{"id":3890,"date":"2013-10-29T04:50:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T09:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=3890"},"modified":"2013-10-28T22:17:26","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T03:17:26","slug":"weatherbrains-405-caught-by-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=3890","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 405:  Caught by the Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb102813.mp3\" title=\"Episode 405\">WeatherBrains Episode 405<\/a> is now online (October 28, 2013).  If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> netcast audio program for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"http:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/destination\/id\/143089\/height\/300\/width\/400\/theme\/standard\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ogm--vOPW8s?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/Nicora Raquel.jpg\" alt=\"Raquel Nicora, FSU Meterology student\" align=\"right\" width=\"150\" \/>Show 405&#8217;s Guest Panelist is <strong>Raquel Nicora<\/strong>.   She is a senior at Florida State University where she is studying meteorology.  She is a Team Leader Meteorologist at WFSU TV\/FM Public Broadcasting. [Editor&#8217;s note: Go Noles!!]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/mike-bettes.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Bettes, meteorologist\" align=\"left\" \/>And tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain, <strong>Mike Bettes<\/strong>, needs no introduction to our audience.  He is one of the most visible On Camera Meteorologists at The Weather Channel. Mike was born in Ohio and grew up in Akron, the snow belt of Ohio, where he said it seemed to snow constantly.  He became interested in weather and was affected by watching Dick Goddard on television.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes:  92 at Edinburg, TX, and 12 at Bigfork, MN <\/li>\n<li>Big storm in Europe biggest in years<\/li>\n<li>High wind warning in Southwest US<\/li>\n<li>Major winter storm underway from Rockies into Northern Plains<\/li>\n<li>Severe risk in Oklahoma area on Wednesday<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer is continuing to ably handle the incoming messages from our listeners.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong> This week in the 101 segment we take a look at one of the terms used in the field of meteorology, synoptic.  Synoptic has two primary characteristics for meteorologists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at the week of October 28th which feature a big storm, Sandy.  <\/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 405:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.com\/tv\/personalities\/Mike-Bettes.html\">Mike Bettes&#8217; bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.com\">The Weather Channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eoas.fsu.edu\">Florida State University Meteorology Department<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JB Elliott &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/oceantoday.noaa.gov\/makingofasuperstorm\/\">NOAA&#8217;s Ocean Today<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/10\/27\/opinion\/sunday\/riding-out-sandy-in-the-rockaways.html?partner=rss&#038;emc=rss&#038;_r=1&#038;\">New York Times story about riding out Sandy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropicaltidbits.com\">Tropical Tidbits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raquel Nicora &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestream.com\/fsuweather\">Streaming Weather at FSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/aa.usno.navy.mil\/data\/docs\/EarthSeasons.php\">Naval Observatory seasonal table<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/vis\/a030000\/a030000\/a030019\/index.html\">NASA&#8217;s Hurricane Sandy Satellite Animations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/scool.larc.nasa.gov\">NASA&#8217;s Cloud Observations Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Skydaver&#8217;s Blog &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/skydaver.blogspot.com\">SkyDaver<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, 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 405 is now online (October 28, 2013). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Show 405&#8217;s Guest Panelist is Raquel Nicora. She is a senior at Florida State University where she is studying meteorology. She is a Team Leader Meteorologist at WFSU TV\/FM Public Broadcasting. 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