U.S. Weather Hazards Outlook (Mon, Dec 3 – Fri, Dec 14, 2012)

Hi Everyone,

Unfortunately, there will be no TV like broadcasts tonight.  I will just be loading up the PowerPoint slides for this week.  Hopefully, next week, I’ll have more time to record the videos.  In the meantime, check out how the weather pattern will be shaping up for the next two weeks. 

This program will be geared toward helping the public prepare for future weather hazards.  One of the things I want to take everyone through are the analog years they use  to build the 6 to 10 Day and 8 to 14 Day Outlooks for Upper Air, Temperatures, and Precipitation.  This information will help aid forecasters to  determine potential weather pattern and hazards.  The goal of presenting this product from the Climate Prediction Center is to alert the public and especially Emergency Management on future hazardous weather and key is lead time for these events.  In addition, I will be presenting my take on the long range weather outlook and introduce something experimental in weather hazard risk rating.  So, all to cover and really good stuff to check out.

Feel free to click here, to check out the full details on the U.S. Hazards Assessment issued Friday afternoon.  They publish their forecasts Monday through Fridays at 3pm Eastern.

Before you check out the images and videos produced, check out some background information on the following:

• Click here to read more about the 6 to 10 Day Maps
• Click here to read more about the 8 to 14 Day Maps

Also, for my weather hazard forecasts, I will be using the NWS U.S Geographic Boundaries Reference Map.  Click here to view map.

Forecast Overview Weather Pattern View: In this section, I combined the analog years the Climate Prediction Center provided for their 6 to 10 Day and 8 to 14 Day Outlooks. Also, I’ll include my take on the long range with Upper Air Map Forecast Summary and then try to rate weather hazards that may impact certain parts of the US. This attempt to rating weather hazards in the long range is experimental.  But if the key is, the more we know about a significant weather event, the more time everyone can plan for them.

Video – Part 1: Upper Air Pattern Forecast

Video – Part 2: Temperature Forecast