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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
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles What happened to El Niño?
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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
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Comparing What Typically Happens With Strong El Niño’s to What Happened in 2015-16 Average Precipitation Anomaly (Oct-Mar) For Strongest El Niño Events on Record Precipitation Anomaly October 2015 - March 2016 Drier than Avg Avg Wetter than AvgDrier than Avg Avg Wetter than Avg
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles El Niño Transitions to La Niña SummerFall La Niña El Niño
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles 47 percent of normal Sierra Snowpack as of May 12th Reservoir Conditions
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles NWS Decision Support Services
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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.
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles NWS Weather Stories Event-driven Available on front web page Includes narrative discussion Emphasis on impacts
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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
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Mobile Version of Fire Wx Snooper
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Official Notifications Text & Email 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
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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)
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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
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles “Heads Up” emails from NWS Oxnard to critical weather partners/agencies Non-routine email message in advance of potential weather impacts and stated forecast confidence. Eric.Boldt@noaa.gov to be placed on email notification list
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles GoToWebinars Typically prior to high impact event During event if updates needed Great opportunity to ask questions 10-15 minutes Eric.Boldt@noaa.gov to be placed on email notification list
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www.facebook.com/NWSLosAngeles
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Twitter Follow us at: @NWSLosAngeles Timely weather information, including fire weather watches, red flag warnings, storm reports, etc.
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Subscribe and/or watch NWSLosAngeles Recorded weather briefings, ENSO outlooks, other information
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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
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NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather.gov/losangeles Thank you! Questions? Eric Boldt eric.boldt@noaa.gov or Dave Gomberg david.gomberg@noaa.gov NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard 805-988-6626 unlisted Photo by S. Coleman
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