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Weather Discussion. Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Bill Read to retire as Director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC). National Hurricane Center Directors: Gordon Dunn, 1965 - 1967 Robert Simpson, 1967 - 1973 Neil Frank, 1973 - 1987 Bob Sheets, 1987 - 1995 Robert Burpee, 1995 - 1997
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Weather Discussion Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Bill Read to retire as Director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) National Hurricane Center Directors: Gordon Dunn, 1965 - 1967 Robert Simpson, 1967 - 1973 Neil Frank, 1973 - 1987 Bob Sheets, 1987 - 1995 Robert Burpee, 1995 - 1997 Jerry Jarrell, 1998 - 2000 Max Mayfield, 2000 - 2007 Bill Proenza, January - July, 2007 Ed Rappaport (interim), July 2007 - January 2008 Bill Read, 2008 - 2012 • Who’s next in line? • Dr. Ed Rappaport – Deputy Director of NHC since 2000 • James Franklin – Branch Chief of the NHC Hurricane Specialists Unit • Dr. Chris Landsea – NHC Science and Operations Officer since 2005 • Dr. Rick Knabb – Tropical Weather Expert for The Weather Channel