NOAA (SECART) 2020 Hurricane Awareness Webinar Series

Webinar title: 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.

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Webinar title: 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.

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Webinar title: 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.

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Webinar title: 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.

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Presentation Slides – Landsea

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Webinar title: 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.

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This webinar will be delivered in Spanish:

Webinar title: 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.)

Presentation Slides – Garcia

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