January-February 2000 Newsletter

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National Weather Association
Newsletter
No. 00 - 1, 2                                   January-February 2000

President's Message
Call for Papers - The NWA Meteorological Satellite Applications Award
Call for Papers - The NWA Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology
2000 NWA Officers & Councilors
2000 NWA Committee Chairpersons
National Weather Association's 25th Annual Meeting
Meetings of Interest
Correction on article in last Newsletter
Member News
Job Corner

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Building on the Past and Present as the NWA Continues into the 21st Century

I am honored to serve as your NWA President for the year 2000 as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its inception and enter the 21st Century. First, I thank Dr. Jim Moore and the other outgoing Council members for their hard work and dedication in directing the NWA into the new Millennium. I also thank all of the year 2000 candidates for volunteering to serve as officers and councilors. For those not elected, I know that your time will come and for those who were elected, congratulations � it is indeed a pleasure to serve with you in leading this great organization.

The new Century offers us a great target of opportunity to review the vision of the NWA. The theme of "Building on the Past and Present�" will provide us a focus to emphasize our successes, revitalize the vision of the association and create a challenging plan for the future. An updated strategic plan will strengthen our present association and should also attract and meet the needs of a growing and enthusiastic community of committed members. The Strategic Planning Committee of past presidents is also behind this initiative.

I was very interested in Gary Grice's invited presentation at the NWA's 24th Annual Meeting in Biloxi. Gary, the Deputy Regional Director of the NWS Southern Region and a past president of the NWA, emphasized that the NWA should not fear changes and making alterations to its vision and strategic plans. In fact, Gary said that change is natural and to be expected, and that continuity (going along the same path) is unnatural and to be suspect. Of course there are those who say "if it's not broken � don't fix it," BUT I am of the philosophy that the NWA can build on the successes and lessons learned from the past to make us an even more attractive, inclusive, vital, and competitive association in the 21st Century. In fact we have to embrace change � change is risky BUT courageous and necessary. Also, the NWA is still a small enough organization to implement changes rapidly and efficiently. Gary also suggested that the 21st Century America will be strongly dependent on weather information � I believe it already is. In the new millennium, weather information will have a much greater impact on society, such as: a more savvy public where weather affects everyday activities, media that is even more weather conscious, and a Congress that is more concerned about weather issues � research, new technology, and improved forecasts on all scales (climate to synoptic to meso and storm scale), and a growing population � many living in areas prone to natural disasters.

In future NWA Newsletter articles, I hope to continue developing the theme of "Building on the past and present as the NWA continues into the 21st Century" and solicit your expectations, adjustments and changes for the association in this new Millennium. My hopes are that we will continue supporting and promoting excellence in operational meteorology and related activities by accomplishing the following goals for the year 2000:

Embrace a revised vision, strategic plan, goals and objectives that truly reflect this professional association ready for the challenges of the 21st Century.
Put on a highly successful and fulfilling 25th NWA Anniversary celebration (see page 5).
Increase our membership to 3000 or more.
Encourage more participation from the university and corporate communities.
Encourage more Newsletter and Digest articles.
Continue to improve and expand the Home Page.
Support the newly established Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology (see page 2).

If I have stirred up in you an urgency that the NWA is at a cross roads and some changes are required for continued growth, vitality, and a more focused vision, then I have been successful in articulating my ideas. I welcome your comments and encourage you to write your ideas or concerns to the editors for publication in the NWA Newsletter. Your elected NWA Council members (page 3) would also be appreciative of your comments, concerns and suggestions at anytime.
- Rod Scofield

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CALL FOR PAPERS � THE NWA METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE APPLICATIONS AWARD

The Meteorological Satellite Applications Award has been established by the National Weather Association (NWA) to stimulate interest and foster the study and use of satellite remote sensing data in weather analysis and forecasting. Undergraduate students are invited to write an original paper on meteorological satellite applications. Themes of the papers may include original research, case studies, or a survey of applications. The recipient of the award will receive a stipend of $500 and be invited to present their paper at the NWA Annual Meeting. This award is sponsored by Frances Holt, Chairperson of the NWA Remote Sensing Committee.

The student must be enrolled as an undergraduate at the time the paper is written and be in good academic standing at the college or university attending. The student also must be a U.S. citizen or hold permanent resident status.

DEADLINE: 16 JUNE 2000

Submission of Papers: Student papers should not exceed ten (10) pages including photographs and appendices. Candidate authors should submit:

an original and three copies of their paper
a letter of application with the paper title, university affiliation, and contact information including mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail address if available
a letter from their Department Head or other faculty member that confirms the student author was an undergraduate when the paper was written and that the student is in good academic standing at the college or university. Additionally this letter should highlight the original research or contributions the student has made to this paper.

Submissions should be sent by 16 June 2000 to:

National Weather Association
Attn: MetSat Applications Award
6704 Wolke Court
Montgomery, AL 36116-2134.

Announcement of the recipient of the award will be made by 1 September 2000. For additional information contact the NWA office.

All members � please help spread the word about this award/grant initiative.

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CALL FOR PAPERS � THE NWA ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY

The NWA Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee is pleased to announce that papers are now being accepted for the NWA's new Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology. The formation of this new NWA online publication was approved by the Council at the 1999 Annual Meeting.

The NWA Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology is a professional publication for association members and others interested in operational meteorology and related activities to share their experiences, procedures, ideas, research, and technical studies. The goal of the Electronic Journal is to provide a Web-based venue for the speedy publication of papers concerning operational forecast topics with an emphasis on color images and image loops. It is not intended for the Electronic Journal to take the place of the NWA National Weather Digest, but to complement it. The scope of "e-papers" will be similar to that of "Technical Notes" in the Digest and may encompass any topic relevant to operational hydrometeorology. Manuscripts will go through an editing and short review process to ensure the premise is sound and the text and figures are suitable for publication. Instructions for authors and an outline of the review process can be found on the NWA Home Page http://www.nwas.org

Notification that an article is ready for submission should be sent to Jeff Craven by either e-mail (craven@spc.noaa.gov) or regular mail (Jeff Craven, SPC, 1313 Halley Circle, Norman, OK 73072). Because of the �electronic� format of the Electronic Journal, manuscripts may be submitted in different ways. First, the text and figures can be sent via e-mail provided that the total attached file size is less than 500 K bytes. Second, text may be sent via e-mail and the figures (and text) can be sent via ftp. Instructions on how to ftp will be made available upon request. Third, text and/or figures can be sent on 3.5" floppy disks or compact disk. Finally, a URL Web site address can be sent if the document is already online.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, contacts are:
Jeff Craven at craven@spc.noaa.gov
Alan Gerard at Alan.E.Gerard@noaa.gov
Steve Vasiloff at vasiloff@nssl.noaa.gov
NWA office at NatWeaAsoc@aol.com

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2000 NWA OFFICERS & COUNCILORS

The ballots have been counted and the new slate of NWA Officers and Councilors took effect in January 2000. Congratulations to those elected and thanks to all nominees for showing extraordinary support of the NWA by volunteering for office.

PRESIDENT: Roderick A. Scofield
8850 Lowell Road
Pomfret, MD 20675
(301) 763-8251
Roderick.Scofield@noaa.gov
NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

PRESIDENT-ELECT: Leslie R. Lemon
16416 Cogan Drive
Independence, MO 64055
(816) 373-3533
lrlemon@compuserve.com
Radar, Severe Storms & Research Meteorologist

VICE-PRESIDENT: Richard L. Livingston
601 E 12th Street, Room 1836
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 426-5672
Richard.Livingston@noaa.gov
NWS Central Region Hqs/SSD

SECRETARY: Sandra D. Thomson
WANE-TV
2915 W State Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(219) 424-1515
sthomson@wane.com

TREASURER: Gary S. Petti
465 Weathervane Road
Calera, AL 35040
(205) 621-5646
Gary.Petti@noaa.gov
NWS Forecast Office/MIC

COUNCILORS for 1999 and 2000:

Randal S. Baker
Meteorology 1A3
911 Grade Lane, Bldg 2
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 359-7075
air1rtb@air.ups.com
UPS Meteorologist

Larry E. Burch
NWS Forecast Office
2242 W. North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
(801) 524-5154
Larry.Burch@noaa.gov
NWSFO Meteorologist

Barry A. Richwien
Associate Professor
Dept of Meteorology
Lyndon State College
Lyndonville, VT 05851
(802) 626-6205
richwienb@mail.lsc.vsc.edu

Michael D. Vescio
NWS/Storm Prediction Ctr.
1313 Halley Circle
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 579-0721
Vescio@spc.noaa.gov
NWS/SPC Meteorologist

Douglas A. Wesley
UCAR COMET
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307
(303) 497-8337
wesley@comet.ucar.edu

COUNCILORS for 2000 and 2001:

Dr. Mark S. Binkley
MSU Dept of Geosciences
P.O. Box 5448
Mississippi State, MS 39762
(662) 325-0939
Binkley@deanas.msstate.edu

Rodger A. Brown
NOAA/NSSL
1313 Halley Circle
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 366-0410
brown@nssl.noaa.gov

John A. Jannuzzi
NIFC - NWS
3833 S. Development Ave
Bldg 3807
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 334-9861 ext. 222
John.Jannuzzi@noaa.gov
NWS Forecast Office/MIC

Frances C. Parmenter-Holt
4801 Wood Road
Temple Hills, MD 20748
(301) 763-8282
fholt@nesdis.noaa.gov
NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

COUNCILORS for 2000 through 2002:

Gary P. Ellrod
10602 Fiesta Road
Fairfax, VA 22032
(301) 763-8204
gary.p.ellrod@noaa.gov
NOAA/NESDIS

Lt. Col. Cecilia A. Miner
1866 Hickory Ridge Dr.
Dayton, OH 45432
(937) 255-3636 ext. 4645
cecilia.miner@afit.af.mil
Asst. Professor AFIT

Ron W. Przybylinski
88 Rockledge Court
Saint Charles, MO 63303
(636) 447-1876 ron.przybylinski@noaa.gov
NWS Forecast Office/SOO

The immediate past President remains on the Council for one year as a Councilor:
Dr. James T. Moore
Saint Louis University
Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
3507 Laclede Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63103
(314) 977-3126
moore@eas.slu.edu

Executive Director (non-voting member of NWA Council):
J. Kevin Lavin,
National Weather Association
6704 Wolke Court
Montgomery, AL 36116-2134
(334) 213-0388
NatWeaAsoc@aol.com

Commissioner of Committees (non-voting member of NWA Council):
David I. Knapp
740 Windmill Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88001-8041
(505) 678-8148
dknapp@arl.mil
US Army Research Lab

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2000 NWA COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

Commissioner of Committees (non-voting, appointed member of NWA Council):
David I. Knapp, 740 Windmill Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88001-8041; US Army Research Lab - White Sands (505) 678-8148; dknapp@arl.mil

Aviation Meteorology Committee Co-chairpersons:
Carolyn M. Kloth, NWS/NCEP Aviation Weather Center, 7220 NW 101st Terrace Room 105, Kansas City, MO 64153-2371; (816) 584-7226; Carolyn.M.Kloth@noaa.gov
Terry T. Lankford, 4517 Sutter Gate Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566; (925) 462-7485; tlank@pacbell.net

Awards Committee:
Andrew H. Horvitz, 1108 Downs Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20904; NWS/OM (301) 713-1867 x125; FAX: (301) 589-1321; Andy.Horvitz@noaa.gov

Broadcast Meteorology Committee:
David Freeman, KSNW TV Chief Meteorologist, 833 N Main Street, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0333; (316) 292-1104; FAX: (316) 292-1195; weatherlab@ksn.com

Broadcaster Seal of Approval Committee:
Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV Meteorologist, P.O. Box 160587, Mobile, AL 36616; (334) 662-2996; SEALLS@aol.com
Evaluation Board members: Ruth Aiken, Richard E. Apuzzo Jr., Jack Church, Dick Elder, Robert W. Farrell, Rob Fowler, Jose' M. Garcia Jr., Michael Goldberg, Tim Heller, Kristine Kahanek, Chuck Lofton, Karen Maginnis, Lawrence Rice, Lisa Spencer, Roland Steadham, Brad Sussman, Dave Sweeney
Seal Recertification Chairperson: Sandra D. Thomson, WANE-TV, 2915 W. State Boulevard, Ft. Wayne, IN 46808; (219) 424-1515; sthomson@wane.com
Testing Chairperson: Dr. Paul J. Croft, Dept of Physics & Atmos Science, Jackson State University, PO Box 17660, 1400 Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217-0460; (601) 979-7012; pcroft@stallion.jsums.edu
Public Relations Chairperson: Scott D. Zahorik, 10380 Kennemere Lane, Parker, CO 80134-9570, KCNC-TV (303) 830-6329; scott.paige@kcncnews4.com

Corporate Affairs Committee:
John A. Lasley, Jr., SMI, P.O. Box 238, Hunt Valley, MD 21030-0238; (410) 229-7524; Lasley@awi-smi.com

Education Committee:
Sol Hirsch, 3809 Clarks Lane, Suite 007, Baltimore, MD 21215; (410) 764-6080; FAX: (410) 764-6160; 71232.2755@CompuServe.com

Home Page Advisory Committee:
Frank C. Brody, 907 Plum Falls Court, Houston, TX 77062; NWS/SMG Johnson Space Center (713) 483-5639; Frank.Brody1@jsc.nasa.gov

Home Page curators: Stacy L. Bunin and Steven Listemaa

Local Chapter Committee:
Barry A. Richwien, Associate Professor, Dept of Meteorology, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT 05851; (802) 626-6205; richwienb@mail.lsc.vsc.edu

Membership Committee:
Floyd F. Hauth, 379 Spike Island Road, Osceola Mills, PA 16666; (814) 339-7778; fhauth@netphd.net

Nominating Committee:
Leslie R. Lemon, 16416 Cogan Drive, Independence, MO 64055; (816) 373-3533; lrlemon@compuserve.com

Remote Sensing Committee:
Frances C. Holt, NOAA/NESDIS E/RA2, Chief, Satellite Applications Lab, NOAA Science Center, Room 601, Washington, DC 20233; (301) 763-8282; fholt@nesdis.noaa.gov

Specialized Operational Services Committee:
Hugh G. McRandal, Jr., 4416 Lord Loudoun Court, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-5927; NOAA/NWS/NCEP Marine Prediction Center (301) 763-8441; Hugh.McRandal@noaa.gov

Strategic Planning Committee (is chaired by the immediate-past President):
Dr. James T. Moore, Saint Louis University, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 3507 Laclede Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63103; (314) 977-3126; moore@eas.slu.edu

Training Committee:
Gail I. Hartfield, 110 Horne Creek Ct., Apex, NC 27502-5204; NOAA/NWSFO Raleigh, NC; (919) 515-8200; Gailhs@Mindspring.Com or Gail.Hartfield@noaa.gov

Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee:
Alan E. Gerard, 523 Spring Hill Drive, Madison, MS 39110; NOAA/NWSFO Jackson, MS; (601) 939-2786; Alan.E.Gerard@noaa.gov

National Weather Digest Co-editors:
Kenneth B. Mielke, NOAA/NWSFO, 5324 Tri-Hill Frontage Road, Great Falls, MT 59404-4933; (406) 453-9957; Ken.Mielke@noaa.gov
Major Peter B. Roohr, USAF, 607 WS UNIT 15173, APO AP 96205-0108; roohrp@usfk.korea.army.mil

Newsletter Co-editors:
Larry Burch, NWS/NWSFO, 2242 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84116; (801) 524-5154; Larry.Burch@noaa.gov
Eli Jacks, NOAA/NWS W/OM21, 1325 East West Hwy, Room 13125, Silver Spring, MD 20910; (301) 713-1970; FAX: (301) 589-1321; Elliott.Jacks@noaa.gov

Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology Co-Editors:
Alan E. Gerard, 523 Spring Hill Drive, Madison, MS 39110; NOAA/NWSFO Jackson, MS; (601) 939-2786; Alan.E.Gerard@noaa.gov
Steven Vasiloff, NOAA/NSSL, NWS Western Region HQ, 125 S. State Street, Room 1311, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1102; (801) 524-5131; vasiloff@nssl.noaa.gov

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NWA 25TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING UPDATE

14-20 October 2000
Celebrating 25 Years of Success in the NWA

Call for Papers

The National Weather Association's 25th Annual Meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Silver Spring Conference Center, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910. The theme will be �Celebrating 25 Years of Success in the NWA�. This meeting will afford us the special opportunity to look back at the last 25 years and reflect on the tremendous successes and improvements which have occurred in operational meteorology and related activities since the founding of the NWA in 1975.

In addition to the traditional program of oral presentations, posters, and keynote addresses, special presentations will highlight advances in various aspects of operational meteorology such as severe weather and winter weather forecasting, satellite meteorology, numerical weather prediction, radar, broadcasting, and hydrology. Other commemorative events marking the NWA's 25th anniversary will include special speakers and a unique awards ceremony for those individuals who have had the greatest impact on the NWA and operational meteorology over the past quarter century.

The Annual Meeting will include:

14 � 15 October: WEATHER BROADCASTER WORKSHOPS beginning late Saturday and continuing on Sunday (8:30 AM to 5:00 PM) will include special presentations, exhibits and hands-on workshops appropriate to continuing education for weathercasters, but open to all interested. Tape Swap Sunday evening.
16 � 20 October: ANNUAL MEETING GENERAL SESSIONS from Monday morning through noon on Friday will include a wide variety of topics relating to OPERATIONAL meteorology, hydrology, weather broadcasting, new research applications, and related activities. The program will be a mix of formal presentations, poster sessions, training workshops, exhibits and tours. An Annual Awards Luncheon will be on Tuesday, with a special 25th Anniversary Banquet on Wednesday evening.

The Annual Meeting Coordinator is Steve Harned, National Weather Service Forecast Office, Raleigh, NC, (919) 515-8209, ext. 222, Stephen.Harned@noaa.gov. The Program Chairperson is Gail Hartfield, National Weather Service Forecast Office, Raleigh, NC, (919) 515-8209, ext. 420, Gail.Hartfield@noaa.gov.

Members wishing to assist with the 25th Anniversary events, please contact Steve Harned.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: The deadline for submission of abstracts is June 1st, 2000. Abstracts can be sent via electronic mail to the Program Chairperson at Gail.Hartfield@noaa.gov. Please write �NWA Abstract� in the subject box. The abstract may be included within the body of the e-mail or as an attachment.

Please include the following information in the e-mail correspondence: full abstract title, author(s) and affiliation(s)/address(es) [designate which author(s) will be giving the presentation and whether poster or oral presentation is preferred], audio/visual requirements including software (e.g., PowerPoint, Corel, Internet access) and equipment (e.g., laptop PC, overhead projector), and list the primary contact with their e-mail address.

Abstracts may also be sent via an Internet online form located at: www.nwas.org/2000abstracts.php. Simply fill out the form in its entirety (you may cut-and-paste your abstract from your word processor into the form), and click on the �Submit Query� button at the bottom of the form.

If you will be unable to submit your abstract via e-mail or the online form, please contact Gail Hartfield.

For information on exhibits, accommodations, registration and the overall meeting program, please contact the NWA office at Tel/FAX: (334) 213-0388 or e-mail: NatWeaAsoc@aol.com. The meeting agenda will be posted on the NWA home page (http://www.nwas.org) in August 2000 and printed in the NWA Newsletter.

HOTEL INFORMATION: The main conference hotel will be the Holiday Inn, 8777 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD. A block of rooms has been reserved at discount rates: $115.00 single/double, $99.00 for seniors (65 and older). To reserve a room, please call the hotel direct at (301) 589-0800 and mention "NWA Annual Meeting 2000." Make your reservations before 23 September 2000

A small block of rooms has also been reserved at the Town Center Hotel, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD. Discount rates are: $75.00 single/double, $59 for seniors (65 and older). To reserve a room, please call the hotel direct at (301) 589-5200 and mention "NWA Annual Meeting 2000." Make reservations before 23 September. The Annual Meeting banquet on Wednesday evening is scheduled for the Town Center Hotel since it has the largest ballroom.

Both hotels are owned by Lodgian, Inc., both are near the NWS Headquarters building and about three blocks from the Silver Spring Metro (red line). The hotels are approximately 14 miles from the Ronald Reagan National Airport, 16 miles from Dulles International Airport and 25 miles from B.W.I. Airport.

Additional information will be available in later Newsletters and on the NWA Web site (www.nwas.org).

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MEETINGS OF INTEREST

�The Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference 2000, sponsored by the Central Iowa NWA Chapter will be held at the University Park Holiday Inn, West Des Moines, Iowa from Friday, 31 March at noon until Sunday, 2 April at noon. Oral presentations will be presented by invited speakers in several fields, including meteorology, emergency management and the media. Special sessions and training workshops will allow conference attendees to enhance their knowledge in a number of areas. The deadline for abstracts is past due. For information on registering for the conference, refer to the Central Iowa NWA Web site: www.iowa-nwa.com or e-mail: bryankcci@aol.com.

�22nd Annual National Hurricane Conference, will be held 17-21 April 2000 at the Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, LA. This annual conference will feature workshops covering major aspects of hurricane forecasting, preparedness, response and recovery. Please make hotel arrangements directly with the Hyatt Regency at (504) 561-1234 before 16 May 2000. Register for the conference at a discount rate prior to 1 March 2000 by calling (850) 906-9224 or by visiting the conference Web site at: www.nettally.com/nhc

�National Symposium on the Great Plains Tornado Outbreak of 3 May 1999: Opening a Crosscutting Dialog on Successes, Failures, and Challenges for the Future, April 30 - May 3, 2000 Westin Hotel and Resort, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. National Weather Association is a cosponsor. The Symposium seeks to bring together the natural science, social science, policymaking, public safety, and information dissemination communities as a means for evaluating successes and failures on 3 May, and for stimulating future interaction. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Westin Hotel in Oklahoma City. Conference room rates are $70.00 for both single and double rooms, to which is added 9.375% Oklahoma State Hotel Tax. When contacting the hotel (phone 405-235-2780; fax 405-272-0369), mention the "May 3rd Symposium" to receive the conference rate. Oral and poster presentations will be supplemented by invited and keynote speakers, along with panel discussions and general-interest sessions. To facilitate research by the national community, the Oklahoma Weather Center has established a Web site (caps.ou.edu/wx/info/3may99) that contains most of the observational data, or links to them, collected during the 3 May 1999 event. The deadline for abstract submission is past. Abstracts will be published on the web and made available at the Symposium. For further information, visit the symposium Web page: http://parker.gcn.ou.edu/~kkd/may3.htm

�Second Southwest Weather Symposium, September 21 & 22, 2000, Tucson, Arizona. The Second Southwest Weather Symposium will be held Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 September 2000 in Tucson, Arizona. The symposium will be cosponsored by the National Weather Service, the University of Arizona, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and COMET. The American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association are cooperating organizations.

The purpose of the symposium is to bring together operational forecasters, academic professors, researchers, and climatologists who are interested in the weather and climate of the southwest U.S. and northwestern Mexico. The symposium will provide a forum for presentation and discussion of work that considers midlatitude, subtropical, and tropical weather and precipitation systems that affect the southwest U.S. and northern Mexico. Because of the wide range of climate zones in this region, i.e., arid deserts to forested high mountains, the breadth of relevant topics is large. Regardless of the topics presented, the symposium emphasis will be upon studies relevant to all temporal scales of operational analysis and forecasting. Topics being considered for symposium sessions include: applications of multiscale numerical models to forecasting, quantitative precipitation monitoring and forecasting, severe weather forecasting, flash floods, river forecasting, remote sensing applications, and seasonal forecasting. The two-day symposium will include several invited talks, oral and poster presentations, and open discussions. Detailed information about the symposium can be found on the Internet at: http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/swws/swws.php

Abstracts should be submitted electronically via the symposium Web page no later than 15 June 2000.

�Air Weather Association Reunion, 20 -24 Sept 2000, Las Vegas, Nevada. The AWA along with the Air Weather Reconnaissance Association and many other US Air Force weather squadron alumni associations will hold a reunion at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Las Vegas from 20-24 September. Further information is on the AWA Web site at: http://www.airweaassn.org.

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Correction on article in last Newsletter

Correction on article in last Newsletter:

Publisher apologizes for the error in the URL in the December 1999 Newsletter. The correct URL is printed below.
GOES Products and Services Catalog Online: The 2nd edition of the GOES Products and Services Catalog has been completed and placed on-line. The catalog includes a brief description of the product, an example of the product, references for further reading and a link to the real-time product. Future changes to the catalog will also be posted at this Web site.
http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/arad/fpdt/goescat/index.php.

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MEMBER NEWS

WELCOME to three new corporate members!

DICK'S WEATHER SERVICE
1452 North Limestone Street
Springfield, OH 45503-3353
Tel: 937-399-9362; Fax: 937-399-9362
POC: Richard F. Groeber

UNIV. CORP. FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (UCAR)
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Tel: 303-497-8646; Fax: 303-497-8690
Internet: www.ucar.edu and www.unidata.ucar.edu
POC: Linda Miller e-mail: lmiller@ucar.edu

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - COLUMBIA
Department of Soil and Atmospheric Sciences
Gentry Hall Room 116, Columbia, MO 65211
Tel: 573-882-1496; Fax: 573-884-5133
Internet: www.phlab.missouri.edu/~wxcat
POC: Patrick S. Market e-mail: marketp@showme.missouri.edu

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