Mesoanalyst Think Tank

The National Weather Service (NWS) Operations Proving Ground (OPG) hosted a 3-day Mesoanalysis Think Tank from January 30 through February 1, 2018. The meeting was prompted by results from OPG milestone projects conducted in 2016* and 2017**. Feedback from 35 forecasters who participated in 12 week-long Operational Readiness Evaluations (OREs) suggested emphatically that the NWS needs to devote resources toward effective use of the myriad high-resolution data sets in near real-time for operational decisions during convective weather. It is self-evident that effective decision making can be positively influenced by the ability to interrogate the right data for the situation at hand and by displaying those data in a manner that can be quickly and accurately assimilated. The essential challenge, therefore, lies in determining which data are of primary importance and knowing how to mine those data to improve warning and forecast decisions. Click on the pictures below for full report document.