connec t ion
New Forecast Section
Volume 3 — Issue 4— April 2012
www.mesonet.org
Spring has arrived, and so has storm season. For many,
that means monitoring the weather and forecast more. To
help users prepare for storm season, the Oklahoma Mesonet
is now providing a Forecast section on the website.
“We wanted to make it easier for our users to find forecast
products on our website,” said Chris Fiebrich, Associate
Director for the Oklahoma Mesonet. “We will slowly be
migrating some current forecast products and new forecast
products into a forecast tab on the website.”
Local forecasts are provided by the National Weather
Service (NWS) specific to each Mesonet site. Long-range
–by Stephanie Bowen
forecasts (6-10 day outlooks and 8-14 day outlooks) are
provided by the Climate Prediction Center.
Each local NWS forecast office also produces graphicasts,
graphical summaries of weather highlights for their forecast
area. The Mesonet forecast section presents these in an
easy to view thumbnail format.
“Over time, we plan to add dispersion forecast maps and
tables, and the drift risk advisor,” Fiebrich said.
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connec t ion
New Forecast Section
Volume 3 — Issue 4— April 2012
www.mesonet.org
Spring has arrived, and so has storm season. For many,
that means monitoring the weather and forecast more. To
help users prepare for storm season, the Oklahoma Mesonet
is now providing a Forecast section on the website.
“We wanted to make it easier for our users to find forecast
products on our website,” said Chris Fiebrich, Associate
Director for the Oklahoma Mesonet. “We will slowly be
migrating some current forecast products and new forecast
products into a forecast tab on the website.”
Local forecasts are provided by the National Weather
Service (NWS) specific to each Mesonet site. Long-range
–by Stephanie Bowen
forecasts (6-10 day outlooks and 8-14 day outlooks) are
provided by the Climate Prediction Center.
Each local NWS forecast office also produces graphicasts,
graphical summaries of weather highlights for their forecast
area. The Mesonet forecast section presents these in an
easy to view thumbnail format.
“Over time, we plan to add dispersion forecast maps and
tables, and the drift risk advisor,” Fiebrich said.