In the past, internships were recommended for experience, but today, they are one of the greatest tools for a career. These internships, whether a summer or a semester long, offer many advantages for students. First, they give a student the opportunity to work in the actual environment of their field of study. This allows students to determine if they really enjoy the day-to-day responsibilities of their major. Secondly, internships provide in-depth learning with experienced professionals. Finally, an internship can add to one’s marketability for future employment. With all of the advantages and demands for internships, they are becoming more popular and more available.
This summer, I am filling an intern position here in the ABC 33/40 Weather Center. My schedule consists of working Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11:00A.M. to 5:00P.M. For the first half of my day, I observe “The News at Noon” and “Good Afternoon Alabama,” helping organize graphics for the weather segment and learning the computer systems. Next, I have about ninety minutes to “experiment” with the systems and grab a bite to eat. Around 2:00P.M., I receive data needed to complete all of my tasks. After sending out faxes, I update the seven-day forecast, seven-day discussion, and short term forecast. Later, I alter the graphics used for weather to match the current conditions and predictions. I also set the towercams to certain locations to show during the news. After a few weeks, the routine becomes easier, allowing time for more weather projects!
With internships opening up many areas of learning, I was eager to join the bandwagon. This internship has offered me a look into how the television world works from breaking news to everyday tasks. That is the wonderful attribute of internships: the small projects you take on provide insight and education about the field. Many people, including my friends, travel to different cities and live there for internships. So, to all of you collegians out there, try to find an internship! It is a fun way to learn outside of the classroom.
Get That Internship!
June 13, 2005, 9:07 pmThe Heat Cranks Up
June 13, 2005, 3:05 pm
The Monday afternoon map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Rain is almost impossible to find on radar this afternoon, and the air above 8,000 feet is bone dry. So, looks like we stay rain free tonight, and most places will be dry tomorrow as well. Any showers that try to form will be very isolated tomorrow afternoon.
Even on Wednesday, with our late season cold front passing through, moisture will be very limited and any showers or storms should be very widely spaced.
Following the front, Thursday should be a very pleasant day with ample sunshine and lower humidity. Still looks like low 60s by early Friday morning, and maybe a few upper 50s in the cooler valleys of north Alabama.
The 12Z run of the GFS spits out an interesting feature Friday; a vort max in the base of the long wave trough over the eastern U.S. Not sure if I believe this just yet; we will leave Friday dry for now. But, if that thing keeps showing up we might have to include a chance of showers or storms.
WEEKEND PEEK: Seems like a little of the bottom segment of the upper trough tries to hang back across the southern U.S., but for now we will only mention widely scattered storms on Saturday and Sunday.
Next week, a general weakness in the upper pattern lingers across Alabama and the deep south, and it looks like afternoon showers and storms will be more active. No sign of any runaway heat... looks like highs will be mostly in the mid to upper 80s during the final half of June.
TROPICS: Interesting disturbance southeast of Jamaica this afternoon; pressures are relatively low in that part of the Caribbean and some type of tropical system could very well form in that region (the GFS hinted at this last week). Whatever forms, the big upper trough forming over the eastern U.S. later this week should carry this to the northeast, probably not affecting the U.S. mainland.
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Rain is almost impossible to find on radar this afternoon, and the air above 8,000 feet is bone dry. So, looks like we stay rain free tonight, and most places will be dry tomorrow as well. Any showers that try to form will be very isolated tomorrow afternoon.
Even on Wednesday, with our late season cold front passing through, moisture will be very limited and any showers or storms should be very widely spaced.
Following the front, Thursday should be a very pleasant day with ample sunshine and lower humidity. Still looks like low 60s by early Friday morning, and maybe a few upper 50s in the cooler valleys of north Alabama.
The 12Z run of the GFS spits out an interesting feature Friday; a vort max in the base of the long wave trough over the eastern U.S. Not sure if I believe this just yet; we will leave Friday dry for now. But, if that thing keeps showing up we might have to include a chance of showers or storms.
WEEKEND PEEK: Seems like a little of the bottom segment of the upper trough tries to hang back across the southern U.S., but for now we will only mention widely scattered storms on Saturday and Sunday.
Next week, a general weakness in the upper pattern lingers across Alabama and the deep south, and it looks like afternoon showers and storms will be more active. No sign of any runaway heat... looks like highs will be mostly in the mid to upper 80s during the final half of June.
TROPICS: Interesting disturbance southeast of Jamaica this afternoon; pressures are relatively low in that part of the Caribbean and some type of tropical system could very well form in that region (the GFS hinted at this last week). Whatever forms, the big upper trough forming over the eastern U.S. later this week should carry this to the northeast, probably not affecting the U.S. mainland.
Monday Morning Quarterback
June 13, 2005, 5:48 am
The Monday morning web map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Very interesting to look at the rain totals from Arlene (scroll down for J.B.'s list of totals yesterday)... no way you could draw a good rain forecast graphic on that in advance. I tried to communicate that last week; doing a good QPF forecast on a disorganized tropical system is almost impossible.
By the way, many thanks to J.B. and Bill Murray for their work here on the web, and to Jason Simpson, Chris Tatum, Bill Castle, and David Polk with the pictures and stories from Gulf Shores.
On to the week ahead...
The latest five day QPF shows very little rain around here, so we will have a chance to dry out. Only isolated showers today and tomorrow; then a few scattered thunderstorms on Wednesday thanks to a rare June cold front coming through. Then, on Thursday and Friday, we should be totally rain-free with lower humidity and cooler mornings. Some of the cooler spots in north Alabama might wind up in the upper 50s Friday morning. Not bad! We can thank a very high amplitude upper air pattern for the drier air, with a very deep trough setting up over the eastern U.S.
WEEKEND AND BEYOND: A quick peek at the weekend suggests the weather will stay mostlly dry here. Then, the GFS has come kind of weakness over the deep south next week, which suggests showers and thunderstorms will become more active through much of next week if the model is correct.
TROPICS: The Caribbean remains unsettled; pressures are getting pretty low southeast of Jamaica, and something could very well form down there this week. WIth the big upper trough developing over the eastern U.S. later this week, anything down there would not bother us for the next seven days or so.
This will be a busy week; I am teaching first grade at Summer Quest at Hunter Street every morning; followed by the TV night shift. But, the afternoon blog post and map discussion video should be right on time! We will have over 1,000 kids this week; it will be a blast!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Very interesting to look at the rain totals from Arlene (scroll down for J.B.'s list of totals yesterday)... no way you could draw a good rain forecast graphic on that in advance. I tried to communicate that last week; doing a good QPF forecast on a disorganized tropical system is almost impossible.
By the way, many thanks to J.B. and Bill Murray for their work here on the web, and to Jason Simpson, Chris Tatum, Bill Castle, and David Polk with the pictures and stories from Gulf Shores.
On to the week ahead...
The latest five day QPF shows very little rain around here, so we will have a chance to dry out. Only isolated showers today and tomorrow; then a few scattered thunderstorms on Wednesday thanks to a rare June cold front coming through. Then, on Thursday and Friday, we should be totally rain-free with lower humidity and cooler mornings. Some of the cooler spots in north Alabama might wind up in the upper 50s Friday morning. Not bad! We can thank a very high amplitude upper air pattern for the drier air, with a very deep trough setting up over the eastern U.S.
WEEKEND AND BEYOND: A quick peek at the weekend suggests the weather will stay mostlly dry here. Then, the GFS has come kind of weakness over the deep south next week, which suggests showers and thunderstorms will become more active through much of next week if the model is correct.
TROPICS: The Caribbean remains unsettled; pressures are getting pretty low southeast of Jamaica, and something could very well form down there this week. WIth the big upper trough developing over the eastern U.S. later this week, anything down there would not bother us for the next seven days or so.
This will be a busy week; I am teaching first grade at Summer Quest at Hunter Street every morning; followed by the TV night shift. But, the afternoon blog post and map discussion video should be right on time! We will have over 1,000 kids this week; it will be a blast!
ABC 33/40 Podcast for Monday Morning, June 13, 2005
June 13, 2005, 3:45 am
The ABC 33/40 Podcast for Monday, June 13 is now being served by our RSS
feed.
Want to subscribe to our free daily podcast audio weather forecast? Use this RSS feed in your podcast receiving program:
feeds.feedburner.com/Weathertalk
Page :
1