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Weather: Resource Information

Our Weather Course was a full day of learning and information.  Those that attended felt that they now feel a bit more confident in reading weather charts and making their own predictions. Below are some of the website links that Dr. McNally used extensively during the day.  I will post them here as well as in the sidebar for quick use later.

For the 500mb, 850mb and 200 mb mapshttp://weather.noaa.gov/fax/nwsfax.html

Surface Anaylsis and maps (including CONUS):  http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/sfc2.shtml

Local weather discussions: http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=ME&prodtype=discussion

Additionally, Dr.McNally suggested:  www.weathertap.com  This is a paid service, but has everything you need at your fingertips without having to mine the government sites.

Search Google with the search term "iwin" and click on the sites that are with the National Weather servide for State data and Maine graphical data.

I hope this is helpful for our attendees. I will post more information later in the week.

For those who missed this wonderful course:  Not to worry!  Dr.McNally has agreed to visit us again next year!

"All the time...Everywhere...On the Planet...Always, EVER!"  -Dr. Lou McNally

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