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LWX Media Winter Weather Workshop December 9, 2011

LWX Media Winter Weather Workshop December 9, 2011. Opening Remarks Jim Lee. Discussion Areas. Welcome to Winter FY12 Focus Areas Emergency Response Meteorologists Enhanced program leadership Become more outward-oriented Facebook implementation NWSChat implementation

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LWX Media Winter Weather Workshop December 9, 2011

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  1. LWX Media Winter Weather WorkshopDecember 9, 2011 Opening Remarks Jim Lee

  2. Discussion Areas • Welcome to Winter • FY12 Focus Areas • Emergency Response Meteorologists • Enhanced program leadership • Become more outward-oriented • Facebook implementation • NWSChat implementation • Decision Support Services (DSS) Shift • Less emphasis beyond 36 hours • FY11 GPRA+ Goals • WSW FAR • Aviation FAR

  3. POD GPRA: 0.91 LT GPRA: 16hr LWX Winter Storm Warnings

  4. Winter 2011-2012 Motto:“Keep it Simple” • WSW Composition Guidelines (handout) • WSW/NPW Splits • Weather grids • Accumulations • “Can’t see the forest for the trees” • Detracts from situation awareness • Just because you can abuse the 2.5 grid, doesn’t mean you should

  5. Simplify Your Weather Grids

  6. Accumulation Graphics – Smooth • Rough • Smooth

  7. Winter GPRA+ Improvements • LWX did not meet 12/16 GPRA+ measures in FY11: • WSW FAR (not many events) • Aviation FAR (missed it by 1%) • Paths to improving performance: • More frequent event reviews • Increased EARLY coordination with HPC and neighboring WFOs • Running aviation verification monthly

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