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BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« on: May 18, 2012, 04:05:13 PM »
Dr. Rick Knabb has just announced that he has accepted a job as director of the National Hurricane Center on TWC. More to come...

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2012, 04:11:28 PM »
Also on weather.com
http://www.weather.com/news/knabb-becomes-hurricane-dir-20120518

Anyway, that's great news! I'm sure he will do a great job!

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2012, 04:39:21 PM »
The official article from NOAA:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2012/20120518_Rick_Knabb.html

This is fantastic! He's deserved that position for quite a while.
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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2012, 04:49:55 PM »
Congratulations to Dr. Rick Knabb!! :clap:

But now, who's going to be the Hurricane Expert on TWC?  Bryan Norcross?

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2012, 05:16:43 PM »
Could Carl Parker get a promotion to full time Tropical Storm expert?
Last tropical storm season he mostly did reports on the tropical storms and severe stormsfrom the expert desk and went back to 11am-2pm when the tropical season was over.
Since the day time schedule changes he is back in the expert role.

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2012, 07:14:08 PM »
Dang. I'm happy for him, but at the same time I'm not. I really enjoyed watching him last Hurricane Season, he and Carl Parker worked really well together, I hate we won't be able to see a repeat of that this year. :(


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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2012, 07:35:00 PM »
Congrats to Dr Knabb tremendous honor.

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2012, 11:40:26 PM »
Could Carl Parker get a promotion to full time Tropical Storm expert?
Last tropical storm season he mostly did reports on the tropical storms and severe stormsfrom the expert desk and went back to 11am-2pm when the tropical season was over.
Since the day time schedule changes he is back in the expert role.

I doubt it, unless he's needed. Carl is focusing on severe weather with Dr. Forbes. Yall don't remember him making that announcement? He said he always wanted to focus on convective meteorology and it was a great opportunity to work with Forbes. It'll probably be Jim and Bryan until Jim has to go on location when a storm approaches.
See also #23622, Ch. 31, Hammond, La.

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2012, 12:24:18 AM »
Could Carl Parker get a promotion to full time Tropical Storm expert?
Doubtful, I'm sure TWC will stick to having someone with a doctorate's degree in meteorology with a special interest in hurricanes like they've always been.

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2012, 01:04:40 AM »
OK, so what was the difference between the positions of Bryan and Dr. Knabb?  Hurricane specialist vs. hurricane expert: what's the difference?  I am sure TWC will probably want an expert over a specialist, so maybe Bryan will get promoted, or maybe TWC will hire someone new.  I just don't see them "playing around with positions" since they become real serious during Hurricane Season.

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2012, 02:13:49 AM »
Hurricane specialist vs. hurricane expert
IMO, "expert" is a bit of a higher ranking than "specialist." You can specialize in something but not know almost everything on the subject to call yourself an expert.

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2012, 09:55:50 AM »
I think it will either be Bryan or someone they'll hire to be the next hurricane expert. :hmm: Bryan did pretty well during the last hurricane season. They'll make a decision soon, as the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season isn't too far away.
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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2012, 12:41:17 PM »
Hurricane specialist vs. hurricane expert
IMO, "expert" is a bit of a higher ranking than "specialist." You can specialize in something but not know almost everything on the subject to call yourself an expert.

It's the same thing, yall. They're just playing with words to get you to think that way.

Both know their hurricanes very well. Knabb just happened to have worked on the FIU campus (where the NHC and NWS Miami is located) while Bryan worked down the road in Miami.
« Last Edit: May 19, 2012, 12:49:10 PM by Pop Light Brown »
See also #23622, Ch. 31, Hammond, La.

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Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2012, 02:38:52 PM »
I think Dr. Knabb's replacement should be Bryan Norcross. Congrats to Dr. Rick Knabb on becoming the director of the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center.  :clap: That is a big honor.
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