Alaska Weather Extras: September 2008

Mon, September 1, 2008
Posted in Alaska Weather, Schedule Updates

Each day during Alaska Weather (5:30pm, 7 days a week), our local National Weather Service meteorologists share weather updates with a statewide perspective, but they also share brief video “extras” that cover astronomy, aviation and aeronautics, weather, boating safety, navigation and emergency preparedness.

Here are the “Alaska Weather Extras” planned for September 2008 (and a little into October) if you’d like to plan out your viewing:

Sep 1
Matter of Survival: A Guide to Liferaft Survival Packs, Part 2

Sep 2
Matter of Survival: A Guide to Liferaft Survival Packs, Part 3
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Sep 3
Interview with John Madden, Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for the State of Alaska on Tsunami Preparedness in Alaska

Sep 4
Interview with Dennis Bookey, Co-Chair for the State of Alaska Emergency Communications Committee, on the Emergency Alert System

Sep 5
Hangar Flying

Sep 6
Star Gazer

NOAA WEATHER RADIO (The Importance of Having This “All Hazards” Radio)

Sep 7
When Seconds Count: Care & Use of Immersion Suits, Part 1

Sep 8
When Seconds Count: Care & Use of Immersion Suits, Part 2

Sep 9
Judgment on the Water: Recreational Boating Safety, Part 1

Sep 10
Judgment on the Water: Recreational Boating Safety, Part 2

Sep 11
Interview with John Madden, Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for the State of Alaska on their Riverwatch Program

Sep 12
Hangar Flying

Sep 13
Star Gazer

NASA’s Destination Tomorrow: Single Aircraft Accident Prevention Program (Program 21 Episode 501)

Sep 14
7 STEPS TO SURVIVAL (How to Survive When Lost) Produced by the Army National Guard

Sep 15
Fairbanks Flood of 1967 (A Look at the Devastating Flood of 1967 in the City of Fairbanks by Michael Rogers)

Sep 16
NASA’s Destination Tomorrow: New Treatment for People with ADHD (Program 3 Episode 103)

Sep 17
NASA’s Destination Tomorrow: Reducing Air Traffic Delays (Program 3 Episode 103)

Sep 18
NASA’s Destination Tomorrow: How do Helicopters Work? (Program 3 Episode 103)

Sep 19
Hangar Flying

Sep 20
Star Gazer

Sep 21
Interview with Ralph Morgan, Official-in-Charge for the McGrath Weather Service Office, on How His Office Serves the Town of McGrath and the Surrounding Areas

Sep 22
Avalanche Preparedness, Part 1 (Aimee Rzewuski, TV Meteorologist at KTVA Channel 11 in Anchorage, Looks at Being Prepared for Avalanches)

Sep 23
Avalanche Preparedness, Part 2 (Aimee Rzewuski, TV Meteorologist at KTVA Channel 11 in Anchorage, Looks at Being Prepared for Avalanches)

Sep 24
Interview with Eric Stevens, Science and Operations Officer at the Fairbanks Forecast Office, on Temperature Inversions in Alaska

Sep 25
Interview with Eric Stevens, Science and Operations Officer at the Fairbanks Forecast Office, on Terrain-Induced Winds in Alaska

Sep 26
Hangar Flying

Sep 27
Star Gazer

Interview with Dan Samelson, Forecaster at the Anchorage Forecast Office, on the Natl Weather Service Spotter Program

Sep 28
Interview with Dennis Bookey, Co-Chair for the State of Alaska Emergency Communications Committee, on the Emergency Alert System

Sep 29
Frostbite and Other Cold Injuries, Part 1

Sep 30
Frostbite and Other Cold Injuries, Part 2

Oct 1
Interview with Molly McCammon, Director of the Alaska Ocean Observing System

Oct 2
Interview with Joel Curtis, Lead Forecaster at the Anchorage Forecast Office, on Vessel Icing in Alaskan Waters

Oct 3
Hangar Flying

Oct 4
Star Gazer

Oct 5
Interview with Ralph Morgan, Official-in-Charge for the McGrath Weather Service Office, on How His Office Serves the Town of McGrath and the Surrounding Areas