NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Eric Boldt Warning Coordination Meteorologist National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA Winter Recap and 2016 NWS Decision Support Services May 2016 Photo by J. Hall

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles What happened to El Niño?

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Comparing Average Jet Stream Positions Average Position of the Jet Stream For Jan-Feb-Mar 1983 and 1998 Average Position of the Jet Stream For Jan-Feb-Mar 2016 High Pressure Stronger wind speeds

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Comparing What Typically Happens With Strong El Niño’s to What Happened in Average Precipitation Anomaly (Oct-Mar) For Strongest El Niño Events on Record Precipitation Anomaly October March 2016 Drier than Avg Avg Wetter than AvgDrier than Avg Avg Wetter than Avg

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles El Niño Transitions to La Niña SummerFall La Niña El Niño

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles 47 percent of normal Sierra Snowpack as of May 12th Reservoir Conditions

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles NWS Decision Support Services

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles weather.gov/losangeles Headlines for storm info & news Map showing what hazards are in effect. Point-and-click to get specific forecast and hazard information. Map showing what hazards are in effect. Point-and-click to get specific forecast and hazard information.

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles NWS Weather Stories Event-driven Available on front web page Includes narrative discussion Emphasis on impacts

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles NWS Los Angeles Mobile NWS forecasts, watches, advisories, and warnings for southern California Fire Wx Snooper Radar and satellite imagery Bookmark this page! weather.gov/losangeles/mobile

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Mobile Version of Fire Wx Snooper

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Official Notifications Text & Alerts For NWS core wx partners – including fire and law enforcement (any emergency personnel responsible for public safety) inws.ncep.noaa.gov Set this up on PC or laptop

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Official NWS Notification Channels NWR – NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards EAS – Emergency Alert System NWWS – NOAA Weather Wire Service Private apps, Internet services, FEMA, etc. WEA – Wireless Emergency Alerts (newest)

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Flash Flood Warning this area til 12:30 PDT. Avoid flooded areas. Check local media. -NWS WEA WEA is a free, public mobile alerting service that targets your current location using radio- like technology Opt-out only service, except POTUS Alert FEMA cell alerts currently 90 characters long Types of Alerts Flash flood, tornado, tsunami, hurricane, AMBER Local or national emergency

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles “Heads Up” s from NWS Oxnard to critical weather partners/agencies Non-routine message in advance of potential weather impacts and stated forecast confidence. to be placed on notification list

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles GoToWebinars Typically prior to high impact event During event if updates needed Great opportunity to ask questions minutes to be placed on notification list

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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Several NWS offices will be experimenting with these tools this year! Proposed Future Social Media

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Thank you! Questions? Eric Boldt or Dave Gomberg NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard unlisted Photo by S. Coleman