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Jerald Meadows
NWS Meteorologist
June 12th, 2014
WILLCOX AG/WX CONFERENCE
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TWO WAY COMMUNICATION
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VEGETATION IMPACT PROGRAM (VIP)
• Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) collaboration project with weather forecasters, climatologist, Extension Specialist, and other vegetation experts (Growers)
• Forecasters issue products from given thresholds.
• I.E., ≤28° = Hard Freeze Warning
• Though, different vegetation has different critical thresholds.
• Project open to anyone with vegetation expertise by joining the Listserv
• Simple answers go a long way
• “No” – there isn’t any plants that are susceptible to low temps at this time. (Plants dormant so headline would be unwarranted)
• “Maybe” – may be there are only a few plants susceptible to low temps. (Now NWS forecasters know to communicate with experts if low temps forecast)
• “Yes” – Plant susceptible to low temps present (if low temps forecast issue headline)
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VEGETATION IMPACT PROGRAM (VIP)
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VEGETATION IMPACT PROGRAM (VIP)
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VEGETATION IMPACT PROGRAM (VIP)
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RADAR COVERAGE
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RADAR COVERAGE CONTINUED
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RADAR TILTS
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RADAR
• ~5000 ft ASL
• Wilcox is ~50 miles away at near 4190 ft ASL
• That makes the lowest beam possible to reach Wilcox is roughly 6000 ft above the city
• So the take away we can’t see what is happening at that level, especially when it comes
to dust.
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THE MONSOON…
• Comes from the Arabic word for season
• Used by the NWS in the same way as you use the word
summer or autumn. “I will be in Canada for the next 6
months, so I will miss the monsoon.”
• Does not refer to an individual thunderstorm or several
thunderstorms
• Begins June 15th and continued through September 30th
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Asian
Monsoon
North
American
Monsoon
What is a Monsoon? Seasonal Wind Shift on a Regional Scale
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Non-Monsoon Season Monsoon Season
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DUST PRODUCTS
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FORECAST REFERENCE CROP
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
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OBSERVATIONS/GROUND TRUTH
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OBSERVATIONS MAKE A WORLD OF
DIFFERENCE
Raw Model Data After observation corrections
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OUR HOME PAGE
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FORECAST
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FORECAST
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FORECAST
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FORECAST
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FORECAST
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OUR HOME PAGE
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USER DEFINED FORECAST AREA
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USER FORECAST AREA
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OUR HOME PAGE
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WEATHER ACTIVITY PLANNER