Central AL NWA Welcomes Renowned Hurricane Expert Dr. Keith Blackwell On Monday Evening

Scott Martin | October 21, 2018 @ 3:51 pm

Monday evening will be the third meeting of the year for the Central Alabama Chapter of the National Weather Association, and we have a great guest lined up for the night.

Dr. Keith Blackwell will be our guest on Monday evening (Oct. 22, 2018) at Vulcan Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Blackwell is currently the instructor at the University of South Alabama of the senior course on synoptic meteorology and forecasting, along with a tropical discussion course during the hurricane season each year, and a summer course at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab titled, “Hurricanes Of The Gulf Coast.”

Prior to USA, he served as the Director of Meteorology at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. While there, he served as Director of the Cadet Summer Research Program (1994-1996) and was Secretary of the Weather Career Field Selection Board (1994-1996).

Dr. Blackwell is a hurricane and winter weather expert. He has published several journal papers on tropical weather systems, including two studies on eyewall replacement cycles, low-level wind maxima, and extreme rainfall in landfalling hurricanes. His current research is in intensity assessment and structural aspects of landfalling hurricanes.

Dr. Blackwell developed a numerical hurricane track and wind profile model called the Blackwell Over-Surface Hurricane Wind (BLOHW) Model. With the help of this model, he has provided real-time hurricane forecasts for up to 100 industrial, educational and governmental clients through USA’s Coastal Weather Research Center during hurricane emergencies, including Danny (1997), Georges (1998), Lili (2002), Ivan (2004), and Katrina (2005).

The Central Alabama Chapter of the National Weather Association meeting will start at 7:00 PM CDT, but be sure to arrive early to mingle with the other members and guests. The meeting will take place in the downstairs conference room located in the museum.

If you would like to join the chapter, dues are $25.00 for the calendar year and payments can be made on the chapter’s website. We have a discounted rate for students at $15.00 for the calendar year.

Vulcan park is located at:
1701 Valley View Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35209

We hope to see you there!

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.