UPDATED: March 19, 2021. This event has now been rescheduled for Monday, March 22 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Please see call-in details below.
March 15, 2021
On March 22, NOAA’s Global Forecast System — commonly referred to as the American Model — will undergo significant upgrades to boost weather forecasting capabilities across the U.S. and the globe.
The Director of the National Weather Service and an expert from NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center will discuss what is new and improved and will answer questions from reporters.
WHAT
Media teleconference followed by Q&A
WHEN
Monday, March 22, 1:00 p.m. ET
WHO
Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D., Director, NOAA’s National Weather Service
Vijay Tallapragada, Ph.D., Chief of the Modeling and Data Assimilation Branch, NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center
CALL-IN
This briefing is for credentialed reporters only.
In the U.S.: 888-324-8119
International: 1-312-470-0132
Passcode: WEATHER
NOTE
For one-on-one interview requests after the teleconference, please contact Lauren Gaches at lauren.gaches@noaa.gov or (202) 740-8314 to make arrangements.
