{"id":4140,"date":"2014-04-15T04:30:12","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T09:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2014-04-14T21:51:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T02:51:27","slug":"weatherbrains-429-not-a-cheerwine-virgin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4140","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 429:  Not a Cheerwine Virgin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb041414.mp3\" title=\"Episode 429\">WeatherBrains Episode 429<\/a> is now online (April 14, 2014).  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=\"540\" height=\"304\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cutg0Qb7IXg?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/doug-hilderbrand.jpg\" alt=\"Doug Hilderbrand\" align=\"left\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is <strong>Doug Hilderbrande<\/strong>, the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador initiative lead at National Weather Service Headquarters within the Director&#8217;s office.  He has been at the National Weather Service for 12 years now, starting at NCEP&#8217;s Weather Prediction Center, then moving on to the Office of Science and Technology and a 2-year stint as the NOAA Policy Adviser for weather and satellites. He has a Bachelors Degree from Bucknell University in Central Pennsylvania, a masters in geology from University of South Florida, and a masters in meteorology from North Carolina State University.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/todd-foisy.jpg\" alt=\"Todd Foisy\" align=\"right\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Guest Panelist, <strong>Todd Foisy<\/strong>, is a repeat performer and a friend of the podcast.  He is a WeatherBrains alum having appeared as the guest panelist on show 204 on December 21, 2009, and as the Guest Weatherbrain on Show 346 in December, 2012.  He is the Science and Operations Officer, or SOO, from the National Weather Service in Caribou, ME. He joins us from his home in northern Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes:  100 at Death Valley, CA, and -7 at Lake Yellowstone, WY <\/li>\n<li>Severe thunderstorm watches in effect this evening for Gulf Coast area<\/li>\n<li>Severe weather risk shifts to Southeast US coast on Tuesday<\/li>\n<li>Cold air once again invading the eastern US<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer finally makes a show so perhaps she&#8217;ll catch up on the incoming messages from our listeners.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  In honor of the fact that three of the WeatherBrains crew were at the 2014 National Tropical Weather Conference this past week, this episode of 101 takes a brief look at the naming of hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin as well as the names we&#8217;ll see on the advisories and statements issued during the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at the week of April 14th.  <\/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 429:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nws.noaa.gov\/com\/weatherreadynation\/#.U0x-ql6yNOw\">Weather-Ready Nation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/community.fema.gov\/connect.ti\/AmericasPrepareathon\/groupHome\">Preparathon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Todd Foisy  &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/preview.weather.gov\/edd\/\">Enhanced Weather Display<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doug Hildebrand  &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingontherealworld.org\"> Living on the real world<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wral.com\/weather\/video\/13556791\/\">Colorado State seasonal hurricane forecast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Infinite-Monster-Resurrection-Americas-Hurricanes\/dp\/0982315244\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1397524566&#038;sr=1-1&#038;keywords=infinite+monster\">book called Infinite Monster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hurricanecenterlive.com\/HurricaneCenterLive.com\/Home.html\">National Tropical Weather Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/preview.weather.gov\/edd\/\">College of DuPage Weather Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualtelescope.eu\/2014\/04\/08\/15-april-2014-total-lunar-eclipse-live-event\/\">Virtual Telescope<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, and Brian Peters.  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