{"id":3597,"date":"2013-05-07T04:50:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T09:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=3597"},"modified":"2013-05-06T22:00:55","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T03:00:55","slug":"weatherbrains-380-4-bottles-short-of-a-6-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=3597","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 380:  4 Bottles Short of a 6 Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.bigbrainsmedia.com\/weatherbrains\/shows\/wb050513.mp3\" title=\"Episode 380\">WeatherBrains Episode 380<\/a> is now online (May 5, 2013).  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?feed=http%3a%2f%2fmedia.bigbrainsmedia.com%2fweatherbrains%2fxml%2fWeatherBrains.xml\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PFs99L4uaTs?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/tim-ballisty.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Ballisty\" align=\"left\" \/>Our guest WeatherBrain was supposed to be Tim Ballisty, Editorial Meteorologist for The Weather Channel.  However, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to connect with Tim via Google+.<\/p>\n<p>The result is an open show with lots of banter among the WeatherBrains gang!  And on a variety of topics in the field of meteorology.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes: 93 at Entiat, WA, and 23 at Stanley, ID<\/li>\n<li>Cold core upper low over Southeast US brought cold weather<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  We&#8217;re coming up on the start of a couple of different weather season.  June first is the start of the hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin.  And with the start of the summer months, we also enter the primary lightning season.  So this week we take a look at an often studied, fascinating aspect of nature &#8211; lightning.<\/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 380:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwseo.org\/Media_News\/13_05_01_Furlough_newsrelease.pdf\">National Weather Service Employees Organization release<\/a> about furloughs in NWS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crh.noaa.gov\/unr\/?n=pw\">Precipitable Water Plots<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightningsafety.com\">National Lightning Safety Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-22417166\">Italian tornado video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/spannpix\">Spann&#8217;s pictures<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters.  They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\" title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" align=\"center\" width=\"425\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 380 is now online (May 5, 2013). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our guest WeatherBrain was supposed to be Tim Ballisty, Editorial Meteorologist for The Weather Channel. However, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to connect with Tim via Google+. 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