WeatherBrains 1052: He Pulled It Out Of His You-Know-What

About this episode

This episode focuses on marine weather, discussing various forecasts and hazards with expert guests.

Tonight's WeatherBrains episode is all about marine weather! We discuss wave forecasting, marine hazards, and the many products issued for mariners. Guest WeatherBrain for tonight's episode is Chris Landsea. He was formerly the Science and Operations Officer for 11 years at NHC, and he's now the Chief of TAFB (Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch) at the NHC. He has served in this role since 2019. Chris, it's great to have you on tonight's episode. Guest WeatherBrain and meteorologist Brian Lamarre was formerly the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) at the Lubbock TX NWS office. He then served 17 years as the MIC (Meteorologist in Charge) at the Tampa FL NWS. The panel discusses the various commonly seen marine alerts, including freezing spray forecasts, Special Marine Warnings, and hazardous sea warnings. Brian, welcome to the show! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. Looking back at WeatherBrains Episode 46 featuring Dr. William Gray (Fall 2006) - Link incoming! (13:00) What is the NWS Marine Program? (14:30) Small Craft Advisories (18:00) Gale Warnings and why are these…

People in this episode

Guests: Chris Landsea, Brian Lamarre

Topics covered

• marine weather
• wave forecasting
• marine hazards
• marine alerts
• NWS Marine Program
• coastal flood advisories

Keywords

• marine weather
• wave forecasting
• marine hazards
• Special Marine Warnings
• coastal flood advisories
• rip currents
• freezing spray forecasts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHC, NWS, TAFB

Places: Lubbock TX, Tampa FL

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