NWS New York (Upton) NY's Annual Open House Event - August 2 2009

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The NWS New York (Upton) NY will be holding its Open House Event on Sunday, August 2 2009. More information is available online at:

http://www.bnl.gov/community/sundays/080209.asp with some of the highlights of the day, including the special Weather Balloon launch from the new and just upgrade Upper Air Soundings facility list below

 

The Forecast Office is located on the grounds of the Brookhaven National Laboratories on Long Island NY

Driving Directions and Maps are available here:

http://www.bnl.gov/maps/

 

You can get an idea of what the tour and demonstrations will be like by going here (Photos and more from the 2001 Event):

http://www.bergenskywarn.org/Pages/BergenSkywarnUptonOpenHouse2001.htm

 

George

Deputy SKYWARN Coordinator Bergen County NJ

 

The National Weather Service

Visit the forecast office where the weather is predicted for New York City, Long Island, the lower Hudson Valley, northeast New Jersey and southern Connecticut where you can see the New York Metropolitan area’s only Doppler weather radar unit, plus a satellite broadcast network dish and other weather-forecast instruments. www.weather.gov/nyc

Meet National Weather Service meteorologists; Suffolk County and Red Cross emergency preparedness personnel, members of SKYWARN weather amateur radio network, and others Bus tickets available at the Berkner Hall Reception Desk; buses leave Berkner Hall for the Weather Center every 20 minutes; last facility visit begins at 3:00pm.

WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH
Witness the 3:30pm launching of a radiosonde weather instrument via a weather balloon!
Buses to launch site, located adjacent to the Weather Service offices, leave from Berkner Hall beginning at 2:45pm. www.erh.noaa.gov/er/okx/upperair.htm

THE SCIENCE OF WEATHER SHOW
www.techsploration.com/weather.html
Berkner Hall Auditorium
12noon * 1:30 * 3:00pm
Be sure to arrive early as the auditorium fills quickly!