{"id":4355,"date":"2014-10-15T04:45:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4355"},"modified":"2014-10-14T22:05:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T03:05:42","slug":"weatherbrains-455-i-generate-my-own-backlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4355","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 455:  I Generate My Own Backlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb101414.mp3\" title=\"Episode 455\">WeatherBrains Episode 455<\/a> is now online (October 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=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xqzdng3ghnk?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight we talk <strong>Weather Apps<\/strong>.  But joining us as a guest is <strong>Dr. Kevin Kloesel<\/strong>, University Meteorologist at Oklahoma University.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes:  102 at Arvin, CA, and 16 at 1 mile east of Dillon, CO<\/li>\n<li>Gonzalo becomes a major hurricane<\/li>\n<li>Severe weather delayed WeatherBrains last night with severe weather in the Carolinas<\/li>\n<li>Millions in path of severe storms <\/li>\n<li>Great Fall weather coming in behind this system<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer brings the latest information coming from our listeners.  And we appreciate hearing from listeners!<\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  Next week we see the implementation of some changes to the severe weather outlooks prepared by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK, so for this episode of 101 we take a look at those changes and the definitions of some new terms like &#8220;marginal&#8221; and &#8220;enhanced.&#8221;<\/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 455:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.campussafetymagazine.com\/article\/protecting_large_outdoor_campus_events_from_weather_threats\">Protecting Large Outdoor Campus Events from Weather<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Apps Discussed on This Episode<\/strong> (list may not show all of the apps discussed)<\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td> <a href=\"http:\/\/radarscope.tv\">RadarScope<\/a> <\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.my-cast.com\">My-Cast Weather<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weathergeekpro.com\">WeatherGeekPro<\/a><\/td>\n<td>QuickWeather<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/app\/raindar\/id802057888?mt=8\">Raindar<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/mobile.weather.gov\/#typeLocation\">NWS Mobile Site<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/m\/\">SPC Mobile Site<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/mping.nssl.noaa.gov\">mPing<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mywarn.com\">MyWarn.com<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/weather.weatherbug.com\">WeatherBug<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc3340.com\/category\/269290\/abc-3340-weather-app\">ABC 3340 Weather App<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc3340.com\/category\/273305\/james-spann-247-app\">James Spann 24\/7 Weather App<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alertfm.com\">AlertFM<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainaware.com\">RainAware<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/download\/index.asp\">WeatherUnderground<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aeroweather.ch\">AeroWeather<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/tapbots.com\/software\/tweetbot\/\">TweetBot<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherwary.com\/apps\/soundings\/\">Soundings by WeatherWary<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/outsider-running-jogging-walking\/id889905206?mt=8\">Outsider App<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/windscape\/id590200094?mt=8\">WindScape<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2014\/10\/7\/6882427\/king-of-keys\">King of Click<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Kloesel &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.srh.noaa.gov\/hgx\/\">Houston\/Galveston NWS Office<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  No Pick &#8211; gets the fog horn!<\/p>\n<p>John Scala &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/nsidc.org\/news\/newsroom\/arctic-sea-ice-continues-low-while-antarctic-reaches-new-record-high\">Arctic Seas Ice Low But Antarctic High<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/tagboard.com\/nwas14\/search\">Tagboard for NWA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsunami.gov\">Tsunami Information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islandnet.com\/~see\/weather\/history\/columbus.htm\">Weather of Christopher Columbus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SkyDavers Blog &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/skydaver.blogspot.com\">The Fog Bank<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Dr. John Scala, Rick Smith, 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 455 is now online (October 14, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight we talk Weather Apps. But joining us as a guest is Dr. Kevin Kloesel, University Meteorologist at Oklahoma University. Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like: Extremes: 102 at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19453,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shows"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19453"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4355"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4365,"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4355\/revisions\/4365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}