NATIONAL WEATHER ASSOCIATION

NEWSLETTER

No. 99-1, 2 January - February 1999

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Working Together to Advance Weather Forecasting as an Applied Science

It is my pleasure to address you for the first time as president of the NWA. I look forward to this year as we work together in advancing causes vital to operational meteorology. I want to follow my predecessors in being pro-active on issues within the government, private, military and academic sectors that have a bearing on how operational meteorologists meet the challenge of forecasting the weather. Towards this end I will depend on all of you to keep me abreast of issues that concern you and how you do your job. Communication is crucial to this process. Please do not hesitate to send your ideas or comments to me by e-mail, phone, snail mail, fax, or overnight mail! I am proud to be president of the NWA and will do my best to be responsive to your needs.

We have a great communication infrastructure within the NWA. Most of our committees have their own home page (linked through the NWA home page at http://www.nwas.org) where you can view their latest work. I strongly recommend that you look at these home pages to not only see what these committees are doing, but also to see what you can learn. Our science is changing so rapidly that we must be vigilant in our search for new understanding. Certainly the Internet is one way to conduct that search. I also ask that you get involved by joining a committee, offering your comments on issues that affect you, attending our annual meeting in October, sending an article to the NWA Newsletter or National Weather Digest, or by writing an NWA Annual Award nomination on a colleague to offer "kudos" for a job well done.

The recent elections of officers and councilors and the passage of new by-laws will bring about several significant changes. One important approved change is that we will be adding more people to the Council in this year’s election. This change will allow us to get a broader range of opinions from each sector of our community. The new by-laws also permit us to obtain a paid Assistant Executive Director. With this assistant’s help, we hope to be able to produce the Newsletter and the National Weather Digest in a more timely fashion. I am very grateful to the people who agreed to run for office, it is a testament to the organization that so many people wanted to be involved in the work of the NWA.

One of my primary goals for the year is to continue to bridge the gap between the academic/research community and the operational community. Over the past decade various programs (e.g., COMET, Unidata) have made significant contributions in this arena, but the NWA can add its expertise to this area as well. We have a broad spectrum of meteorologists within our organization that can act as a focal point towards continuing to narrow this gap. Again, communication is paramount. We have common goals and need to increase the dialogue between the people in the "trenches" forecasting the weather and those doing research and training. We need each other’s expertise and experiences to synergistically enhance our understanding of our complex science.

It has been my good fortune to have had the opportunity to work with many people within the National Weather Service, military (Air Force and Navy), broadcast meteorology community, and various private-sector firms. I have noticed that if you extend a hand most people will give you a fair shake. Let’s talk about the science of weather forecasting. Let’s talk about how to better communicate our forecasts and warnings to the public. Let’s talk about new conceptual models for severe local storms and tornadogenesis. Let’s share ideas about forecasting winter storms and the variety of precipitation types they bring. Let’s share our experience with new parameters, numerical models, and methodologies for arriving at that elusive quantitative precipitation estimate. We have more tools for communicating now than ever before. Let’s take advantage of these tools and move our science forward with renewed vigor and enthusiasm. Most importantly, let the NWA be the forum for this exchange. I challenge each of you to broaden your horizon and work with at least one partner in a different sector of our community. To bridge the gap between operational meteorologists and those in research and training we need a "conduit" attitude. I know that if you talk to people outside your "domain" you will often find it rewarding and engaging. Please do me one favor, keep me in the loop and tell me how it goes. Thanks! - Jim Moore

MEMBER NEWS

In mid-January, Dr. D. James Baker, NOAA administrator announced that Vickie L. Nadolski was appointed Director, NWS Western Region Headquarters, Salt Lake City, UT; and Louis W. Uccellini was appointed Director for the NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Camp Springs, MD. Excerpts from the NOAA/DOC press release follow.

"I am fully committed to ensuring that we have the best weather service in the world and I am confident that these individuals have the experience and expertise to help us maximize the $4.5 billion dollar investment American taxpayers have made in modernizing the National Weather Service," said US Commerce Secretary William M. Daley.

"Individuals such as Nadolski, and Uccellini, will help NOAA and the United States remain a leader in weather and climate science and service." As NWS regional director, Ms. Nadolski will manage all operational and scientific meteorological and hydrologic programs for the Western portion of the country including observing networks, weather services, forecasting, and climatology and hydrology. She will direct weather services for eight sates: California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada.

"Our Western states have diverse and challenging weather. Vicki Nadolski's strong leadership and management skills are well suited to meet the demands of that part of the country," said John J. Kelly, Jr., NOAA assistant administrator for weather services and NWS director.

Vickie Nadolski, a native of Lynchburg, VA, and Herndon, VA, resident, joined the NWS in 1975 and has held a variety of meteorology and technical positions. She is best known for her work as the program manager of the Automated Surface Observing System, one of the new technologies of the modernized weather service. Since 1995, Nadolski has been responsible for directing the $230 million tri-agency system acquisition, managing system development and deployment across the country and integrating this technology into NOAA's data stream. As part of the Senior Executive Service Candidate Program, she assists the NWS director with special projects such as developing a strategic plan for the future and reorganizing the agency's headquarters.

As the director of the National Centers of Environmental Prediction (NCEP), Dr. Uccellini will direct a central component of the NWS mission to protect life and property, as well as mitigate economic loss, by providing accurate forecasts and forecast guidance products to weather service field offices and many external users. Uccellini, a native of Bethpage, Long Island, NY, and Columbia, MD, resident, has been the NWS' director of meteorology since 1994. During his tenure, he has established the scientific and operational requirements for NWS weather data, forecasts and warnings and the dissemination of these products to a diverse user community. Uccellini's federal career began as a research meteorologist with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Laboratory for Atmospheres, Greenbelt, MD, from 1978 to 1989. Uccellini joined NOAA as the chief of the Meteorological Operations Division, Camp Springs, MD, in 1989. [He is also the author of more than 50 journal publications, and received the NWA Annual Research Achievement Award in 1996.]

"Louis Uccellini's meteorological track record at the National Weather Service is impressive," said Baker. "NCEP is the starting point for nearly all weather and climate forecasts in the United States," said Kelly. "With Louis Uccellini's expertise, NCEP will continue to provide invaluable service to National Weather Service field offices, other government agencies, and private meteorological services who rely on our products and services." Uccellini will manage the direction and administration of all NCEP activities including technical and operational management of daily operations; ensuring timely and adequate implementation of new programs, products and services; and responding to the short-term and long-term needs of the NWS field operations and external customers.

Kirk Melhuish of News/Talk 750 WSB Radio in Atlanta has been chosen by ATLANTA MAGAZINE as the "Best Meteorologist" in Atlanta. The honor appeared in the magazine’s annual Best Of edition December issue. The selection is made by popular poll and a panel of experts. The editorial comment reads: "Not just another pretty face. So, don't look for him on TV. But, when weather is important most of Atlanta tunes to Melhuish. He reads a Doppler like a wizard reads his crystal ball. He sees what weather prophets fail to see. He's old reliable".

Call for Papers NWA 1999 Annual Meeting

The National Weather Association’s twenty-fourth Annual Meeting will be held 16 – 22 October 1999 at the Isle of Capri Crowne Plaza Resort, 151 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530.

The Program Committee welcomes papers on the 1999 theme, "Working Together to Advance Weather Forecasting as an Applied Science." A wide variety of topics will be accepted to include: weather analysis and forecasting, new research applications, technological advances, radar and satellite applications, tropical weather forecasting, operational support to users, education and training (including public education/awareness), and meteorology careers now and for the future.

The Annual Meeting program (18–22 Oct) will consist of oral and poster presentations, training workshops, panel discussions, and exhibits. The Annual Awards Banquet will be held Wednesday evening, 20 October. Program Co-Chairpersons are: Dr. Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Dept of Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson, MS (601) 968-7012; and Kevin J. Pence, Science and Operations Officer, NOAA/National Weather Service Forecast Office, Calera, AL (205) 664-3010.

Special workshops and presentations for weathercasters and all others interested will be conducted on 16–17 October. Broadcaster Workshop Chairperson is John B. McLaughlin, KCCI-TV, Des Moines IA.

Individuals and organizations who wish to give a presentation or workshop must submit a one page abstract before 30 June 1999 by e-mail to: Dr. Paul J. Croft at pcroft@stallion.jsums.edu Please indicate a preference for an oral or poster presentation and include a list of audiovisual requirements. Do not expect to have equipment that is not requested. Notification of abstract acceptance will be sent to primary authors by 15 August.

To provide or assist with the Broadcaster Workshop program (16–17 Oct), please contact: John McLaughlin, KCCI-TV, Des Moines IA, (515) 247-8888; e-mail: johnmc49@ecity.net

For information on exhibits, arrangements and the general program, please contact the NWA office Tel/FAX: (334) 213-0388; e-mail: NatWeaAsoc@aol.com

HOTEL INFORMATION:The Isle of Capri Crowne Plaza Resort room reservations can be made by calling 1-800-843-4753, pressing 1 for the Biloxi location and then ask for reservations at extension 8760, 8761 or 8762. Please inform the reservationist that you will be attending the National Weather Association conference and that your conference code is "NAT". The "NAT" single and double room discount rate is $71.82 per night plus state/local taxes (currently 10%). All reservations must be guaranteed by a major credit card and be made by individuals 21 years of age or older.

The deadline for making hotel room reservations is 1 October 1999. Cancellations will be accepted up until 72 hours prior to check in. Hotel check in is at 4:00 PM; checkout is at 12:00 noon.

Make plans to attend NOW! The program will build on the very successful 1998 meeting where over 350 participated. The Biloxi area is near Keesler AFB, Stennis Space Center and other possible tour locations.

More information on this 24th Annual Meeting will be supplied in later Newsletters and posted on the NWA home page at http://www.nwas.org.

NEW TORNADO RECORDS SET IN JANUARY 1999

Check the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center’s home page at http://www.spc.noaa.gov if you can and note the tornado total for January 1999 for the 48 contiguous states. On 15 February, the preliminary total for January was 169 and the final count may be even higher. The final count considers county segments since warnings are verified by counties (if one tornado passes through 3 counties, the final count will include the 3).

Rod Phillips of STORMFAX spread the news that the new record is more than three times the previous monthly record for January of 52 tornadoes set in 1975. He also reported that more tornadoes occurred on 21 January 1999 (87) than on any previous January day on record. That one-day total also beat out the old record of 52 tornadoes for the whole month of January.

Killer tornadoes totaled 9 with 19 deaths reported — 10 in Tennessee, 8 in Arkansas and 1 in Texas.

The record-breaking totals and the weather patterns that occurred were similar to what can be expected in the March-April time period.

Thankfully the trend didn’t continue into February. As of 15 February, the preliminary tornado total is 9. This is below the mathematical average and well below the numbers for last year. February of 1998 saw 56 tornadoes in the preliminary column and 78 in the final —contributing to the death toll of 41. The final statistics for 1998 should be out soon showing more records broken. There were 1254 preliminary reports of tornadoes in 1998, versus 1481 tornado segments FINAL through 1 Dec 1998. The 1997 FINAL total was 1148 and in 1996, 1173 were in the FINAL count.

The NWA office receives many calls, letters and e-mails especially from students wanting help with school assignments on severe weather. The answers provided are usually short, but as most members will understand, the explanation of the statistics used can fill the rest of the page or more. Help us remind all to be careful in using severe weather numbers!

LOCAL CHAPTER NEWS

Heart of the Midlands NWA Chapter offers the following as a suggestion to other chapters.

The Omaha area local chapters of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association are cosponsoring a career fair on Monday, 22 Feb at 7:00PM, at the Bellevue West High School, Bellevue, Nebraska. A panel of eight professional meteorologists will speak about the many career opportunities in meteorology and related sciences. This panel is comprised of Ms. Michelle Boss, WOWT; Mr. Dave Theophilus, National Weather Service; Dr. Mark Anderson, UNL; Dr. Jeffrey Peake, UNO; Dr. Dean Morss, Creighton Univ.; Col. Thomas Accola, Vice Commander of the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA); MSgt Keil or TSgt Elford, AFWA; and Mr. Jim Krist, OPPD. If you have questions, please contact: Ralph Hanson, (402) 294-3866 or e-mail: HANSONRA@stratcom.af.mil.

MEETINGS OF INTEREST

• 24th Annual Northeast Storm Conference, Saratoga Springs NY, 12-14 March 1999.

The Lyndon State College AMS/NWA joint chapter continue to host this annual event. The weekend conference will begin Friday, 12 March 1999 at the Holiday Inn, Saratoga Springs, New York. The Saturday night banquet speaker this year is Dr. Bob Sheets, former director of the National Hurricane Center, and current consulting meteorologist for ABC News. For further details on this year's event, please see the chapter homepage at http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/ams/conf.html or contact: Jamie R. Casto, chapter president (802) 626-0931

• Third Annual Central Iowa NWA Chapter Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference will be held 26-28 March 1999 at the University Park Holiday Inn, West Des Moines, Iowa. It will begin on Friday, 26 March at 1:30 PM and conclude on Sunday, 28 March at noon. Featured speakers include David Jahn of the University of Oklahoma Center for Analysis and Prediction of Severe Storms who will speak on the integration of real-time radar data into storm-scale numerical models. A number of papers will feature interaction between media forecasters and the National Weather Service during severe weather outbreaks, including the importance of pre-event coordination. A radar and satellite workshop is being developed by the WSR-88D Operational Support Facility, Bob Johns from NWS Storm Prediction Center will return with another hands-on exercise, and Dr. James T. Moore, NWA President and St. Louis University Professor will guide the attendees through a workshop on heavy precipitation forecasting. Additional conference speakers will cover NEXRAD Build 10 algorithms, Lightning, and the EMWIN system and its potential uses. More than 300 attendees are expected for this popular conference. An updated schedule is available at http://www.ecity.net/~iowanwa/ Registrations are due no later than March 15th. The fee for the conference is $85 and is payable to: Central Iowa NWA. Box 7512, Urbandale, Iowa 50322. A block of 150 hotel rooms has been reserved at the University Park Holiday Inn. The room rate is $68 single/double and includes taxes. For hotel reservations call (515) 223-1800 and mention Severe Storms Conference for the special rate. A free airport shuttle is available to conference attendees. Vendor space is still available and can be arranged by contacting John McLaughlin at johnmc49@ecity.net or at KCCI-TV (515) 247-8888.

Les Lemon will also teach a 16-hour Doppler radar course in Des Moines, 6-7 March 1999. Completion of the course results in a certificate. Class fee is $300 and is limited. For additional details, e-mail John McLaughlin at: johnmc49@ecity.net.

• 21st Annual National Hurricane Conference will be held 29 March - 2 April 1999 at the Omni Rosen Hotel, Orlando, Florida. General session topics will include an overview of the 1998 hurricane season, Bill Gray’s 1999 hurricane season outlook, improvements in hurricane forecasting, mitigation strategies that work and much more. Thirty-six workshops are being planned and exhibits will be available. Reserve your room at the Omni Rosen by calling 1-800-843-6664 by 1 March for the National Hurricane Conference Group Rate. Register to attend the Conference by 15 January to obtain discount rates. For more information call (850) 906-9224 or check the Internet website http://www.nettally.com/nhc

• Severe Weather Conference, 8-10 April 1999, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn Illinois. The College of DuPage Meteorology Department is presenting the second annual Severe Weather Conference for Undergraduates, funded in part by NSF grant #DUE-9551536. This year's conference promises to be even better than last year's when over 200 people attended, representing over 20 different universities and colleges. There will be more hands-on workshops, more time to interact with other participants, and some great presentations about cutting-edge material in the field of severe weather forecasting and analysis. There will even be a chance for the participants to share video clips and slides of their own storm chasing experiences. On Friday night, there will be a banquet featuring presentations on findings from Vortex, the 1979 Wichita Falls tornado and a keynote address by Brian Smith celebrating the life and work of the late Dr. Ted Fujita. Sessions will be given by Harold Brooks, Don Burgess, Jim Johnson, Les Lemon, Ron Przybylinski, Steven Silberberg, Brian Smith, Greg Stumpf, and Morris Weisman on topics ranging from radar interpretation to severe thunderstorm climatology to tornado forecasting techniques. The conference costs only $60 for students; $100 for non-students. The cost includes conference materials, lunches on Thursday and Friday, refreshments during breaks and the dinner banquet on Friday night. Check out all the information on the Internet at http://weather.cod.edu/svr-conf/ or contact Paul L. Sirvatka, Professor of Meteorology at (630) 942-2118 or e-mail: sirvatka@WEATHER.COD.EDU

• 1999 TESSA National Meeting is scheduled for 17 April in Plano, Texas. Veteran storm chasers Dr. Charles Doswell, Gene Moore and Alan Moller have accepted invitations to speak at the 6th annual TESSA National Meeting. This represents a reunion of three senior storm chasers. All three have contributed greatly to the science of storm chasing and severe weather forecasting techniques and education. They are among the most respected in the "storm" industry. Details are available on the TESSA home page at http://www.tessa.org

1999 NWA OFFICERS & COUNCILORS

The ballots have been counted and the new slate of NWA Officers and Councilors took effect in January 1999. Congratulations to those elected and thanks to all nominees for showing extraordinary support of the NWA by volunteering for office.

PRESIDENT: 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

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

VICE-PRESIDENT:Leslie R. Lemon
16416 Cogan Drive
Independence, MO 64055
(816) 373-9990
lrlemon@compuserve.com
Lockheed Martin Ocean, Radar & Sensor Systems

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) 664-7828
Gary.Petti@noaa.gov
NWS Forecast Office

COUNCILORS for 1998 and 1999:

Dr. Mark S. Binkley
MSU Dept of Geosciences
P.O. Box 5448
Mississippi State, MS 39762
(601) 325-2908
Binkley@DeanAS.MsState.Edu

Kent Ehrhardt
KMOV-TV
1 Memorial Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63101
(800) 444-6333
kehrhardt@kmov.com

Jose’ M. Garcia, Jr.
7725 Cervin
Amarillo, TX 79121
(806) 335-2911
Jose.Garcia@noaa.gov
NWS Forecast Office

Sylvia K. Graff
NOAA/NWS HQ SSMC2
1325 E-W Hwy Room 3314
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 713-0069x158
Sylvia.Graff@noaa.gov

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

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

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 Center
1313 Halley Circle
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 579-0721
Michael.D.Vescio@noaa.gov

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

The immediate past President remains on the Council for one year as a Councilor: Joseph T. Schaefer
1313 Halley Circle
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 579-0701
Joseph.Schaefer@noaa.gov
NWS Storm Prediction Center

Eecutive 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

1999 NWA COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

Comissioner of Committees (non-voting, appointed member of NWA Council):

Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory, 1313 Halley Circle, Norman, OK 73069; (405) 366-0410; FAX: (405) 366-0472; brown@nssl.noaa.gov

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; shadow-seer@msn.com

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; dfreeman@southwind.net

- Broadcaster Seal of Approval Committee:
Brad Sussman, WEWS-TV, 3001 Euclid Avenue,
Cleveland, OH 44115; (216) 431-3768; FAX: (216)
431-3666; Bswx@aol.com

  • Evaluation Board members: Ruth Aiken, Richard E. Apuzzo Jr., Jack Church, Carey Coleman, Dick Elder, Robert W. Farrell, Rob Fowler, Michael Goldberg, Tim Heller, Karen Maginnis, Alan Sealls, Lisa Spencer, Roland Steadham, Dave Sweeney, Sandy Thomson and Dan Threlkeld.

- 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) 968-7012; 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

- Annual Meeting Broadcaster Workshops Program: John B. McLaughlin, KCCI-TV, 888 Ninth Street, Des Moines, IA 50309; (515) 247-8851; johnmc49@ecity.net Corporate Affairs Committee:

John A. Lasley, Jr., SMI, PO 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 curator: Stacy L. Bunin

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; FAX: (814) 339-7773; fhauth@srt.net

Nominating Committee:

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

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):

Joseph T. Schaefer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP Storm Prediction Center, 1313 Halley Circle, Norman, OK 73069; (405) 579-0701; Joseph.Schaefer@noaa.gov

Training Committee:

Gail I. Hartfield, 102 Solstice Circle, Cary, NC 27513-5209; 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, HQ AFWA/DNXT, 106 Peacekeeper Drive Suite 2N3, Offutt AFB NE 68113-4039; (402) 294-1690; peter.roohr@afwa.af.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

JOB CORNER

Ed: The NWA lists job openings in the regular paper Newsletter copies free from equal opportunity employers for the benefit of members. Submit job openings to the NWA office at anytime. See http://www.nwas.org/jobs.html for the latest listings.