Some of you asked me about watching presentations at the recent Northwest Weather Conference.
You can!
The meeting was recorded and if you would like to see any of the sessions please see the zoom links below.
The agenda is found below and here:
https://a.atmos.washington.edu/pnww/index2023.php?page=agenda
Friday, May 12
Saturday, May 13
Northwest Weather Conference 2023
Sponsored by NOAA/NWS, the University of Washington, and the Seattle and Portland Branches of the American Meteorological Association. Online.
Friday, May 12, 2023
1:00-1:10 PM Welcome and Meeting Details
Special presentation
Part 1: Heavy rainfall and atmospheric rivers on the West Coast
1:10-1:30 Summary of west coast atmospheric rivers in 2022/23F. Martin Ralph Director, Center
for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) – UC San Diego
1:30-1:45 Great West Coast flood in 1861-62 compared with last winter – what
difference? Larry Schick Center for Western Weather and Extreme Water (CW3E)
1:45-2:00 Using satellite data to detect heavy rainfall and flooding in the UK
Colombia and California. William Straka III, CIMSS/NOAA/LEO
2:00-2:15 Impact assessment of five PNW countries. Karin Bumbaco and Crystal Raymond,
Office of the Washington State Climatologist, CICOES, University of Washington
2:15-2:30 Developing an impact-based hurricane scale for decision-making in a warming world: Demonstration using major extra-atmospheric river storms for 2020-2023 . Melinda M Brugman, Alex Cannon and the team ARkSuperStorm
2:30-2:45 Coastal flooding in Western Washington and the December 2022 event.
Kirby Cook, Director of Science and Operations
2:45-3:00 What did we learn from the Olympic Mountain Experiment (OLYMPEX) about precipitation in complex terrain. Lynn McMurdie, University of Washington
3:00-3:30pm Take a break
Part 2: Forecasting snow and avalanches
3:30-3:45 Meteorological avalanche forecast. Dallas Glasses
Deputy Director- Avalanche Forecaster, Northwest Avalanche Center
3:45-4:00 Impact-based decision support services before record snowfall in the Pacific Northwest by cascade, Charlotte Dewey, National Weather Service, Spokane, Washington
4:00-4:15 Unexpected snowfall in Portland on February 22…Satellite products and
Analysis Display. Sheldon Kusselson, Collaborative Institute for Atmospheric Research (CIRA)/Colorado State University
Part 3: Forest fire and smoke forecasting
4:15-4:30 Monitor wildfire smoke with a cap space meter. Phil Swartzendruber, Puget Sound Clean Air Authority
4:30-4:45 Update on our geostationary GOES-R capabilities for fire and smoke monitoring. Mike Stavish, Scientific and Executive Officer, WFO Medford
4:45-5:00 Research Support for the Regulatory Burn Crisis Strategy. Marlin Martine, Brian Potter, Andy Chiodi, Joel Dubowy, Aaron Rowe, Vaughn Cork, Steve Bodnar, Ernesto Alvarado Sim Larkin, Susan O’Neill, Tony Bova
6:00-9:00 Conference party at Ivar’s Salmon House, Seattle
Party Talk: Mathew Dehr, Meteorologist, DNR
Washington’s exotic wildfire seasons and events: Climate and weather perspectives.
6:00-7:00pm Icebreaker – no bar
7:00-8:00 Dinner buffet
7:45-8:30 Presentation
Saturday, May 13, 2023
9:00-9:10AM Welcome
Special presentation
9:10-9:25 Future direction of the American Meteorological Association. Dr. Brad Colman, President, American Meteorological Association
Session 4: Northwest Climate and Weather
9:25-9:40 Western Australia Extreme Weather Events: Variations and Trends. Nick Bond and Karin
Bumbaco. Office of the Washington State Climatologist, CICOES, University of Washington
9:40- 9:55 Observing and simulating the characteristics of downstream flows in stratigraphy
rainfall on the Olympic peninsula. Robert Conrick, Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik (host), Lynn McMurdie
9:55-10:10 Why is the June 2021 Heatwave so severe? Cliff Volume, David Oven, Robert
Conrick and John Christy.
10:10-10:25 Simulate a future climate for the Salish Sea using dynamic scaling
Atmospheric Forecasting / Eva Gnegy. UBC – Faculty of Atmospheric Sciencesfirst; Canadian Oceans and Fisheries (DFO)2
10:25-10:55 Take a break
10:55-11:10 Regional Climate Modeling. Eric Salathe, UW Bothell
11:10-11:25 Portland Snowstorm Summary February 22, 2023. Tyler Kranz, Meteorology Team Leader, NWS Portland
Session 5: Regional weather forecast and media
11:25-11:45 UW Dawgcast. Shannon O’Donnell, KOMO TV and UW
11:45-12:00 Update on the WRF Northwest Modeling System. David Ovens and the cliff volume
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-1:15 Weather Social Media Manager, Justin Shaw, SeattleWeatherBlog
1:15- 1:30 National Weather Service Social Media Access. Logan Johnson, MIC, and Jake DeFlitch, NWS Seattle
1:30-1:45 Weather assistance at Alaska Airlines. Michael Snyder, Alaska Airlines
1:45-2:00 High Amplitude Wind/Gravity Event May 2, 2013. Anthony Edwards,
Atmospheric Science, University of Washington
2:00-2:15 Rotating Convection Near Terrain. Steve Businger and Terrence J. Corrigan Jr., University of Hawaii.
2:15-2:30 pm. Featured Weather Video, 2022-2023. Greg Johnson, Skunk Flying Weather
