Arctic air lingers for the east, however, winds will slowly subside and a slow moderating trend starts during the week. Moisture continues to provide rainfall and higher elevation snow for the Pacific Northwest, northern California and northern Rockies through Monday. For the State of Hawaii, dangerous surf conditions with strong winds and heavy rainfall will impact the islands through Monday. 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
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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