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Atmospheric Scientist | Wife to another Austin | Loves severe wx predictability & long walks on the beach | Grunge music junkie | Opinions my own

Image of Highlighted Events from the WAF/NWP Conference at the 2026 AMS Madison Summit: 📅 Aug 3 (4:30–6:00 PM): Best Practices for AI Integration into Weather Forecast Operations (Hall of Ideas – EFG) 📅 Aug 4 (1:45–3:00 PM): Testbed Experiments – Past, Present, and Future (Madison Ballroom B) 📅 Aug 5 (4:30–6:00 PM): Research Operations Nexus (RON) (Madison Ballroom B)
Image describing details about the Research Operations Nexus, which will take place at the AMS Madison Summit on August 5 from 4:30-6:00pm CT in Madison Ballroom B at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.
500-hPa Height Differences from the multi-model avg and 500-hPa Height Mean contours among 4 clusters and a 100-member multi-model super ensemble all depict strong ridging in the central US.
Weather Analysis and Forecasting / Numerical Weather Prediction Conference Student Travel Grant Awards Student presentations selected as part of the 34WAF/30NWP conferences have the option of being judged, with a $50 award going to the top 3 oral and poster presentations in each conference (12 awards total). Also, once abstracts have been submitted, the WAF/NWP committee will offer three $375 travel grants to students whose abstracts have been accepted. Students who wish to be considered for a travel grant must send the following documents to the program chairs (austin.coleman@noaa.gov, john.lind@noaa.gov, jbravo2@stevens.edu, and tomer@windbornesystems.com) no later than Friday, April 3rd, 2026: Statement of why they wish to attend the WAF/NWP conferences - Statement of commitment to attend if they receive the travel grant - Letter of support from their advisor - Ensure that you have submitted an abstract to the WAF or NWP conferences before the abstract submission deadline
Screenshot of panelists includes Chris Goode, Steven Thur, Alan Gerard, Joshua Kastman, Elyse Smith, and Alana Dachtler
Photo of a beautiful new restaurant in Houston with teal chairs and fun chandeliers called Buena Vista!
Ensemble QPF clustering image for SW US valid for Day 2 (Friday 10/10) depicting 3 unique clusters from NBM QMD members.