The National Weather Service will hold an Alaska Climate Forecast Briefing on Friday, 22 May 2015 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. AKDT. The briefing will be held in room 407 of the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and will also be available online via the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) listserve. This will be a monthly series generally taking place the third Friday of each month.
The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. Rick Thoman; Climate Science and Services Manager, Environmental and Scientific Services Division, National Weather Service Alaska Region; will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review forecast tools, and present the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the upcoming season.
Rick will also present a "Feature-of-the-Month" special addition in which each month he will highlight a topic relevant to the particular month. May's topic will be the warm sea surface temperatures recently experienced.
The public is invited to bring a lunch and join the gathering in-person or join the briefing online.
For more information, and to register for online participation, please go to: https://accap.uaf.edu/NWS_Briefings.
For questions, please contact:
Tina Buxbaum
Phone: 907-474-7812
Email: tmbuxbaum [at] alaska.edu