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Weather Briefing for The 2013 Presidential Inauguration. NOAA/ National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office January 15, 2013 2000 UTC/3:00 PM EST Kyle Struckmann Emergency Response Meteorologist. Outline. Weather Hazards Forecast Overview
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Weather BriefingforThe 2013 Presidential Inauguration NOAA/ National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office January 15, 2013 2000 UTC/3:00 PM EST Kyle Struckmann Emergency Response Meteorologist
Outline • Weather Hazards • Forecast Overview • Forecast Tables and Graphs • Reagan National Airport METAR & TAF • Illumination Data • Space Weather • Plume Modeling • Web Page • Summary of Weather Hazards • Briefing Schedule NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
Weather Hazards00UTC 16 Jan – 00UTC 22 Jan 2013for Washington, D.C. • Rain Continuing Into Wednesday • Approximately 1/2 inch additional rainfall possible • Gusty Winds Thursday and Friday • Small Craft Advisory possible • Chance of Snow Inauguration Day • Low Confidence NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
Forecast Overviewfor Washington, D.C. NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
Forecast Overviewfor Washington, D.C. NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
Weather Element Forecastfor Washington, D.C. NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
Weather Element Forecastfor Washington, D.C. NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
KDCA METAR & TAFRonald Reagan National Airport METAR KDCA 151852Z 03008KT 6SM -RA BR OVC014 06/03 A3026 RMK AO2 RAB48 SLP246 P0000 T00560028 TAF KDCA 151722Z 1518/1618 02007KT 4SM -RA BR BKN011 OVC019 FM160400 02004KT 2SM -RA BR OVC015 FM161600 VRB03KT 6SM -RA OVC015 FM161700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015= NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
Illumination Data Washington, D.C.
Illumination Data Washington, D.C.
Space Weather Summary/Forecast 1640 1644 1638 1641 • Summary/Forecast Details: • Region 1654 harbors the potential to produce R1 (minor) radio blackouts • Currently quiet across S and G scales • Threat of significant space weather activity remains low 1642 Geomagnetic Storms Solar Flare Radio Blackouts Joint NOAA/USAF Space Weather Briefing Jan. 15, 2013 - 2000 UTC
Phenomena Reference/Impacts • Solar Flare Radio Blackout (R Scale): • No advance warning • Effects lasts for 10’s of minutes to several hours • Impacts High Frequency (HF) communication on the sunlit side of the Earth • First indication significant S and G scale activity may be possible • Solar Radiation Storm (S Scale): • Warnings possible on the minutes to hours time scale • Elevated levels can persist for several days • Impacts to the health and operation of satellites and International Space Station operations and crew • Impacts High Frequency communication in the polar regions, affecting commercial airline • Geomagnetic Storm (G Scale): • Advance notice possible given coronal mass ejection (CME) transit times from Sun to Earth range from just under a day to several days (CMEs being the main driver of significant storms) • In extreme storms, impacts to power grid operations and stability • Impacts to Global Positioning System (GPS) accuracy and availability • Driver of aurora; severe to extreme storms may cause aurora to be visible over most of the lower 48 Joint NOAA/USAF Space Weather Briefing Jan. 2013 - 1900 UTC Complete NOAA Space Weather Scale information available online at: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/
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Summary • Light Rain Continues into Wednesday • Breezy and Colder Starting Thursday • Chance of Snow on Inauguration Day -- Low Confidence NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
Briefing Schedule • T-7 days: Tue Jan 15 1500 EST • T-4 days: Thu Jan 17 1500 EST • T-3 days: Fri Jan 18 1500 EST • T-2 days: Sat Jan 19 1500 EST • T-1.5 Day: Sat Jan 19 2200 EST • T-1 Day: Sun Jan 20 1500 EST • T-14 hours: Sun Jan 20 2200 EST • T-12 hours: Mon Jan 21 0000 EST • T-9 hours: Mon Jan 21 0300 EST • T-6 hours: Mon Jan 21 0600 EST • T-3 hours: Mon Jan 21 0900 EST • T-1 hour: Mon Jan 21 1100 EST • T+2 hour: Mon Jan 21 1400 EST • T+5 hour: Mon Jan 21 1700 EST • Other times / dates as needed or requested NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
Next Scheduled Briefing 2000 UTC/3:00 PM EST Thu 17 Jan 2013 Thank you for your participation! NWS Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office