The NWS (National Weather Service) and GHCC (Global Hydrology and Climate Center) Collaborative Workshop on Mesoscale Modeling and Short-term Convective Forecasting was held at the GHCC in Huntsville Alabama on 30 June and 1 July 1999. The workshop was organized by Tom Bradshaw (WFO BHM [Weather Forecast Office Birmingham AL]) and Bill Lapenta (GHCC/NASA). The purpose of the meeting was to foster interactions between the research and operational communities in the southeastern United States. NWS personnel were introduced to the types of atmospheric research performed at the GHCC. In turn, the operational community provided feedback to GHCC scientists regarding possible applications of their research in the field.

A total of thirty-two invited attendees were present. The following NWS Offices were represented: Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile in Alabama; Peachtree City and the Southeast River Forecast Center (SERFC) in Georgia; Tallahassee in Florida; Paducah in Kentucky; and Morristown and Nashville in Tennessee. In addition, scientific organizations and universities represented included NASA, NCAR (National center for Atmospheric Research), CIRA (Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere), ENSCO Inc., FSU (Florida State University), and UAH (University of Alabama in Huntsville).

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