2017 National Tropical Weather Conference April 5th-9th

[srainhoutx]

I am pleased to announce that I will be attending the 2017 National Tropical Weather Conference representing the KHOU Weather Forum once again this year. It is a high honor and privilege to attended the Prestigious Conference and I wish to thank KHOU and especially Christine Di Stadio , Digital Media Director for making this possible. It will be good to see so many of our National Weather folks and good friends again that are staunch supporters of our Weather Forum. Below is a Schedule of the Activities. Many of you will recognize many of the names and Giants in the Tropical Weather World.

Wednesday, April 5, 2017
All Day - Arrivals via Harlingen - Brownsville
Exhibitor set up

Registration Hilton Garden Room 2

12:00pm - 5:30pm
Sign-in
Conference Materials w/shirt
Select your restaurant for Thursday Evening
Select your optional activity for Saturday

Confirm your Live-Shot Schedule
Confirm your Facebook LIVE schedule
Confirm you departure time and airport

7:00pm - 9:30pm
Welcome Reception - Hilton Garden Patio
Presented by HGI/WalMart/USAA
Heavy hors d'oerves and refreshments
Visit with presenters and conference attendees


Thursday, April 6, 2017
7:30am - 8:15am
Exhibitor’s Showcase and Breakfast
Presented by: Walmart

Session 1 Hilton Garden Meeting Room

8:10am - 8:15am
Opening Ceremony and Welcome from South Padre Island
Convention and Visitors Bureau

8:15am - 8:25am
Barry Goldsmith
NWS Brownsville, Texas

8:25am - 8:35am
John Metz
NWS Corpus Christi, Texas

8:35am-8:45am
Dan Reilly
NWS Houston, Texas

8:45am-8:55am
Paul Yura
NWS Austin-San Antonio, Texas

9:00am - 10:00am
2016 Hurricane Seasonal Outlook
Press Conference
Dr. Phil Klotzbach

10:00am - 10:15am
Morning Break
Sponsored by: WalMart

10:15am - 10:45
Introduction - Walmart
An Update from the National Hurricane Center
Dr. Richard Knabb
Director, National Hurricane Center

10:45am - 11:15am
Roundtable with former Directors of NHC Q&A
Dr. Max Mayfield
Dr. Neil Frank
Bill Read - Moderator
Dr. Richard Knabb

11:15am - 11:45am
Dr. Sharan Majumdat

12:00pm - 1:15pm
LUNCH - William Gray Award Presentation
Recipient: TBA - Moderated by Bill Read
Keynote:
Presented by: USAA

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Tim Marshall

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Bryan Norcross

Afternoon Break
2:30 - 2:45pm

2:45p - 3:15pm
Dan Kottlowski
AccuWeather

3:15pm - 3:50pm
Introduction - USAA
John Spillane

4:00pm - 6:30pm
Live-Shots / Interviews as scheduled

7:00pm - 10:00pm
Dine South Padre
An Island Dining Experience


Friday, April 7, 2017

7:30am - 8:30am
Exhibitor’s Showcase and Breakfast
Sponsored by: WalMart

Session 2 Hilton Garden Resort - Meeting room

8:25am - 8:30am - Good Morning

8:30am - 9:30am
Panel: Hurricane Matthew - South Carolina Impacts
Rob Fowler - Chief Meteorologist - WCBD Charleston, S.C.
Ed Piotrowski - Meteorologist - WPDE Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Al Conklin - Meteorologist - WBTV, Charlotte, S. C.
Bryan Luhn - News Director - WBTV, Charlotte (new Asst. ND KRIV Houston)
Emergency Manager - Horry County, South Carolina

9:30a - 10:30am
Panel: Hurricane Matthew - Bahamas/Florida Impacts
Jeffery Simmons - Bahamas Weather Ministry
Bryan Koon - Director Emergency Mangement - Florida
Bill Johnson - Emergency Manager - Palm Beach County
Robert Molleda - Warning Coordination Meteorologist - WFO - Miami

10:30am - 10:45am
Morning Break - Sponsored by WalMart

10:45am - 11:15am
An Update on National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit
Jaime Rhome - NHC - Storm Surge

11:15am - 11:45am
Mike Wolfinbarger
RadarScope


11:50am - 1:15pm
LUNCH - Robert and Joanne Simpson Award Presentation
Recipient: - TBA - Moderated by Bill Read
Keynote - John Zarella
Presented by: USAA

1:30pm - 2:00pm
United Launch Alliance
GOES R Launch Vehicle
Bill Line
GOES-R

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Field Projects Update: HURRB & Storm Surge Cams
Mark Sudduth
HurricaneTrack

2:30pm - 3:00pm
Joe Witte - NASA

3:00pm - 3:20pm Afternoon Break
Sponsored by USAA

3:20pm - 4:00pm
Josh Morgerman, iCyclone

4:00pm - 6:30pm
Live-Shots / Interviews as scheduled

7:00pm - 10:00pm
Havana Nights on the Beach!
A fun filled evening with a Cuban flair!

[unome]

http://www.hurricanecenterlive.com/
https://twitter.com/HurricaneCon
https://www.facebook.com/NationalTropicalWxConference?

not sure who posts to their Twitter feed, but they should know the pyramid/planet alignment post has been debunked since 2007 or before & should be removed - accurate science matters, perhaps now more than ever

• https://twitter.com/HurricaneCon/status ... 4309032961
  http://hoaxoffame.tumblr.com/post/80874 ... fore-where
  http://www.snopes.com/science/astronomy/giza.asp
  http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... id-scheme/
  http://earthsky.org/space/earthsky-22-s ... opposition (14:15 into the podcast)

[wxman57]

Doesn't look like I'll make it down there this year, Steve. Probably won't send anyone there. It's my favorite conference, too. Not good to have Barry kick it off, though. His 20-min talk at a conference last year lasted 90 minutes, eating into the next 2 speakers. "Did I go long"?, he asked...

[unome]

http://www.hurricanecenterlive.com/schedule.html

that does look like an excellent line-up & I would love to hear it all in person. The William Gray Award will be quite an honor, presentation will leave everyone with a lump in their throat, since his passing last April

[srainhoutx]

Doesn't look like I'll make it down there this year, Steve. Probably won't send anyone there. It's my favorite conference, too. Not good to have Barry kick it off, though. His 20-min talk at a conference last year lasted 90 minutes, eating into the next 2 speakers. "Did I go long"?, he asked...

We'll miss you, but I understand that there will be a great representation from SE Texas and the Upper Texas Coast attending again this year. I believe that Katdaddy and vbhoutex are going as well as Dr. Neil Frank, Bill Read, Katy High School Grad Dr. Rick Knabb and possibly a couple of others. I agree with you that it is my favorite Conference as well. I will be posting links to the Live Broadcast for Phil Klotzbach's 2017 Hurricane Outlook once we arrive so all of the KHOU Weather Forum folks can follow along.

[Katdaddy]

Looking forward to seeing everyone again this year. Lots of great people, presentations, and discussions.

[unome]

can someone ask about the NHC's displeasure with the GFS upgrade while there please? it's a bit disconcerting

http://mashable.com/2017/03/10/hurrican ... XptrNy6mq9

http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/noor/G ... FS2017.htm

[srainhoutx]

A reminder that Katdaddy, vbhoutex and will be travelling Wednesday to South Padre Island for 2017 NTWC. I am expecting some important news regarding what the upcoming Hurricane Season may bring for the Western and NW Gulf Coast. Check in beginning Wednesday night through Friday for updates!

[srainhoutx]

Greetings from South Padre Island and the 2017 National Tropical Weather Conference. We will be live streaming via Facebook Live on our Texas Weather Board Facebook page tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM when Dr. Phillip Klotzbach presents his 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook. More to follow later this evening!

[srainhoutx]

We are providing "Live Streaming" on YouTube courtesy of Hurricanetrack.com of #HurrConn 17 via our TxWeatherBoard Facebook feed.

[Katdaddy]

It was an honor to attend the 5th year of the conference. A job well done by Alex Garcia who is the Chief Meteorologist at FOX 29 KABB in San Antonio and Tim Smith who is the Chief Meteorologist at KRGV-TV 5 in Brownsville. Another excellent conference with great people in the tropical weather world. I feel like I am part of the family which is surreal.

[Katdaddy]

A great photo with Dr Neil Frank and his wonderful wife Velma. It has been an honor during the past few conferences to meet Dr Neil and Velma.

[Katdaddy]

A great photo of Srain and Dr Neil Frank!