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Hurricanes: Hunting, Hedging, & Hyping

Wednesday, 16 June 2004: 4:00 PM-5:45 PM
Host: 33rd Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair:  Gene Norman, WGCL-TV
Papers:
  4:00 PM
8.1
Overview of Hurricane Hunter Operations
Chad Gibson, U.S. Air Force Reconnaissance/53rd Weather Squadron, Keesler AFB, MS

  4:15 PM
8.2
Hurricane Isabel: When a great forecast becomes a bad forecast
Bryan Norcross, The Weather Channel, Atlanta , GA

  4:30 PM
8.3
Hurricane Hype
Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL

  4:45 PM
8.4
Hurricanes—Assessing & Utilizing Resources to Maximize Viewer Benefit
Mark D. McGinnis, Broadcast Media- WWAY NewsChannel 3, Wilmington, NC

  5:00 PM
8.5
Alternative Ways to Present NHC'S Five Day Forecast: Minimizing Negative Economic Impact on Coastal Communities
Bill Hardman, Southeast Tourism Society, Atlanta, GA; and J. McMillan, E. Piotrowski, G. Fishel, E. Thomas, B. Norcross, R. J. Pasch, and S. Thomas