National Weather Service

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October 23, 2008

8:15 AM - 10:00 AM -- First Morning Session

8:15 - 8:35 AM

Opening Remarks

Tony Haffer, Meteorologist-In-Charge, NWS Forecast Office, Phoenix AZ

8:40 - 9:00 AM

Statistical Relationships of Weather and GA Accidents - [PPT - 1.9MB]

Jody James, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Forecast Office, Lubbock TX

9:05 - 9:25 AM

Winter Weather Hazards and Innovative Support Services - [PPTX - 10.0MB]

Ken Widelski, Aviation Program Leader, Lubbock TX

9:30 - 9:50 AM

Better Use of TAFs - [PPT - 0.7MB]

Leslie Wanek, Aviation Program Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Phoenix AZ

10:20 AM - 11:30 AM -- Second Morning Session

10:20 - 10:40 AM

Aircraft Icing - [PPTX - 2.2MB]

Jamie Gudmestad, Aviation Program Co-Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Midland TX

10:45 - 11:05 AM

Flight Hazards of Mountain Waves & Wind Events - [PPTX - 3.5MB]

Stan Rose, Aviation Program Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Pueblo CO

11:10 - 11:30 AM

Operational Turbulence and Innovative Forecast Technology - [PPT - 8.2MB]

Capt. William Ryerson, Training Flight Cmmdr., 25th Op. Wx. Sqdrn., Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson AZ

12:30 PM - 2:10 PM -- First Afternoon Session

12:30 - 1:15 PM

Aviation Exercise – You Make the Call - [PPTX - 12.2MB]

Gregory Harris, Meteorologist, NWS Center Weather Service Unit, ZAB ARTCC, Albuquerque NM

1:20 - 1:40 PM

FAAST Team Website/WINGS Program

Robert Morris, FAA Flight Standards District Office, Scottsdale AZ

1:45 - 2:05 PM

Aviation Weather Center Products and Services Evolution - [PPT - 3.4MB]

Pat Murphy, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City MO

2:45 PM - 4:30 PM -- Second Afternoon Session

2:45 - 3:05 PM

NextGen Overview: A Roadmap to Initial Operating Capability - [PPT - 6.0MB]

Steve Abelman, Aviation Focal Point, Science and Plans Branch, NWS Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring MD

3:10 - 3:30 PM

Translating Forecast Data for Traffic Flow Management - [PPT - 3.0MB]

Michelle Duquette, Senior Multi-Discipline System Engineer, MITRE Center for Advanced Aviation System Development, College Park MD

3:35 - 3:55 PM

Weather Radar Imagery Interpretation in the Cockpit - [PPTX - 3.0MB]

Dr. Curtis James, Dept. of Meteorology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott AZ

4:00 - 4:20 PM

FAA Academy Program & Services - [PPT - 0.9MB]

Tom DuLong, Meteorologist-In-Charge, NWS FAA Academy, Oklahoma City OK

October 24, 2008

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM -- First Morning Session

8:05 - 8:35 AM

Southwest Airlines Meteorology Program (WVSS, etc) - [PPT - 0.5MB]

Brian Collins, Meteorologist, Southwest Airlines, Dallas TX

8:40 - 9:00 AM

NWS Aviation Forecast Verification Statistics - [PPT - 0.1MB]

Chuck Kluepfel, NWS Meteorologist, Performance Branch, NWS Office of Climate, Water & Weather Services, Silver Spring MD

9:05 - 9:25 AM

NAM-WRF Model and Turbulence Associated with the Sub-Tropical Jet Stream - [PPT - 0.4MB]

Doug Behne, Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City MO

9:30 - 9:50 AM

AMDAR & ACARS - [PPT - 2.7MB]

David Helms, Physical Scientist, NWS Office of Science and Technology, Programs and Plans Division, Science Plans Branch

10:20 AM - 12:00 PM -- Second Morning Session

10:20 - 11:05 AM

NWS AvnFPS Conditional Climatology - [PPT - 2.2MB]

Andrew Rorke, Aviation Program Leader, Oxnard CA

11:10 - 11:30 AM

Use of Aviation Weather Center Products & Services

Pat Murphy, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City MO

11:35 - 11:55 AM

Application of Short Range Ensemble Forecasts to Convective Aviation Forecasting - [PPT - 12.4MB]

David Bright, Techniques Development Meteorologist, NWS Storm Prediction Center, Norman OK

1:00 PM - 2:45 PM -- Afternoon Session

1:00 - 1:45 PM

Aviation Exercise - You Make the Call - [PPT - 10.9MB]

Matt Lorentson, Meteorologist-In-Charge, NWS Center Weather Service Unit, ZAB ARTCC, Albuquerque NM

1:50 - 2:10 PM

NWS IEMChat - [PPT - 4.1MB]

Faith Borden, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Forecast Office, Las Vegas NV

2:15 - 2:35 PM

NOAA/NWS Challenges in the NextGen Era - [PPT - 8.0MB]

Steve Abelman, Aviation Focal Point, Science and Plans Branch, NWS Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring MD

2:35 - 2:45 PM

Closing Remarks

Matt Lorentson, Meteorologist-In-Charge, NWS Center Weather Service Unit, ZAB ARTCC, Albuquerque NM

Poster Presentations

AWC Flight Path Tool Features

Lance Tripoli, Aviation Focal Point, NWS Forecast Office, El Paso TX

Usability of Weather Decision Aids in General Aviation

Dr. Brian Peacock, Serena Lackey, ERAU, Dept. Safety Science, Phoenix AZ

Site Specific TAF Amendment Criteria

Cammye Sims, Aviation Focal Point, NWS Forecast Office, New Braunfels TX

COMET Distance Learning Aviation Course (DLAC) 2

Tom Dulong, MIC, NWS FAA Academy, Oklahoma City OK