2018 Fire Weather Customer Meeting

NWS Amarillo Fire Weather Customers Meeting

January 30th

• 9:00 - 9:20 am: Welcome & Review of Fire Season 2017 (Ken Schneider, Fire Weather Program Leader)

• 9:20 - 9:35 am: Climate and Fire Outlook (2018) (Mike Gittinger, AMIC & Ken Schneider, Fire Weather Program Leader)

• 9:40 - 9:55 am: Fuel/Fuel Load Assessment (Jason McDaniel)

• 9:55 - 10:05 am: Break

• 10:05 - 10:30 am:  2018 Fire Weather Decision Support Services (BJ Simpson, IT Specialist & Melissa Beat, Meteorologist)

  • Updates to Hotspot Notification Tool

  • Fire Support Desk

  • West Texas Mesonet (RFTI now included)

  • Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook (EHWO)

  • Fire Weather Playbook and triggers

  • Updated Fire Weather Page

• 10:30 - 10:45 am: Southern Great Plains Wildfire Outbreaks (Dr. Stephen Bieda, Science & Operations Officer)

• 10:45 - 10:55 am: RFTI Review (Dr. Stephen Bieda, Science & Operations Officer)

• 10:55 - 11:05 am: Break

• 11:05 - 11:15 am: TFS Assets  (Cody Holloway)

• 11:15 - 11:25: Fire Weather Exercise Update (Chris Morris, DSS Specialist)

• 11:30 - Noon: Open Discussion Session (Mike Gittinger, AMIC & Ken Schneider, Fire Weather Program Leader