OKpowdah Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Hey everyone. A couple of my friends from Plymouth State and myself have been discussing forming a forecasting/consulting business for about a year now. Quite likely that nothing comes of it. Regardless, I wanted to share our website: http://atmosolutions.blogspot.com/ I'll try to keep up posting there at least once a week. The discussions are nothing too special, but I want to try to do for now is just a general summary of the larger scale evolution ahead a couple weeks (or further for anything particularly interesting). As most of you probably know, I love taking specific events and linking them to the big picture. Essentially that's what I'll aim to do here, without getting too technical ...and appealing to all of our numerous future investors (). Anyway, I figure at the very least it might be good reference here also for anyone wanting a quick summary of how I'm seeing things evolve. So enjoy. I just did a write-up on the Canadian trough, looking at a timeline of events for the CONUS. Obviously staying cold in New England for a little while. Of particular interest to me is what happens once that GOA block breaks down and the s/w train into the west begins again. Opens the door for some severe weather possibilities here but also expecting that storminess to translate eastward. October 2012 looks like the month of cold rain so far. And maybe, if I have some time, I might even post some Freudian snowfall maps for you this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Nice site,Sam-I-am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Nice site,Sam-I-am. haha thanks. Oh I forgot one of the main objectives. We are running our own WRF and various ensemble versions and we were thinking of trying to get the forecasts up on the site. Absolutely no idea on the expected timeline of this happening, but I'll let you know ...if it happens. Until then, enjoy the "WRF forecasts" page, consisting of "coming soon..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Great write up. Sure jives with all the long range progs, including the CPC long range drought monitor and precip anamolies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Hey everyone. A couple of my friends from Plymouth State and myself have been discussing forming a forecasting/consulting business for about a year now. Quite likely that nothing comes of it. Regardless, I wanted to share our website: ... Best of luck to you! I always like hearing about folks trying to make their own way instead of asking for a handout. I did that when I was in school back in the 80s forecasting for ski areas, radio stations, etc. and it helped pay my way. I hope it works out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Best of luck to you! I always like hearing about folks trying to make their own way instead of asking for a handout. I did that when I was in school back in the 80s forecasting for ski areas, radio stations, etc. and it helped pay my way. I hope it works out for you. Thanks! I love following current weather, but I'm not sure I'd be interested in operational forecasting at a WFO. At the same time I want to contribute to the field through research. I feel like consulting opens up some options to combine research and actually implement new ideas in forecasting. Like I said, I doubt anything comes of it, but my group of friends that have been talking are smart people (four masters, one going for a PhD right now). It's just a matter of if we make the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 What do you think dendrite...should be ban Sam for pimping his site here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 What do you think dendrite...should be ban Sam for pimping his site here? sorry. You can move this to OT if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 haha thanks. Oh I forgot one of the main objectives. We are running our own WRF and various ensemble versions and we were thinking of trying to get the forecasts up on the site. Absolutely no idea on the expected timeline of this happening, but I'll let you know ...if it happens. Until then, enjoy the "WRF forecasts" page, consisting of "coming soon..." Nice site, looking forward to seeing your WRF output. As a side note, I took over Emily's WRF machine, so I plan to start doing some case studies/analyses using WRF in the future. By the end of this winter, I should have an endless selection of case studies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 What do you think dendrite...should be ban Sam for pimping his site here? lolSpeaking of WRF. I think I will be running ours this winter. Wish me luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Nice site, looking forward to seeing your WRF output. As a side note, I took over Emily's WRF machine, so I plan to start doing some case studies/analyses using WRF in the future. By the end of this winter, I should have an endless selection of case studies. That's awesome! You already have a ton of cases to work with. This winter alone will probably keep you pretty busy. I had a list of 41 wind events for just 4 years of data. If you stumble over some really interesting cases, shoot me a message! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 sorry. You can move this to OT if you want Lol, I was obviously trolling you. I think you are doing a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Sam how long did you intern in NWS Anchorage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Lol, I was obviously trolling you. I think you are doing a great job. lol alright, thanks! Sam how long did you intern in NWS Anchorage? Just for the summer. I was there for 9 weeks, presented in DC, then moved to OK. Loved it up there though! Definitely will make a point of going back sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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