• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

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    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Forecast Simulator 2015...help?

Bryce C.

Bryce C.

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Greetings all!

I am probably dumb for asking, and I couldn't find anything specific on this forum, but could anyone provide guidance in regards to forecasting using Tim Vasquez's Forecast Simulator 2015? There really isn't any guide or anything included so even though I'm trying to learn, I'm still having a difficult time. The maps included to create a forecast include:

*Surface observations
*200, 300, 500, 700, 850, and 925 NCEP and SPC observations
*Soundings
*Surface Divergence and Vorticity
*Mixed-Layer Cape and CINH
*Pressure change
*0-1KM Storm relative helicity

I would greatly appreciate any guidance because I really want to be able to go out next spring for my first official storm chasing year.

Thank you all!
 
If you are asking about how to forecast in general, Tim has several good books including "Weather Analysis & Forecasting Handbook" and "Severe Storm Forecasting". If you are asking about using his simulator, you might ask the question on his support forum (The Weather Forecasting Forum • Index page). If it is neither of those, please elaborate. I talked to Tim last Saturday, and there is a chance I might see him again in mid February, so if you have a specific question I can ask him if I see him.
 
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