SECART, again in 2020, conducted its annual Hurricane Awareness Webinar Series. The series is created for emergency management professionals and broadcast meteorologists, but is educational and entertaining for a wide audience. The first webinar was held 29 April and the sixth and final webinar of this series was held on 3 June. The series covered lessons from the 2018-9 seasons, Hurricane Dorian impacts, marine safety, and more.
Lessons Learned from The 2018-19 Hurricane Seasons
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Time and duration: 11AM-noon ET (1 hour duration)
Webinar overview: National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham will discuss lessons learned and communications challenges. Dr. Mike Brennan, Hurricane Specialist Unit branch chief will present updates to NHC’s products and services for 2020.
Presentation Slides – Graham/Brennan
Hurricane Dorian – Impacts in the Bahamas
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Time and duration: 11AM-noon ET (1 hour duration)
Webinar overview: The National Hurricane Center’s Hurricane Specialist, John Cangialosi will discuss Dorian’s forecast challenges. Trevor Basden, Director of the Bahamas Dept of Meteorology will share his insights of Hurricane Dorian impacts on the Bahamas.
Presentation Slides – Cangialosi
The Value of Improved Hurricane Forecasts
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Time and duration: 11AM-noon ET (1 hour duration)
Webinar overview: Renato Molina, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics from the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science will discuss his recent NOAA funded work on the economic value of improved hurricane forecasts.
There are No Fish Storms – Marine Safety and Hurricanes
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Time and duration: 11AM-noon ET (1 hour duration)
Webinar overview: Chris Landsea, Branch Chief of NHC’s Tropical Analysis Forecasting Branch, will discuss hurricane-related marine weather hazards and how to safely navigate hurricane season. Hurricane Specialist, Andy Latto will describe new outreach and education efforts aimed at raising marine weather awareness.
Presentation Slides – Latto
Presentation Slides – Landsea
The Use of Reconnaissance Aircraft Data in Weather Forecast Models
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Time and duration: 11AM-noon ET (1 hour duration)
Webinar overview: Meteorologist researcher, Jason Sippel from NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory will provide an overview on how atmospheric data collected by the Hurricane Hunters are used in weather forecast models.
This webinar was delivered in Spanish:
Las lecciones aprendidas de las temporadas de huracanes 2018-19
(Lessons learned from the 2018-19 Hurricane Seasons)
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Time and Duration: 11:00 AM – 12:00 noon ET (1 hour duration)
Webinar overview: El meteorólogo a cargo, Roberto García, de la Oficina de Pronósticos de San Juan, Puerto Rico, presentará las lecciones aprendidas de las temporadas de huracanes 2018-19 y los nuevos esfuerzos de las redes sociales que el Centro Nacional de Huracanes planea usar esta temporada.
(Meteorologist in Charge, Roberto Garcia from the San Juan, Puerto Rico Weather Forecast Office will present lessons learned from the 2018-19 hurricane seasons and new social media efforts that the National Hurricane Center plans to use this season.)