[Volunteers_fosm] Membership Meeting - Tonight, 7:00 PM

[Joseph C. Giles]


Please plan to join us tonight to hear Forest Service meteorologist and FOSM member Kerry Jones discuss the relationship between climate and weather.

Date and Time - July 2, 7:00 PM

Location - Sandia Ranger Station conference room

Program abstract - You have probably seen or heard the old aphorism: "The climate is what you expect; weather is what you get."  This presentation will focus mainly on unique atmospheric phenomena that we get in and near the Sandias like "upslope" snow storms, damaging "downslope" wind events, and more.  At the same time, global climate change, notably in the form of rising temperatures, has been well documented and successfully modeled. But how are observed climate changes related to shifts in weather patterns and weather extremes? Changes and extremes in our weather including seasonal temperatures, heat waves, and heavy precipitation events using both scientific studies and recent observations will be reviewed. Finally,  with La Niña conditions expected to develop in the coming months and persist through the upcoming winter, how might changes in tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures impact the seasonal outlook for the Sandias into early 2025?

Speaker bio - Following a nearly 30-year career with NOAA's National Weather Service, Kerry's passion for weather and the outdoors led him to a new role at USFS in 2022 where he serves as a Air and Water Quality Specialist for NM's five national forests and liaison to our state's Environment Department. As a certified Air Resource Advisor, Kerry is occasionally assigned to wildfire incidents to provide the public with smoke outlooks as part of  the Interagency Wildfire Air Quality Response Program. Previously, Kerry was the Meteorologist in Charge of the NWS Albuquerque office where he also served as Warning Coordination Meteorologist and a lead forecaster. Kerry enjoyed short stints at NWS offices in Spokane, WA and Norman, OK. Kerry received a B.S. in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma and a Master’s degree in Water Resources from the University of New Mexico. Kerry and his wife, Julie, relocated to the East Mountains in 2010 and have called the Albuquerque area home for nearly 30 years. They are proud parents of three amazing young adult children who still enjoy slow walks uphill with their mom and dad. 

The attached file provides details about the meeting location. We look forward to seeing you this evening.

Thanks,

Cliff Giles
FOSM VP


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