Where we're headed with NWS Level 2 WSR-88D radar data

The NWS has recently updated their plans for Level 2 data for the coming future. Of major note:

1. The format of level 2 data will be completely changed next year. This means applications like GEMPAK, McIDAS, GRLevel2/AE, and WXP will need to have their decoders rewritten.

2. The radar will have a "super resolution" mode starting in 2008. But the NWS requires additional bandwidth to get it out to external users, and that is not currently available.

3. The San Juan, PR site will be added around April-ish of this year.

For complete details on this and other WSR-88D topics, see:
http://www.roc.noaa.gov/NWS_Level_2/Update0107_Lvl2_Final2.pdf

Computer Storm Worm on the loose!!

I'm intrigued and disheartened to discover this week that our fascination with the climate has finally invaded the IT space. Readers are probably familiar with the fact that while the northeastern part of the country has experienced unseasonably warm weather this winter, Colorado has had record snowfalls and the cold in California is so harsh that crops have been devastated. Meanwhile, Europe has had its fair share of strange weather as well. After a warmer-than-usual December, severe winds cancelled thousands of flights around the continent and caused power outages just before last weekend.

What does this have to do with your job, you ask? Well, in the latest bit of unwanted social engineering experimentation, hackers are taking advantage of our natural curiosity about weather disasters to spread a virus. Logically named "Storm Worm" (but more officially titled Small.damTROJAN), this virus has already infected tens of thousands of PCs worldwide, according to security experts at F-Secure. Once on your PC, Storm Worm then forwards copies of itself to contacts in your email application. Standard fare, yes, but newer variants are also using "kernel-mode rootkit techniques" to hide their activities.



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Crazy bad weather driving video

http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/makeASX.php?title=www.king5.com/kiraw_011607portlandhomevid.wmv

If anyone knows where King 5 TV is please reply. Why *anyone* would again start driving their car after it came to a complete stop is totally insane.

Dave

Fri Jan 19 Snowfall

It's depressing that we need to measure our snowfall this winter in tenths of inches but it's better than nothing I suppose!

In Stewartsville I received 0.5" overnight.

Frankly I was surprise so much fell. Before going to bed and looking at the radar, I thought most of the precip would stay to our south.

Dave

Welcome!

NJWO Friends,

Welcome to blogging! This NJWO blog will allow us to *each* share comments, observations, photos and anything else related to NJWO and weather.

Thanks,

Dave