• Provided maintainance and modifications to the ARPS/ADAS analysis scheme 
• maintained (experimental) operational utility of system, performed routine manual quality control of data 
• expanded web-based analysis products to include animations 
• ingested mesoscale data sets into local AWIPS workstations via LDAD with assistance from FIT meteorologist 
• ingested realtime ARPS/ADAS analyses into local AWIPS workstations 

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• Acquired 'Beowulf Cluster' to support Advanced Regional Prediction System (ARPS) prognostic scheme (for FY2003) 
• researched requirements, obtained bids, and procured linux network consisting of twenty 2.2-2.4 ghz xenon processors 

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• Upgraded and enhanced NWS Melbourne graphical Hurricane Local Statment (gHLS) experimental product suite 
• ported product production from PC platform to AWIPS Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE) platform 
• updated web-page appearance and navigation of GFE gHLS web page 
• distibuted files and information to all Florida WFO's to duplicate GFE gHLS production 

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• Participated in COMET Partners Project with St. Louis University (SLU) & the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) concerning tropical cyclone (TC) tornadoes 
• hosted visit to NWS MLB by SLU researchers & travelled to SLU to present results of recent applied research & discuss future tasks 
• provided review of SLU documentations & determined storm relative helicity values for numerous TC mesocylones based on manually derived storm motions 

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• Assisted with local Scientific Applications Training 
• developed TC Gabrielle tornado severe weather event case using the Warning Event Simulator (WES) and supporting documenation. Provided copies of WES case to Florida WFO's and NWS Southern Region HQ 
• presented training session at Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) 
• developed strategy, procedures, and documenation for future tornado events/warnings to assist with WES case production, staff severe weather training, and verification scores 

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• Organized and hosted Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) #6 [14-15 November] 
• solicited presentations, organized participation/attendance, developed agenda, and hosted event at FIT 
• presented two briefings: "Local ADAS Experiences and Future Work at NWS MLB" and "Local Adaptation of Tropical Cyclone Guidance and Applications" 

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• Supported 4 space shuttle missions 
• provided WSR-88D support and forecast coordination as requested during shuttle launch/launch attempts, landing/landing attempts and ferry operations (STS-108; 5 Dec., STS-109; 1 Mar., STS-110; 8 Apr., and STS-111; 5 June) 

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• Authored / co-authored several articles related to ARPS/ADAS and tropical cyclone tornadoes, provided comments on AMU tasks, and attended and/or participated in several conferences and interagency meetings: 
• authored and presented oral(s) or poster(s): 
• Local Data Analysis on AWIPS at NWS Melbourne, FL¹ 
• Thirty years after Hurricane Agnes - The Forgotten Florida Tornado Disaster² 
• Inland Tropical Cyclone Wind Forecasts for Peninsular Florida² 
• Using High-Resolution Diagnostics to Facilitate the Short-Term Threat Assessment of Tornadoes during Tropical Storm Gabrielle³ 
• Tornadoes Associated with Tropical Storm Gabrielle⁴ 
• Use of Total Lightning Information at a National Weather Service Field Office⁴ 
• NWS Utilization of the ARPS/LDIS Analysis System for Short-term Forecasting in East-central Florida⁵ 
• Experimental methods for conveying hazardous weather information to users⁵ 
• attended conferences: ¹The Interactive Symposium on the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), Orlando; ²25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego; ³21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio; ⁴27th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association, Ft. Worth 
• attended: ⁵MSFC 'Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center' (SPORT) Joint Symposium on Short-Term Forecasting and the Convective Weather Warning Process, Huntsville 
• traveled to FSU to discuss stratification of wind-flow regime lightning climatology by thermodynamic classifications & creatation of situational graphics 
• participated in 'advanced space academy' program at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) 
• attended annual AMU tasking meeting & presented FY03 MLB requested tasks 
• participated in AMU telcons concerning 'Improved anvil forecasting - phase II', 'LDIS optimatization and training' 
• participated in telcons: Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability (ARAC), Advanced Range Technical Working Group (ARTWG) 
• reviewed AMU manuscript: 'Improved anvil forecasting - phase II' 
• assisted WFO Huntsville with spin-up of operational and applied research programs and hosted visit by WFO Huntsville Science and Operations Officer (SOO) and AMU liaison 
• Duplicated numerous KMLB WSR-88D archive tapes for NASA/AMU 

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• Other tasks: 
• attended NOAA Hurricane Conference at National Hurricane Center (NHC) and made updated gHLS presentation 
• reviewed several drafts & 6-month progress report for COMET proposal(s) with SPC and SLU concerning "TC mesocyclones" 
• hosted on-site visits by WFO Key West SOO and NHC SOO 
• assisted with local hosting of AMS Annual Meeting in Orlando 
• developed local Hurricane Outreach presentation 
• completed numerous AWIPS and HP workstation modifications, localizations, and customizations 
• worked with AMU meteorologist during several on-site visits 

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