The NWS: your forecast is worse because of the Shut Down

Started by Solar, January 17, 2019, 02:28:07 PM

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Solar

But not so fast, Accu Weather say's that's not true. :biggrin:
Let the whining begin...

QuoteThe National Weather Service is 'open,' but your forecast is worse because of the shutdown

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Forecasters and managers are not getting paid. Weather models are not being maintained, launched or improved. Emergency managers are not being trained. Effects could stretch well beyond when the government reopens.

The National Weather Service is a 24-hour operation with often-grueling shift work. Not getting paid to do that job makes it even more stressful. One manager of a National Weather Service office, who wished to remain anonymous to speak openly, said the lack of empathy from the people in their community — and the government — is like a slap in the face.

"Federal employees care about what they do," the manager said. "As much as we can repeat in our minds, 'It will be okay, eventually,' you can't tell your body to stop worrying. One employee got two hours of sleep last night after going through all his bills, trying to figure out where to start."

"We constantly hear, 'You'll get paid eventually, right?' " the manager said. "Well, we have to pay bills today."

The National Weather Service is also responsible for the forecast models it uses on a daily basis. From the massive Global Forecast System to the narrowly focused hurricane models, forecasters partner with researchers to improve those systems or bring them back online when they fail.

But in the meantime, the current Global Forecast System — or the GFS — the United States' premier weather model, is running poorly, and there's no one on duty to fix it.

"There was a dropout in the scores for all of the systems" on Dec. 25, Saha said of the scoring system used to rank how the forecast models are performing. "All of the models recovered, except for the GFS, which is still running at the bottom of the pack." Not only does that mean the day-to-day weather forecast is worse, she said, it is also a national security risk.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/01/07/national-weather-service-is-open-your-forecast-is-worse-because-shutdown/?utm_term=.2c3ac8d9691d



Accu Weather pretty much calls them liars :biggrin:

"All the government models are still running and all of the critical data from the U.S. and around the world is still coming in to our global forecasting center," said Dr. Joel N. Myers, AccuWeather founder and CEO. "AccuWeather has global models and data from arrangements with governments all over the world, as well as data from private sources. Many of these models from other countries also provide forecast guidance for the U.S.

"AccuWeather brings in more weather data and weather models into our facility than any other place on the planet," Myers added. "So, our forecasting operations have not been impacted, there has been no degradation of the documented superior accuracy of our forecasts to save lives, protect property and help people and businesses make better decisions."


https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/can-you-trust-weather-forecasts-during-the-government-shutdown/70007173
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Solar

 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
It's funny that the left is pulling the same kind of shit Obozo did when he had employees barricade off open parks, so as to make an impact.
The satellites don't need people, the computers are programmed to take the info from the non-manned satellite and disseminate to its programmed destinations, which is why I can check the weather myself, nor do I need an overpaid news girl reading from a script generated by a computer and tossed up on a teleprompter.

And Bernie wonders why 95% of the EPA workforce was deemed nonessential? :lol:
I get all the weather I need right here.

https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/
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