Interesting interview with Lixion Avila

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Interesting interview with Lixion Avila

#1 Postby vbhoutex » Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:08 am

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/q_and_a_201009_lixion_avila.shtml?ref=nf
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Re: Interesting interview with Lixion Avila

#2 Postby Ladylight » Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:03 am

Thanks. I've always like the way Avila writes his discussions and he's been there since I first started following them, so it gives me comfort to see him still there, still writing frankly. It's nice to know a little about the man behind the reports.
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#3 Postby ColinDelia » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:48 am

That's a hellova education.

"Neil Frank continued to hire me. Bill Gray hired me to collect the data he is now using to base his seasonal forecast. Vernon Dvorak, who was developing the upgrade to the new Dvorak technique, wanted me to help him collect the satellite pictures from the basement."
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#4 Postby Frank2 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:07 pm

I remember those days...
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#5 Postby HURAKAN » Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:28 pm

I met him in person at the NHC and he gave me a tour of the place, back in 2002. I also got a book from him with all the hurricane tracks between 1851 to the 1990s. Nice guy.
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#6 Postby JonathanBelles » Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:45 pm

He's is a very nice guy . I had a couple conversations with him in Miami this past summer. Adds some flavor to the NHC staff with his quirky remarks.
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Re: Interesting interview with Lixion Avila

#7 Postby bvigal » Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:27 pm

I've been a big fan of his for many years!! Thanks for posting this!
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