Live From Miami, It’s The Weather Channel’s ‘Hurricane Week’
Dennis Feltgen
NOAA Office of Communications & External Affairs
June 30, 2009 — As part of its "Hurricane Week" evening coverage, The Weather Channel conducted two live broadcasts from NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., on June 24.
NHC Director Bill Read spoke with TWC reporter Julie Martin on the importance of having a hurricane plan. For instance, a recent Mason-Dixon poll revealed that more than 60 percent of coastal residents did not have such a plan. Using a graphical display, Read also discussed improvements in hurricane track forecasts and the goal of NOAA’s Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project to improve both track and intensity forecasts.
NOAA's National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read explains the improvement of track forecasting during a live interview with The Weather Channel’s Julie Martin. Photo credit: Dennis Feltgen, NOAA NHC.
Senior Hurricane Specialist Jack Beven was also interviewed. His commentary focused on the use of satellites in the detection and tracking of tropical cyclones, and the significance of the GOES-O weather satellite that launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 27.
The Weather Channel reporter Julie Martin speaks with Senior Hurricane Specialist Jack Beven about the GOES-O weather satellite during a live broadcast from NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Photos credit: Dennis Feltgen, NOAA NHC.