NOAA’s Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) was pleased to host a Hurricane Awareness webinar series in advance of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The webinars are intended to improve the understanding of NOAA’s hurricane-related products and services, so that, with our partners in the emergency management and broadcast communities, we can build a Weather Ready Nation.
The five-part series (see below) includes topics such as tropical cyclone research and forecast improvements, understanding uncertainty in forecasts, and inland flooding. Speakers include NOAA experts from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), the Weather Prediction Center (WPC), and National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs). The fifth webinar in the series presents highlights of the other webinars and will be presented in Spanish for our Spanish-speaking constituents.
2018 Webinar topics and dates:
Contributions of the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project and the Future of NHC Products and Services
May 8, 2018 10 – 11 AM EDT
Dr. Frank Marks – NOAA AOML Hurricane Research Division
Dr. Michael Brennan – NOAA National Hurricane Center
Success and Challenges of the 2017 Hurricane Season
May 15, 2018 at 10 – 11 AM EDT
Mr. Robbie Berg and Mr. Dan Brown – NOAA National Hurricane Center
Inland Flood Forecast Challenges
May 22, 2018, 10 – 11 AM EDT
Mr. Greg Carbin - NOAA Weather Prediction Center
Mr. Lance Wood – NOAA National Weather Service, Houston, TX
Dealing with Forecast Uncertainty in Decision Making
May 31, 2018 2 – 3 PM EDT
Mr. Robbie Berg – NOAA National Hurricane Center
Mr. David Sharp – NOAA National Weather Service, Melbourne, FL
Summary of hurricane research, forecast uncertainty and challenges, and the future of NHC products for 2018 (in Spanish)
June 19, 2018 10 – 11 AM EDT
Mr. Roberto Garcia - NOAA National Weather Service, San Juan, RP
Ms. Shirley Murillo - NOAA AOML Hurricane Research Division