IPEX Forecast Team Schedule

IPEX forecast support consists of two components: daily forecast support and IOP nowcasting support. The daily forecast support team provides daily and long-term prediction for pre-IOP planning. As described in the IPEX Operations Plan, this involves an evaluation of current and future weather, preparation of web-based forecast products that will be used to validate forecast techniques, and briefing the IPEX Operations Coordination Team at the noon daily planning meeting. At least one member of the daily forecast support team will possess local meteorological knowledge.

The nowcast support team will consist of the IOP Coordinator and at least one IPEX forecaster. Initially, the IOP Coordinator will be Jim Steenburgh with Tom Blazek or Larry Dunn providing nowcast support along with other interested IPEX forecasters. Larry or Tom will also fill in as needed on the daily forecast support team to ensure that one member of the team has local meteorological knowledge.

The daily forecast support team schedule identifies at least three forecasters for each day. This will allow members of the team to take a day off on an as needed basis or get some rest after long nowcasting duty cycles. Note that upper-division or graduate-level students from the University of Utah will participate in several forecast shifts.

Training Week:

Jan 25-28: Jim Steenburgh, Tom Blazek, Larry Dunn, and Carol Ciliberti
Jan 29: Jim Steenburgh, Tom Blazek, Larry Dunn, and Jeff McBeath-Peters

Daily Forecast Support Team Schedule:

Sun Jan 30: Jim Steenburgh, Tom Blazek, Larry Dunn, and Jeff McBeath-Peters
Mon Jan 31: Larry Dunn, Jeff McBeath-Peters, and Carol Ciliberti
Tue Feb 1: Larry Dunn, Jeff McBeath-Peters, and Carol Ciliberti
Wed Feb 2: Tom Blazek, Jeff McBeath-Peters, and Carol Ciliberti
Thu Feb 3: Tom Blazek, Jeff McBeath-Peters, and Carol Ciliberti
Fri Feb 4: Tom Blazek, Jeff McBeath-Peters and Justin Cox
Sat Feb 5: Jim Steenburgh, Steve Goss, and Lacey Holland

Sun Feb 6: Jim Steenburgh, Steve Goss, and Andy Siffert
Mon Feb 7: Larry Dunn, Steve Goss, and Carol Ciliberti
Tue Feb 8: Larry Dunn, Steve Goss, and Carol Ciliberti
Wed Feb 9: Larry Dunn, Steve Goss, and Carol Ciliberti
Thu Feb 10: Tom Blazek, Steve Goss, and Carol Ciliberti
Fri Feb 11: Tom Blazek, Steve Goss, and Erik Vernon
Sat Feb 12: Jim Steenburgh, Jon Racy, and Eric Stone

Sun Feb 13: Jim Steenburgh, Jon Racy, Galdino Mota, and Jim LaDue
Mon Feb 14: Larry Dunn, Jon Racy, and Jim LaDue
Tue Feb 15: Larry Dunn, Jon Racy, and Jim LaDue
Wed Feb 16: Tom Blazek, Jon Racy, Jim LaDue, and Chuck Doswell
Thu Feb 17: Tom Blazek, Jon Racy, Jim LaDue, and Chuck Doswell
Fri Feb 18: Tom Blazek, Jon Racy, Bobi Fox, Jim LaDue, and Chuck Doswell
Sat Feb 19: Jim Steenburgh, Mark Darrow, Andy Taylor, and Chuck Doswell

Sun Feb 20: Jim Steenburgh, Mark Darrow, Mike Seaman, and Chuck Doswell
Mon Feb 21: Larry Dunn, Wes Junker, Mark Darrow, and Chuck Doswell
Tue Feb 22: Larry Dunn, Wes Junker, and Mark Darrow
Wed Feb 23: Larry Dunn, Wes Junker, and Mark Darrow
Thu Feb 24: Tom Blazek, Wes Junker, and Mark Darrow
Fri Feb 25: Tom Blazek, Wes Junker, and Mark Darrow

Contact Information:

Jim Steenburgh: 581-8727 (w); 359-2545 (h)
Larry Dunn: 524-5141 ext 224 (w); 359-1091 (h)
Tom Blazek: 585-1412 (w); 256-0497 (h)
Carol Ciliberti: 585-1416 (w); 467-3906 (h)
Residence Inn Downtown: 355-3300
Residence Inn Airport: 532-4101
National Weather Service FO: 524-5106 or 524-5154
IPEX Ops Center: 524-5066
IPEX Infoline: 585-1403