECOMING ABSORBED
BARRY WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION SATURDAY MORNING AFTER MAKING
LANDFALL NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA. BARRY IS ALREADY UNDERGOING A
TRANSFORMATION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW CENTRE AND IT IS EXPECTED
THAT THIS TRANSFORMATION WILL BE COMPLETED BY SUNDAY MORNING.
THE TRACK MAP BEING POSTED CONCURRENTLY IS FOR THIS ISSUE TIME
ONLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY POSTED TRACKS WILL FOLLOW THE US NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER.
3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
NO WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.
RAIN FROM BARRY IS LIKELY TO AFFECT AREAS FROM SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO
THROUGH SOUTHERN QUÉBEC AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MARITIMES. THIS
RAIN WILL MERGE WITH THE RAIN ALREADY ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. BECAUSE OF ITS TROPICAL NATURE
THERE IS ALWAYS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. MUCH
UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH THIS SYSTEM AND IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO
PROVIDE DETAILED RAINFALL FORECASTS. THE REGIONAL STORM PREDICTION
CENTRES MAY BEGIN PROVIDING MORE DETAILED FORECASTS ON THE EFFECTS
OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT DRAWS NEARER.
4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
NO WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED HOWEVER THE ATLANTIC STORM PREDICTION
CENTRE IS CALLING FOR GALES IN THE MARINE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARITIME WATERS. THESE GALES WOULD BE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE EXTRATROPICAL LOW CENTRE THAT WILL BE THE REMNANTS OF BARRY.
5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION
A. ANALYSIS
FOLLOWING NHC GUIDANCE.
B. PROGNOSTIC
FOLLOWING NHC GUIDANCE... HOWEVER WE HAVE EXTENDED THE NHC TRACK
INTO CANADA UNTIL IT SHOULD BECOME ABSORBED IN QUÉBEC.
12Z GFS RUN SHOWS TROPOPAUSE DIGGING BEHIND BARRY. WV IMAGERY OVER
GULF OF MEXICO CONFIRMS...SO SYSTEM SHOULD BE PREDOMINANTLY
EXTRATROPICAL BY SUNDAY MORNING.
12Z RUN OF CDN GLOBAL CONTINUES CARRYING THE ABSORBED BARRY FARTHER
WEST THAN NHC AND THE CONSENSUS OF DYNAMIC MODELS...WE FAVOUR NHC.
CONSULTED WITH QSPC OSPC AND ASPC AND ALL AGREE THAT DEDICATED
BULLETINS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS SYSTEM...HOWEVER THE CAVEAT ABOUT
THE GLOBAL MODEL POSITIONING REMAINS.
C. PUBLIC WEATHER
GEM QPF WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY...BOTH REGARDING LOCATION
AND INTENSITY OF ANY MAXIMA. ALL SPCS ARE AWARE OF THIS.
D. MARINE WEATHER
PREDICTED WIND RADII (NM)
TIME GALES STORMS HURRICANE
NE SE SW NW NE SE SW NW NE SE SW NW
02/18Z 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/06Z 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/18Z 180 180 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/06Z 200 200 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/18Z 200 200 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06Z OVER LAND
05/18Z OVER LAND
NOTE THAT THESE RADII REFLECT THE EXTENT OF GALES OF THE BAROCLINIC
SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS THE TYPICAL RADII OF A
TROPICAL STORM.
END BOWYER Jun 02 2007
My guest will be Julio Ripoll WD4R Ham Radio Operator and WX4NHC Amateur Radio Asst. Coordinator at the National Hurricane Center. We will talk about being a ham radio operator, and also what it is like doing this at the NHC. To learn more about the Ham Radio Operators at the NHC go HERE!
Jun 01 2007
My guest was Brian Sheilds, the morning meteorologist at WFTV in Orlando, Florida.
We discussed his trip to Cancun, Mexico during Hurricane Dean, the tropics, and some of his past experiences.
We also discussed in depth, the tropics and 94L, 96L, and 07L invests in the Atlantic. Let alone what the GFS has been showing for September 7.
