Powerful Pacific Storm to Continue Impacting Northern California; Heavy Snow in the Appalachians and Portions of the Northeast

A strong atmospheric river will continue to impact northern California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding through Friday. Unsettled weather is expected across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes over the next few days, including the likelihood of heavy snow in the central Appalachians and higher elevations of northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York. Read More >

NWS Amarillo Fire Weather Customers Meeting

January 30th

9:00 - 9:20 am: Welcome & Review of Fire Season 2017 (Ken Schneider, Fire Weather Program Leader)
9:20 - 9:35 am: Climate and Fire Outlook (2018) (Mike Gittinger, AMIC & Ken Schneider, Fire Weather Program Leader)
9:40 - 9:55 am: Fuel/Fuel Load Assessment (Jason McDaniel)
9:55 - 10:05 am: Break
10:05 - 10:30 am: 2018 Fire Weather Decision Support Services (BJ Simpson, IT Specialist & Melissa Beat, Meteorologist)
- Updates to Hotspot Notification Tool
- Fire Support Desk
- West Texas Mesonet (RFTI now included)
- Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook (EHWO)
- Fire Weather Playbook and triggers
- Updated Fire Weather Page
10:30 - 10:45 am: Southern Great Plains Wildfire Outbreaks (Dr. Stephen Bieda, Science & Operations Officer)
10:45 - 10:55 am: RFTI Review (Dr. Stephen Bieda, Science & Operations Officer)
10:55 - 11:05 am: Break
11:05 - 11:15 am: TFS Assets (Cody Holloway)
11:15 - 11:25: Fire Weather Exercise Update (Chris Morris, DSS Specialist)
11:30 - Noon: Open Discussion Session (Mike Gittinger, AMIC & Ken Schneider, Fire Weather Program Leader

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Powerful Pacific Storm to Continue Impacting Northern California; Heavy Snow in the Appalachians and Portions of the Northeast

2018 Fire Weather Customer Meeting