IMET Terry Lebo creates a forecast as he works alongside a fire behavior analyst to provide support to contain the McKinney Fire in California on August 26, 2022. In addition to a daily forecast, Lebo can issue a spot forecast when operations personnel request information on what weather conditions are expected on a specific slope or in certain valley locations. To complete this task an IMET uses their mountain and micrometeorology training and real-time observations. These observations are collected from Remote Automatic Weather Stations, which update every 15 minutes, and NOAA’s GOES satellite, which updates every five minutes. (Robert Hyatt, NOAA’s National Weather Service)
IMET Terry Lebo creates a forecast as he works alongside a fire behavior analyst to provide support to contain the McKinney Fire in California on August 26, 2022. In addition to a daily forecast, Lebo can issue a spot forecast when operations personnel request information on what weather conditions are expected on a specific slope or in certain valley locations. To complete this task an IMET uses their mountain and micrometeorology training and real-time observations. These observations are collected from Remote Automatic Weather Stations, which update every 15 minutes, and NOAA’s GOES satellite, which updates every five minutes. (Robert Hyatt, NOAA’s National Weather Service)