{"id":2494,"date":"2011-11-22T01:45:55","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T07:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2011-11-21T21:47:44","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T03:47:44","slug":"weatherbrains-304-qlcs-1-spann-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=2494","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 304:  QLCS 1 &#8211; Spann 0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/audio\/wb112111.mp3\" title=\"Episode 304\">WeatherBrains Episode 304<\/a> is now online (November 21, 2011).  If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> netcast audio program for you!<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.podtrac.com\/player\/embed.js?h=100&amp;feed=http%3a%2f%2fweatherbrains.com%2fxml%2fWeatherBrains.xml\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/ron-gird.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Gird, NWS\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is <strong>Ron Gird<\/strong>.  Ron is a meteorologist with NOAA\u2019s National Weather Service (NWS).  He is responsible for NWS Customer Outreach and Education Programs. He has his B.S. in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University.  <\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Secondary tornado season in the Southeast US<\/li>\n<li>82 in Lower Rio Grande Valley and 15 in Wyoming<\/li>\n<li>45 below at Northway, AK<\/li>\n<li>Snow cover way ahead of typical<\/li>\n<li>Some hail reported today<\/li>\n<li>Risk of severe weather over large area from Houston to Cincinnati<\/li>\n<li>5.98&#8243; of rain in Little Rock, AR<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our mail bag has plenty of space and we once again have no idea what our email officer will come up with!<\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  Did you know that the Earth is on a budget?  Yes, sir, the energy budget.  After talking about a number of elements to our atmosphere, 101 takes a look at the incoming and outgoing aspects of energy for our planet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at the week of November 22nd.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"8\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/cans.jpg\" hspace=\"8\" alt=\"Listener Survey\" height=\"80\" style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px\" title=\"Listener Survey\" \/><strong>Listener Surveys:<\/strong> Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you.  Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/\/?page_id=932\" title=\"Listener Survey\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 304:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nws.noaa.gov\/education.php\">NWS Education and Outreach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nws.noaa.gov\/os\/brochures\/OwlieSkywarnBrochure.pdf\">Owlie Skywarn&#8217;s Weather Book<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youngmeteorologist.org\/\">Young Meteorologist Game<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planitnow.org\/\">Plan!t Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email addresses for the show:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ron Gird &#8211; ron dot gird at noaa dot gov<\/p>\n<p>Note:  plain language and not clickable to avoid bots<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week from out Weather Geeks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JB Elliott &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/nrl-monterey-develops-more-accurate-tropical-cyclone-prediction-model-2011-11-18\">More Accurate Tropical Weather Modeling<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/audio\/wb033108.mp3\">WeatherBrains 114, Living Legends<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherstationreviews.net\/\">Weather Station Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimwilson.com\/\">Kim Wilson Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meteor.iastate.edu\/~ckarsten\/bufkit\/image_loader.phtml?site=kbhm\">Meteogram Generator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Kevin Selle, Bill Murray, and Brian Peters.  They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge, years of experience, and their infamous wit for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 304 is now online (November 21, 2011). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is Ron Gird. Ron is a meteorologist with NOAA\u2019s National Weather Service (NWS). He is responsible for NWS Customer Outreach and Education Programs. 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