Dr. D. James Baker reviewed the recently passed NOAA budget at a press conference on November 9, 1998. The view graphs from the budget briefing are available on the NOAA Public Affairs page at:
Cold episode conditions strengthened in the tropical Pacific during October. The equatorial cold tongue is now firmly established in the eastern and central Pacific. Monthly sea surface temperatures were 1o C below normal along the equator from 170 East eastward to near 100 West. The latest ENSO advisory with maps updating sea surface temperature, 850 mb winds and outgoing long wave radiation are available on the Climate Prediction Center home page. After pointing to the URL below, click on "climate monitoring" and then "ENSO Advisory."
Official release of WSR 88D Build 10 software has begun in the wake of a successful beta test period. The software is being released first to mountain top and Alaskan 88D sites to mitigate winter weather problems. A complete implementation schedule and other information on Build 10 as well as Y2K implementation is available at the NEXRAD Operational Support home page:
The Sunday May 31, 1998, Michigan Derecho is superbly analyzed in a NWS Grand Rapids Science Forum Discussion on the Grand Rapids homepage. I highly recommend this read at:
I have posted some classic Western Region Technical (WRT) attachments from the Len Snellman era. They may seem irrelevant by date and title, but believe me there is wisdom here beyond my years and probably yours:
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