{"id":4521,"date":"2015-01-27T03:49:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T09:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4521"},"modified":"2015-01-26T22:27:33","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T04:27:33","slug":"weatherbrains-470-id-rather-be-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4521","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 470:  I&#8217;d Rather Be Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb012615.mp3\" title=\"Episode 470\">WeatherBrains Episode 470<\/a> is now online (January 26, 2015).  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=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6nJTOUYAKI8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our special guest panelist this week is Dr. Marshall Shepherd, host of &#8220;Weather Geeks&#8221; on The Weather Channel, and a professor at the University of Georgia. Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of listener Barry in Rochester (MN not NY)&#8230; John Wetter, who is the Technical Services Manager with Hopkins (MN) Public Schools.<\/p>\n<p>We also spend some time analyzing the &#8220;Blizzard of 2015&#8221;, in progress on the upper Atlantic coast of the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  We all know that the wind changes direction and speed with height.  But what does the change in direction mean for forecasting the weather?  This week we explore the backing and veering nature of the wind and what it means.<\/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>To subscribe to the brand new SkyWritings, an email newsletter from the WeatherBrains gang, <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4453\">click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ametsoc.org\/meet\/fainst\/201543broadcast.html\">Conference on broadcast meteorology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/ensembletraining\/\">Ensemble prediction systems <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Marshall Shepherd &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/earth.nullschool.net\/#current\/wind\/surface\/level\/orthographic=-85.01,34.28,1550\">Low level wind streamlines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/01\/21\/tech\/wind-tree-arbre-a-vent\/index.html\">A Wind Tree?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Scala &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/winter_storm_summaries\/event_reviews\/2011\/Mid-Atlantic_Northeast_WinterStorm_Jan2011.pdf\">January 2011 Northeast U.S. winter storm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/fodweather.com\/\">Funny or Die Weather<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSSPC\/status\/559179161668186113\/photo\/1\">Tornado Forecasting Workshop Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/B74840BCIAEehN7.jpg:large\">Ten things every Oklahoman should know about snow forecasts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherwise.org\/Archives\/Back%20Issues\/2009\/Nov-Dec%202009\/full-Intertropical-Converge.html\">Weatherwise Magazine &#8211; The Intertropical Convergence Zone<\/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 470 is now online (January 26, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our special guest panelist this week is Dr. Marshall Shepherd, host of &#8220;Weather Geeks&#8221; on The Weather Channel, and a professor at the University of Georgia. 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