Better Forecasting Bureau

If anyone needs help with forecasting for the local forecast contest, I have made two Powerpoints for the: 1) Flood Game, and, 2) Storm Game. Please message me on FB or email me [ [email protected] ] if you'd like me to send you those PPTs. :)

Hello everyone,
If you do not know me, my name is Jake Mulholland ... an alumni of SUNY Oswego meteorology class of 2014 currently attending graduate school at the University of Illinois ... nice to meet all of you, if I don't already know you smile emoticon I just wanted to take a moment to tell all the members of this page that if you are currently in the SUNY Oswego Met program that I am willing to assist anyone and everyone with reading over resumes, cover letters, etc. ... whether it be for graduate school or internships or jobs. I know that I have helped a few people thus far, but if you are in need, feel free to send me an email with your materials and I will certainly look over them for you and send you my comments! My email address is -- [email protected] or [email protected]
Good luck to all smile emoticon I miss y'all.
Sincerely,
Jake Mulholland

Severe weather event -- 25 March 2015

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Another live session for FREE tonight at 730pm CST/830pm EST :) Be sure to tune in!

The third session of the Tornado Forecasting Workshop Series starts tonight at 7:30 p.m. CT!

Rich Thompson of the NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center will be talking about severe storm ingredients--specifically lift and vertical shear sources!

Join us at the National Weather Center or watch the live stream online at live.som.ou.edu

**NEAT OPPORTUNITY CONTINUES TONIGHT** -- please see the following link for information on a FREE, online course for severe weather/tornado forecasting which will be given by Rich Thompson (lead forecaster at the Storm Prediction Center-SPC) ...tonight, Tues Feb 10th, from 730pm-900pm CST (830pm-1000pm EST) there will be another FREE online training course!! This is a MUST for any aspiring meteorologist ... you will learn a lot!! :) I will certainly be doing this....
Link ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ylyYh1AZ8k

Tornado Forecasting Workshop with Rich Thompson Come watch live as the Storm Prediction Center's Lead Forecaster Rich Thompson gives the first of many informal workshops detailing the meteorology behind to...

Hello everyone,
If you do not know me, my name is Jake Mulholland ... an alumni of SUNY Oswego meteorology class of 2014 currently attending graduate school at the University of Illinois ... nice to meet all of you, if I don't already know you :) I just wanted to take a moment to tell all the members of this page that if you are currently in the SUNY Oswego Met program that I am willing to assist anyone and everyone with reading over resumes, cover letters, etc. ... whether it be for graduate school or internships or jobs. I know that I have helped a few people thus far, but if you are in need, feel free to send me an email with your materials and I will certainly look over them for you and send you my comments! My email address is -- [email protected] or [email protected]
Good luck to all :) I miss y'all.
Sincerely,
Jake Mulholland

Everyone who is interested in severe weather, or just weather forecasting in general, should do this course :) It's free online!!! Every Tues. at 730 pm CST, starting February 3rd

We are extremely pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Storm Prediction Center's Lead Forecaster Rich Thompson to offer a unique series of workshops detailing the meteorology of tornado forecasting! If you want to hear from a longstanding professional about the process of making the forecasts for severe weather, this is for you. Anyone is welcome to attend these free workshops, either in person or online; see the attached flier for more details!

Here's the current schedule:

February 3rd – Sounding analysis and synoptic meteorology (lifted parcels, Q-G theory, etc.)

February 10th – Severe storm ingredients (low-level moisture and lapse rates)

February 17th – Severe storm ingredients (vertical shear and lift)

March 3rd – Supercell and tornado conceptual models (plus composite parameters)

March 10th – Tornado patterns (synoptic and mesoscale)

March 24th – Convective mode forecasting (squall lines vs. discrete cells)

April 7th – Tornado parameter climatology (spatial and temporal distributions of CAPE and shear)

April 14th – Numerical models and statistical techniques (convective schemes and post processing)

April 21st – Real-time forecasting exercise

FRIENDLY REMINDER....
**LIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT** -- tonight at 830pm EST // 730pm CST, the authors (Jordan Jordan Rabinowitz, Jake Mulholland, and Michael Vuotto) of this page will be holding a live broadcast covering all angles of this upcoming winter storm for the Northeast region! Please sign up (FOR FREE) at Livestream.com and tune to the link tonight!!! Hope to see all of you there soon!!! :)

**Great for freshman to watch to learn about meteorology from 3-Oswego St. alumni :)
Link ---
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/2379529/events/3748387

East Coast Winter Storm: Forecast Uncertainty Analysis by Jordan Rabinowitz Watch Jordan Rabinowitz's East Coast Winter Storm: Forecast Uncertainty Analysis on Livestream.com.

**For all of you weather weenies out there, here is a great page to follow to see neat weather photos and meteorological analysis!

Link --

https://www.facebook.com/rabinowitzweather

Global Weather and Climate Center The mission of this page is to bridge the gap between global weather, climate, environmental issues w

**Going live in 5-mins...

http://new.livestream.com/accounts/2379529/events/3678212

Long-Term Atmospheric Outlook: Christmas Day To New Years and Beyond! by Jordan Rabinowitz Watch Jordan Rabinowitz's Long-Term Atmospheric Outlook: Christmas Day To New Years and Beyond! on Livestream.com.

RECORD-BREAKING LAKE EFFECT EVENT COVERAGE by Jordan Rabinowitz Watch Jordan Rabinowitz's RECORD-BREAKING LAKE EFFECT EVENT COVERAGE on Livestream.com.

**The shirts have been ordered --- Money for met-club tshirts is due this Friday by the end of the day ... $15.00 is all that you need ... please make sure it is CASH!!!!** :)

**Last call for MET CLUB TSHIRT orders!!! -- they are due by 300pm today!!! again, they are $15 dollars -- see previous posts for the colors and designs of the tshirt!!!!** :)

*MET CLUB TSHIRTS -- Reminder to email me [[email protected]] your tshirt orders by tomorrow ... this includes a size and a color (choices are Metro Blue, Bronze, Forest Green, or Dark Heather) ... the shirts will be $15 and the logos can be seen below!*

**TSHIRT ORDER -- so the color choices are 1) Metro Blue .. 2) Dark Heather .. 3) Forest Green .. or 4) Rusty Broonze .... the link for the colors is below! Email me your shirt color by Monday or I will just pick a default color for you!!!! :P Thanks!!! Again the shirts are $15 dollars ... email me if you want one along with your size!!!
[Link --> http://www.customlogousa.com/t-shirts/gildan-soft-style-t-shirt ]

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**The tshirt logo has been chosen -- the cost of the tshirts will be approx $15.00 and can be picked up next week hopefully -- I will email you guys the color choices that you will have (about 5-different choices) ... thanks :)

**Attn -- Remember that this Tuesday, April 29th will be our very last BFB for Mike V and I as we will be graduating. We hope that everyone can make it. It will be an open-ended BFB with a question and answer session on future careers! Mike will be answering any questions that you may have about weather forecasting jobs after college and I will be discussion graduate school stuff. This will be very informative, especially for the underclassmen. Hope to see you all at 700pm on Tuesday!!!

**Attn -- This Tuesday, April 29th will be our very last BFB for Mike V and I as we will be graduating. We hope that everyone can make it. It will be an open-ended BFB with a question and answer session on future careers! Mike will be answering any questions that you may have about weather forecasting jobs after college and I will be discussion graduate school stuff. This will be very informative, especially for the underclassmen. Hope to see you all at 700pm on Tuesday!!! :)

**ATTN - Meteorology Club t-shirt orders will be going in soon! I will let you guys know a price when I hear back from our supplier ... they should be ready for your pick-up however by May 7th we hope! Please email me
[ [email protected] ] your size if you want a met club t-shirt and I will mark you down! Thanks guys :)

*Remember that tmrw we will have BFB with the topic being "Supercell + Tornado Forecasting Techniques" ... please be sure to come out at 700pm to Sh-380 to learn about this neat weather phenomena. Also, we will be using the first 15 mins or so of the BFB to register for GLASS - Great Lakes Atmospheric Science Symposium. Be sure to come out this Tuesday if you plan on attending GLASS! (which you all should since it is our version of NESC!!!)*

*This Tuesday we will have BFB with the topic being "Supercell + Tornado Forecasting Techniques" ... please be sure to come out at 700pm to Sh-380 to learn about this neat weather phenomena. Also, we will be using the first 15 mins or so of the BFB to register for GLASS - Great Lakes Atmospheric Science Symposium. Be sure to come out this Tuesday if you plan on attending GLASS! (which you all should since it is our version of NESC!!!)*

*BFB TONIGHT AT 700PM! BE THERE! - Topic is "Squall Lines and Derechos" ... neat stuff at this one :)
Ps - we will be looking at the active week as well ... here's a sneak peak ... http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day3otlk.html

Storm Prediction Center Mar 31, 2014 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook Severe weather, tornado, thunderstorm, fire weather, storm report, tornado watch, severe thunderstorm watch, mesoscale discussion, convective outlook products from the Storm Prediction Center.

EVERYONE! --> Please see the link below with all of our BFB PowerPoints from this year ... a big thanks to Stephen Piechowski for setting this up
Link: http://www.oswego.edu/news_weather/weather/bfb.php

EVERYONE! --> Please see the link below with all of our BFB PowerPoints from this year ... a big thanks to Stephen Piechowski for setting this up :)
Link: http://www.oswego.edu/news_weather/weather/bfb.php

Better Forecasting Bureau - OSU Meteorology The goal of the BFB is to teach students, especially underclassmen, forecasting techniques and strategies to compliment knowledge gained in the classroom. The meetings will be run by Mike Vuotto ('14) and Jake Mulholland ('14). BFB meetings are held every other Thursday evening at 7PM on weeks there...

*Hello everyone! This week's BFB topic will be "Squall Lines and Derechos". As always the meeting time is 700pm on Tuesday in room Sh-380. Come on out to learn about a very interesting topic in meteorology that I am sure most of you guys enjoy! :) See you at 700pm and please ... bring ... more ... people!!!

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Dallas Storm Timelapse // March 27, 2014 Last night around 8pm, my friend Stephen texted me saying the clouds were amazing. I went outside and saw one of the biggest thunderheads I've seen since moving…

MIKE VUOTTO ON WTOP AT 10PM :)

*ATTN--> Mikey V. and I will be having ALL our BFB powerpoints posted on the school's website ASAP [ link - http://www.oswego.edu/news_weather/weather/bfb.php ] ... please feel free to look through them at your leisure and ask us any questions that you may have about them! :) Thanks guys!
Ps - the first topic after break (second Tuesday, April 1st) will be Squall Lines and/or Derechos. Please stop by and bring any friends of yours as our numbers for BFB have been low the past few weeks. Thanks everyone and enjoy your breaks :)

Better Forecasting Bureau - OSU Meteorology The goal of the BFB is to teach students, especially underclassmen, forecasting techniques and strategies to compliment knowledge gained in the classroom. The meetings will be run by Mike Vuotto ('14) and Jake Mulholland ('14). BFB meetings are held every other Thursday evening at 7PM on weeks there...

Remember --> Tomorrow, March 11th at 7:00pm in Shineman-380 we will be having BFB with the topic being, "Jet Streams and its associated upper-air features" ... please try to come out for this 45-min BFB to learn about this neat phenomenon! Also, bring freshman with you to these BFBs as it will be beneficial to them! ...Ps - remember that this counts towards your honor roll points and your potential prize at the end of the semester! :)

*Attn - This Tuesday, March 11th at 7:00pm in Shineman-380 we will be having BFB with the topic being, "Jet Streams and its associated upper-air features" ... please try to come out for this 45-min BFB to learn about this neat phenomenon! Also, bring freshman with you to these BFBs as it will be beneficial to them! :) ...Ps - remember that this counts towards your honor roll points and your potential prize at the end of the semester! :)