Join us for the October 2024 installment of the “Science on the Sound” Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus. This monthly, in-person lecture series brings perspectives from all over the state and highlights coastal topics in northeastern North Carolina. This month, David Glenn and Ryan Ellis from NOAA’s National Weather Service will present “The National Weather Service: Where We Are and Where We Are Going. A Look into the Current and Future State of Weather Forecasting.” on October 24, 2024, at 6:00 PM.
The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City, NC covers weather forecasts for Eastern North Carolina including public and aviation forecasts, as well as marine forecasts for the coastal waters out to 40 miles offshore. The National Weather Service plays a key role in providing impact-based decision support for emergency managers and core partners during hazardous weather events. In this talk, the speakers will look at how forecasts are made and delivered to the decision maker, as well as how this may change in the future as the agency moves towards more probabilistic forecasting and as new technology, such as AI and Machine Learning, are incorporated into operations.
The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. It will also be live-streamed on the CSI YouTube channel for those unable to make it in person.
About the Speakers
Ryan Ellis is the Science and Operations Officer at the National Weather Service Office in Newport/Morehead City, NC where he has been since 2019. Ryan was a meteorologist for 10 years with the NWS office in Raleigh, NC, and a student intern at the NWS office in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ryan received his B.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Miami and his M.S. in Meteorology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Ryan is currently an adjunct professor at East Carolina University, teaching Introduction to Synoptic Meteorology, an undergraduate senior-level class in the Department of Geography.
David Glenn began his career with NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) in 2008 at the Portland, Maine, Weather Forecast Office (WFO). He was promoted to Forecaster in 2010 at the Newport/Morehead City WFO, and became the Science & Operations Officer in June 2016. David became the Meteorologist-In-Charge of the WFO in Newport/Morehead City in October 2018. David has worked in an operational forecast environment for more than a decade, through significant winter storms, hurricanes, and severe storms (thunderstorms and tornadoes). More recently, David has helped lead a team of forecasters and support staff at WFO Newport/Morehead City through several impactful hurricanes (e.g. Hermine, Matthew, Florence, and Michael) and winter storms (e.g. January and March 2018). David is also interested in the social science/communication side of weather forecasts, especially when it is related to low-probability, high-impact events.
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ECU's Integrated Coastal Programs (ECU ICP) is a leader in coastal and marine research, education, and engagement. ECU ICP includes the Coastal Studies Institute, ECU's Department of Coastal Studies, and ECU Diving and Water Safety.
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