I like the "behind-the-scenes" info we get about his life outside of weather....
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/searc ... s0513.html
WEATHER
Hurricane season: Fearless forecaster calls for 'rough year'
Sunday, May 13, 2007
When a meteorologist issues a weather forecast, he or she is confident that forecast will be correct. Because meteorology is full of surprises, however, weather predictions are often couched in a variety of phrases that viewers of television weather presentations have heard quite often.
It is not uncommon to hear a meteorologist say, "there is a good chance of rain" or "it might snow," the next day's weather "could be rough" or even that "severe storms are possible." The unique unpredictably of weather makes a forecaster's business pretty tough.
Still, some meteorologists are bolder in their forecasts, willing to walk out on that proverbial tree limb and make a prediction that most weather people would never dare attempt. Put Joe Bastardi in that small group of forecasters without fear.
Bastardi is the expert senior forecaster at AccuWeather, a Pennsylvania-based company that provides weather information to television and radio stations, newspapers and businesses around the world. The company recently partnered with WPBF-TV for Weather First TV, the station's 24-hour weather channel.
Although AccuWeather has hundreds of employees, Bastardi clearly is the company's star. He is heard daily on radio stations, appears on network news programs when hurricanes threaten the coastline and writes a daily column that appears on the company's Web site.
It is from this daily forum that Bastardi issues his often-daring weather predictions, calling for storms or weather events days and, at times, even weeks before they develop. It is not uncommon for Bastardi to update his column at all hours of the day. In fact, it seems that the enthusiastic forecaster never seems to sleep, spending hours examining weather patterns looking for clues that may unlock some future mystery.
More often that not, Bastardi's brave forecasts pan out, including his recent predictions of a storm off the northeast coast of Florida. Still, like anyone in the weather business, Bastardi does make mistakes that often haunt him for years.
"I don't know how other mets (meteorologists) in the field think, but the wounds of busted forecasts with me never heal," Bastardi recently wrote in his column. "I remember them all."
When he does take a break from the world of weather, Bastardi can be found pumping iron. He and his wife, Jessica, are competitive body builders. Both have won bodybuilding events, although, as Bastardi points out in his official biography, "he can never top his wife's accomplishments since Jessica won the 1996 Central Pennsylvania title exactly eight months after giving birth to Garret, then won her division of the 1999 NPC Middle Atlantic National Qualifier, exactly 10 months after giving birth to Jessica Ann!"
Last week, Bastardi issued his 2007 hurricane forecast and, like other hurricane forecasters, he says we are in for an active year. Bastardi is calling for 13 to 14 named storms with three or more likely to be major hurricanes.
Yet, unlike other hurricane predictions, Bastardi takes a walk on that proverbial tree limb to pinpoint where all of these storms may end up. And the news is not good for Floridians.
Bastardi thinks six or seven storms will strike the United States with the majority of these landfalls projected from the Gulf Coast from the mouth of the Mississippi to Cape Hatteras, N.C., with the center of the bull's-eye on Florida.
Bastardi is not shy when he states that this season's hurricanes and tropical storms "pose a far greater threat to lives and property than last years." As he says, "We're in for a rough year."
Will he be right? No one knows at the moment, although the news release announcing Bastardi's forecast does point out that Bastardi was right on the money last hurricane season.
One fact is certain: Few fearless forecasters would issue a hurricane forecast like Bastardi.
Mike Lyons is the chief weather specialist at WPBF-TV.
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rainydaze wrote:Well I for one hope he is wrong. Florida is still suffering from the 2004/2005 season in many ways and now we are dealing with fires. Another hurricane or two would be troubling for all of us on so many levels.
Think of a hurricane with no rain in it just high clouds and high winds even far inland as the fires are.........scary is it not?

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HurricaneJoe22 wrote:I like the "behind-the-scenes" info we get about his life outside of weather....
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/searc ... s0513.html
WEATHER
Hurricane season: Fearless forecaster calls for 'rough year'
Sunday, May 13, 2007
When a meteorologist issues a weather forecast, he or she is confident that forecast will be correct. Because meteorology is full of surprises, however, weather predictions are often couched in a variety of phrases that viewers of television weather presentations have heard quite often.
It is not uncommon to hear a meteorologist say, "there is a good chance of rain" or "it might snow," the next day's weather "could be rough" or even that "severe storms are possible." The unique unpredictably of weather makes a forecaster's business pretty tough.
Still, some meteorologists are bolder in their forecasts, willing to walk out on that proverbial tree limb and make a prediction that most weather people would never dare attempt. Put Joe Bastardi in that small group of forecasters without fear.
Bastardi is the expert senior forecaster at AccuWeather, a Pennsylvania-based company that provides weather information to television and radio stations, newspapers and businesses around the world. The company recently partnered with WPBF-TV for Weather First TV, the station's 24-hour weather channel.
Although AccuWeather has hundreds of employees, Bastardi clearly is the company's star. He is heard daily on radio stations, appears on network news programs when hurricanes threaten the coastline and writes a daily column that appears on the company's Web site.
It is from this daily forum that Bastardi issues his often-daring weather predictions, calling for storms or weather events days and, at times, even weeks before they develop. It is not uncommon for Bastardi to update his column at all hours of the day. In fact, it seems that the enthusiastic forecaster never seems to sleep, spending hours examining weather patterns looking for clues that may unlock some future mystery.
More often that not, Bastardi's brave forecasts pan out, including his recent predictions of a storm off the northeast coast of Florida. Still, like anyone in the weather business, Bastardi does make mistakes that often haunt him for years.
"I don't know how other mets (meteorologists) in the field think, but the wounds of busted forecasts with me never heal," Bastardi recently wrote in his column. "I remember them all."
When he does take a break from the world of weather, Bastardi can be found pumping iron. He and his wife, Jessica, are competitive body builders. Both have won bodybuilding events, although, as Bastardi points out in his official biography, "he can never top his wife's accomplishments since Jessica won the 1996 Central Pennsylvania title exactly eight months after giving birth to Garret, then won her division of the 1999 NPC Middle Atlantic National Qualifier, exactly 10 months after giving birth to Jessica Ann!"
Last week, Bastardi issued his 2007 hurricane forecast and, like other hurricane forecasters, he says we are in for an active year. Bastardi is calling for 13 to 14 named storms with three or more likely to be major hurricanes.
Yet, unlike other hurricane predictions, Bastardi takes a walk on that proverbial tree limb to pinpoint where all of these storms may end up. And the news is not good for Floridians.
Bastardi thinks six or seven storms will strike the United States with the majority of these landfalls projected from the Gulf Coast from the mouth of the Mississippi to Cape Hatteras, N.C., with the center of the bull's-eye on Florida.
Bastardi is not shy when he states that this season's hurricanes and tropical storms "pose a far greater threat to lives and property than last years." As he says, "We're in for a rough year."
Will he be right? No one knows at the moment, although the news release announcing Bastardi's forecast does point out that Bastardi was right on the money last hurricane season.
One fact is certain: Few fearless forecasters would issue a hurricane forecast like Bastardi.
Mike Lyons is the chief weather specialist at WPBF-TV.
Joe Bastardi, THE one and only person I listen to as it relates to hurricane an if I need to leave my home for safety reasons. I will not pay any attention to the NHC this year...not at all...

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