Forecaster Evaluation

During the 2003 Pacific Jets Experiment (PACJET), a variety of near real-time resources will be made available to National Weather Service forecast offices in the Western Region. These resources will include: a network of boundary layer wind profilers and feature-tracked winds from the third GOES rapid-scan WINDs Experiment (GWINDEX-3). In an effort to determine the impact of these resources on the forecast process, three feedback strategies will be made available to the forecasters during PACJET 2003: web-based feedback forms, feedback via Area Forecast Discussions, and a special email address. This approach to gathering feedback was successfully implemented this last winter during the PACJET-2002 deployment.

Screen shot of profiler evaluation form.

Screen shot of GWINDEX evaluation form.