BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC

[phw115wvwx]

I get the feeling he'll really enjoy the NHC director job much better than being on TWC.  It seemed like he was always nervous in front of live camera, so this move may be a good thing for him.

[wxmediafan]

Good for Dr. Rick Knabb.  He'll be missed.

[IceManNYR]

Dr. Knabb has not left yet. He has been on Weekend View Saturday and Sunday.

[toxictwister00]

I think he leaves once Hurricane Season starts on June 1st. I believe I remember an OCM saying that maybe Jen or Maria.

[WeatherWitness]

Wow, I thought Dr. Knabb was gone already, considering Bryan Norcross did all of the updates on Beryl (from the time I watched TWC).

[toxictwister00]

Wow, I thought Dr. Knabb was gone already, considering Bryan Norcross did all of the updates on Beryl (from the time I watched TWC).

Knabb was on yesterday morning then Norcross came in during the evening. 

[Pop Light Brown]

Yes, Dr. Knabb starts his new job June 1.

[John Paulson]

I get the feeling he'll really enjoy the NHC director job much better than being on TWC.  It seemed like he was always nervous in front of live camera, so this move may be a good thing for him.

As director of the NHC he will still be making the rounds soing media interviews and such during major huricanes that threaten the U.S. mainland so he will not be completely off of TV.

[TWCToday]

I get the feeling he'll really enjoy the NHC director job much better than being on TWC.  It seemed like he was always nervous in front of live camera, so this move may be a good thing for him.

As director of the NHC he will still be making the rounds soing media interviews and such during major huricanes that threaten the U.S. mainland so he will not be completely off of TV.

Correct they have a studio/press room there at the NHC where they do live feeds and interviews to various media outlets

[IceManNYR]

I think Dr. Knabb's replacement should be Bryan Norcross.

On the weekend Carl Parker is at the expert desk morning through the afternoon covering TS Debbie.
Brian Norcross was on for the afternoon through the evening.
Dr. Forbes was also on afternoons through the evening.

[WeatherWitness]

Ha!  (Well, since this is the only topic I could find about Dr. Knabb, I'll post it here).  But I just found out that my meteorology professor for INTRO 1 this semester, Dr. Kevin Kloesel, was one of Dr. Rick Knabb's professors at Florida State in 1992!  Of course, Dr. Kloesel was bad-mouthing Dr. Knabb in some cases about when and why certain hurricane warnings were issued.

A big thing our professor said is that people tend to go to the models first (he said Dr. Knabb even told him that he did this), and that is NOT the ideal thing to do.  When trying to predict the path of a hurricane, it's best to look at the atmospheric conditions and how it all "comes together."

So...just a bit of trivia for you.

[Mr. Rainman]

*bump*

Found this on CNN of Knabb briefing the President. Credit to Pete Souza and The White House.