Useful Products for TV Mets

It has been a great experience seeing the different products perform this week during the experiment.

As the TV meteorologist in the group, I have seen what could be useful during the preparation of the forecast and during the weathercasts.

The three products that stand out to me are: Prob. Severe Model, Lightning Jump Detection Algorithm, and the 1-minute GOES imagery.

Most of the time we have to be careful with what we show our audience because it might be too much for them to digest and understand, which we don't want to happen. The weathercast is supposed to be easily understood by everybody.

As long as we explain what we are showing, I believe the Lightning Jump Detection Algorithm and Prob. Severe Model could easily be integrated into our radar software to show these features on air that could give our viewers ample lead-time with severe t-storms. I am hoping WSI can bring these features into their software with future builds.

Last, the 1-minute satellite imagery would look really good in HD and be another tool in our back pocket to track subtle features that might be missed with our current 15-30 satellite updates.

-BW