And, all too often, we remark, We should have been here a month ago. Our current way to schedule our visits is inefficient and misses important events. It is easy for us to anticipate that we will better use our human resources by using the proposed system to help schedule our field time so that we make critical observations at the optimal times. The current conditions in the area being monitored come from data collected as proposed in this project. These provide a regional context.
Historical data are available to establish standards and comparisons, both locally and regionally.
The data are accumulated at a central site and are available soon after they are collected. These NOAA models provide 12 to 48 hour forecast plots of wind and rainfall.