Want to start taking part in discussions

[cigtyme]

I'm a long time lurker. I hardly ever post. I really wanted some of the Pro Mets(if they had time) and some of the brilliantly educated novices to post links, or tell me where they get their info. After watching Debbie, i want to start having input into the discussions, instead of hitting F5 to wait wor Wxman, AirForceMet, or Aric Dunn to post their goodies.

I guess i am tired of sitting back and want to get involved.

PM me if you do not feel like posting in here.

Thanks
Scott

[cigtyme]

This did not work the way i wanted it to. Pretty much did not want to sound dumb during discussions. Saw people link images and things like that. Was just looking for a little direction, so i can take part in further systems.

[brunota2003]

This is fine...but it is the middle of a work day, so
NASA GHCC Imagery: http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/
National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Aircraft Recon section: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/recon.php
NHC Sat Imagery: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml
For Dvorak Classification Products (and a chart showing what the T#s mean): http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/tdpositions.html http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/CI-chart.html
A few other products: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/

Also, S2K has their own "reference" library, with some stuff in it: viewforum.php?f=61

And lastly from me, here is CIMSS' Tropical Cyclone Page: http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic.php

CIMSS has a lot of goodies, and a lot of people use their products. Those links should keep you busy for a while

[brunota2003]

And most importantly, whenever you do decide to make your own forecast/guesses...don't forget this:

Personal Forecast Disclaimer:
The posts in this forum are NOT official forecast and should not be used as such. They are just the opinion of the poster and may or may not be backed by sound meteorological data. They are NOT endorsed by any professional institution or storm2k.org. For official information, please refer to the NHC and NWS products.

If you see a product you like, though, you can always ask in the thread and usually you'll have the link to it fairly quickly (if it is active, otherwise, especially during working hours, it may take a bit to get an answer).

[cigtyme]

Thank appreciate your help. I really enjoy tropical discussion, but i didn't want to sound uneducated. I also was not looking for a crash course, i wanted info to grow my knowledge base.

PS i know all about the disclaimer because i do get rather upset when a non Met makes a prediction lol..

[thetruesms]

If there's something about meteorology you want to dive deeper into, MetEd is always a good resource to check - https://www.meted.ucar.edu/. It requires a registration (to track and send quiz results), but is free.

Looks like they're at 25 tropical/hurricane modules, with several of them comprising an online tropical meteorology textbook. The difficulty ranges from "non-scientist" to "advanced". For someone who regularly spends time on this board, the non-scientist and basic modules should be no sweat. The intermediate modules may be tougher, but depending on your background and interest, are still doable.

The advanced modules delve fairly deep into the nitty gritty, but if you can get through intermediate modules, might as well check them out. You won't have to actually do any of the math in them, but understanding it will be essential to getting the full grasp of the concepts.