Light To Guide Our Feet Victory Bulletin http://www.ltgof.com/ light, guide, feet, victory, bulletin, news, weather, veterans, agricultlure, government, education, www.ltgof.com,satellite, broadcast, programs, helpful, information, search, consumers, military, personnel, free, downloads, science, nano, society, grants, religion, technology, business, health, employment, mortgage, banking, homeless, tax, social security, US, NC news, fcc, va, blog, audio, podcasts, rss, subscribe, message board, health, business, benefits, justice, employment, .gov info, prayer, ministry, Hallelujah social, Prayer Warriors, Page, Clarence, William, Pastor, Trinity, Baptist, Church, WinAmp listening sites, males, retirement, females, careers, Thanksgiving, state, general, president, George Washington, services, Proclamation, work, travel, consumer green, products, shopping, LEEDS, babyboomers, green, catholic, cloud computing, seniors, protestant, teens, married, research, university, ministers, faith, Christian, Church, centers, department, agent, administration,orange, benefits en Fri, 18 May 2012 08:16:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.ltgof.com/images/misc/rss.png Light To Guide Our Feet Victory Bulletin http://www.ltgof.com/ Coast Guard medevacs 60-year-old man southeast of Gloucester (Video available) http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20956-Coast-Guard-medevacs-60-year-old-man-southeast-of-Gloucester-(Video-available)?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 07:43:38 GMT BOSTON — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old man from a charter vessel 19 miles southeast of Gloucester, Mass., Thursday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Boston command center recieved a call at 12:16 p.m. from the 75-foot charter vessel Yankee Clipper, reporting that a 60-year old man aboard was experiencing chest pains.
A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew and a Station Gloucester 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew immediatley launched to assist.
The man was safely hoisted from the 47-foot Motor Life Boat to the helicopter and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
"Helicopters provide the Coast Guard the capability to assist mariners in urgent need of medical care in a prompt, timely and effective manner," said Lt. j.g. Jared Carbajal, Public Affairs Officer at Air Station Cape Cod.
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More... ]]> U.S. Coast Guard News and Issues StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20956-Coast-Guard-medevacs-60-year-old-man-southeast-of-Gloucester-(Video-available) Coast Guard assists kayaker in distress (distress call audio available) http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20957-Coast-Guard-assists-kayaker-in-distress-(distress-call-audio-available)?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 07:43:38 GMT
BOSTON — A Coast Guard crew assisted a kayaker in distress, Thursday, near Deer Island, Mass.
The kayaker issued a Mayday call using his hand-held VHF-FM radio at approximately 11:28 a.m., after his kayak flipped over and he became exhausted about a quarter-mile off Deer Island.
A Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team from Boston was conducting training in the area and arrived on scene at 11:30a.m. The crew pulled the uninjured kayaker aboard the 25-foot Response Boat-Small and assisted him back to his kayak. He was back on Deer Island at 11:34 a.m.
The kayaker was wearing a wetsuit, lifejacket and had a hand-held VHF radio.
“Having all the right gear probably saved his life,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Thorn, the operational unit controller at the 1st Coast Guard District in Boston. “With National Safe Boating Week kicking off this weekend, this is a reminder to the boating community that lifejackets and safe boating practices save lives.”


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More... ]]> U.S. Coast Guard News and Issues StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20957-Coast-Guard-assists-kayaker-in-distress-(distress-call-audio-available) *Media Advisory* Coast Guard Station Chatham to host open house for National Safe Boating Week kickoff http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20958-*Media-Advisory*-Coast-Guard-Station-Chatham-to-host-open-house-for-National-Safe-Boating-Week-kickoff?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 07:43:38 GMT Image: http://www.uscgboating.org/assets/1/workflow_staging/Photos/398x295/556.JPG (http://www.uscgboating.org/assets/1/workflow_staging/Publications/557.PDF) *Who: *The crew of Coast Guard Station Chatham (http://www.uscg.mil/d1/stachatham/),...
Who: The crew of Coast Guard Station Chatham, Mass., Coast Guard Auxiliary and local law-enforcement agencies
What: The public and media are invited to attend an open house to tour Station Chatham, the lighthouse and the 42-foot Nearshore Lifeboats and speak with members of the Coast Guard, Auxiliary and local law-enforcement agencies about safe boating practices.
When: May 19, 2012, from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Coast Guard Station Chatham, 37 Main Street, Chatham, MA 02633.
As part of an ongoing effort to educate boaters and improve safety on the water, the Coast Guard will provide information throughout National Safe Boating Week on topics ranging from communications to life jackets, emergency kits to float plans, as well as boating safety courses and vessel safety checks.
"With Memorial Day ahead, the official recreational boating season is about to start," said Chief Petty Officer Erik Watson, officer in charge, Station Chatham. "Boaters need to prepare now to ensure everything from their boat to their safety equipment is safe and ready for the new season."
Media interested in obtaining B-roll prior to the event is requested to the 1st Coast Guard District Public Affairs office at (617) 223-8515.
Nationwide, boating deaths increased 12.8 percent in 2011, from 672 in 2010 to 758. The fatality rate measured 6.2 deaths per 100,000 registered recrational vessels, which was a 14.8 percent increase from 2010.
In the 1st Coast Guard District there were 53 recreational boating deaths. The Coast Guard's Office of Boating Safety Division has released all statistics for 2011.
  • Always wear your life jacket. Seventy percent of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those, 84 percent were not wearing a life jacket.
  • File a float plan with a family member or friend and ensure they know how to contact the Coast Guard. Include information about where you are headed, when you will return and how many people are on board your vessel. Including a detailed vessel description helps improve chances of a swift rescue.
  • Perform routine weather checks. Conditions on the water can change rapidly, especially on the Chatham Bar and being aware and alert is critical to survival.
  • Know your equipment. Ensure lights, anchors and ropes are in good working order. Always carry plenty of fresh drinking water to avoid dehydration. Having updated nautical charts and a global positioning device in good working order will also improve your safety.
Ensuring your communications equipment is in good working order is critical to your safety at sea. Cell phones, satellite phones, emergency position indicator radio beacons and VHF marine-band radios can improve your survival in an emergency. The Coast Guard discourages cell phones as a primary method of communications on the water.
EPIRBs can be triggered automatically or manually, but it is vitally important to ensure they are properly registered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The device signals your location to a satellite that relays information to the nearest rescue coordination center. A satellite phone is a type of mobile phone that connects to orbiting satellites.
Alcohol and water don't mix: It is illegal to operate a boat while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
  • Maintain a safe boating speed at all times, especially in "no wake" zones and when the waterway has heavy traffic.
  • Don't overload your boat: Resist the urge to invite more people aboard than your boat was designed to carry.
"Boaters are also highly encouraged to contact the Coast Guard Auxiliary and have a courtesy vessel check," said Watson. "This will give operators and owners confidence that they are carrying the proper amount of safety gear and that all of it is in working order. Coast Guard Station Chatham is looking forward to a safe and enjoyable summer season on the water."


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BOSTON — The public and media are invited to attend an open house at Coast Guard Station Gloucester, Mass., to kick off National Safe Boating Week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday.
The event is part of ongoing efforts to educate boaters and improve safety on the water. the Coast Guard will provide information throughout the event on topics ranging from communications to life jackets, emergency kits to float plans, as well as boating safety courses and vessel safety checks.
What: Safe Boating Day event
Who: Representatives include Coast Guard Station Gloucester, Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadron, State of Massachusetts Marine Environmental Protection, commercial fishing safety representatives, Massachusetts Maritime Heritage and many others.
Where: 17 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930.
When: Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The station will showcase an assortment of search-and-rescue demonstrations, boating under the influence information, flare demonstrations, commercial fishing vessel safety, tours of Station Gloucester and its vessels, structured boating and paddling safety and various informational booths.
“The goal is to put all aspects of boating safety back in the public eye as we approach our spring and summer boating season,” said Chief Warrant Officer Luis Munoz, the commanding officer of Station Gloucester.
Media interested in obtaining B-roll prior to the event is requested to the 1st Coast Guard District Public Affairs office at (617) 223-8515.
Nationwide, boating deaths increased 12.8 percent in 2011, from 672 in 2010 to 758. The fatality rate measured 6.2 deaths per 100,000 registered recrational vessels, which was a 14.8 percent increase from 2010.
In the 1st Coast Guard District there were 53 recreational boating deaths. The Coast Guard's Office of Boating Safety Division has released all statistics for 2011.
  • Always wear your life jacket. Seventy percent of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those, 84 percent were not wearing a life jacket.
  • File a float plan with a family member or friend and ensure they know how to contact the Coast Guard. Include information about where you are headed, when you will return and how many people are on board your vessel. Including a detailed vessel description helps improve chances of a swift rescue.
  • Perform routine weather checks. Conditions on the water can change rapidly and being aware and alert is critical to survival.
  • Know your equipment. Ensure lights, anchors and ropes are in good working order. Always carry plenty of fresh drinking water to avoid dehydration. Having updated nautical charts and a global positioning device in good working order will also improve your safety.
Ensuring your communications equipment is in good working order is critical to your safety at sea. Cell phones, satellite phones, emergency position indicator radio beacons and VHF marine-band radios can improve your survival in an emergency. The Coast Guard discourages cell phones as a primary method of communications on the water.
EPIRBs can be triggered automatically or manually, but it is vitally important to ensure they are properly registered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The device signals your location to a satellite that relays information to the nearest rescue coordination center. A satellite phone is a type of mobile phone that connects to orbiting satellites.
Alcohol and water don't mix: It is illegal to operate a boat while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
  • Maintain a safe boating speed at all times, especially in "no wake" zones and when the waterway has heavy traffic.
  • Don't overload your boat: Resist the urge to invite more people aboard than your boat is designed to carry.
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More... ]]> U.S. Coast Guard News and Issues StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20959-*Media-Advisory*-Coast-Guard-Station-Gloucester-to-hold-Safe-Boating-Day-event Westbrook native to become Coast Guard vice commandant http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20960-Westbrook-native-to-become-Coast-Guard-vice-commandant?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 07:43:38 GMT WASHINGTON — Vice Adm. John P. Currier, a native of Westbrook, Maine, will become the 28th vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during a military change of watch ceremony scheduled for Friday, here at Fort Lesley J. McNair.
The assignment will make him second-in-command of the military service.
Currier is the son of William and Janet Currier of Westbrook. He is a 1970 graduate of Cheverus High School and a 1975 Graduate of the University of Southern Maine. He served as a Westbrook police officer prior to entering the Coast Guard.
As vice commandant, Currier will oversee the Coast Guard’s operations, strategic development, organizational governance, and management of the service’s more than 57,000 employees and 30,000 volunteers. He will also stand in for the Commandant, the service’s most senior officer, when needed.
Currier attended officer candidate school in 1976 and completed flight training to become a Coast Guard aviator in 1977. He performed search and rescue, law enforcement and other duties as a helicopter pilot at Coast Guard Air Stations Cape Cod, Mass.; Sitka, Alaska; Traverse City, Mich.; and Astoria, Ore.
He commanded Coast Guard Air Stations Detroit and Miami. While at Miami, his unit was the busiest air-sea rescue unit in the world, conducting more than 1,500 search and rescue and law enforcement missions per year with a fleet of HU-25 Falcon jets and HH-65 Dolphin helicopters.
Over his flying career, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Air Medals awarded for hazardous rescue missions.
Currier was promoted to Rear Admiral (lower half) in 2005.
Since becoming a flag officer, Currier served in several senior leadership positions, including command of the 13th Coast Guard District in Seattle. He has served as the chief of staff and deputy commandant for mission support since 2010. His team managed human capital, procurement, engineering, and information technology, and management of 20,000 Coast Guard active duty and civilian employees.
Currier has received numerous military awards during his career. He also received the 1981 Harmon International Aviation Trophy, 1982 American Helicopter Association Fredrick L. Feinberg Award, 1982 Naval Helicopter Association Search and Rescue Aircrew of the Year Award, and 1983 Alaska Air Command Search and Rescue Pilot of the Year Award. All were awarded for demanding rescue operations.
He earned a masters degree from Embry-Riddle University in 1997 and graduated from the United States Air Force War College in Montgomery, Ala.
Currier is married to the former Mary Jane Greenleaf of South Portland, Maine, and has two married sons and four grandchildren.
The Coast Guard protects those on the sea, protects America from threats delivered by sea, and protects the sea itself across all U.S. coasts and waters. This area includes approximately 3.5 million square miles of exclusive economic zone, 95,000 miles of coastline and 50,000 miles of navigable waterways.




More... ]]> U.S. Coast Guard News and Issues StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20960-Westbrook-native-to-become-Coast-Guard-vice-commandant SPC May 18, 2012 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20953-SPC-May-18-2012-0730-UTC-Day-3-Severe-Thunderstorm-Outlook?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 07:14:36 GMT SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook Image: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day3otlk_sm.gif (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day3otlk.html) DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK0200 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID... SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook

DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK0200 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID 201200Z - 211200Z...IL TO NWRN TX...LATEST SHORT-RANGE MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT REGARDINGTHE EVOLUTION OF EJECTING TROUGH DURING THE DAY2/3 TIME FRAME. WITHUPPER TROUGHING EXPECTED TO HOLD FIRM ACROSS THE SERN U.S...UPSTREAMFEATURE SHOULD BEGIN TO TURN SEWD ACROSS THE MS VALLEY REGION LATEWITH A BAND OF MODEST MID LEVEL FLOW EXPECTED TO TRANSLATE ACROSSTHE FRONTAL ZONE OVER THE SRN PLAINS. THIS WILL BE COINCIDENT WITHSTEEPER LAPSE RATES AND SOMEWHAT STRONGER INSTABILITY FROM PORTIONSOF NWRN TX INTO ERN OK. OTHERWISE...A NARROW CORRIDOR OF HIGHERMOISTURE WILL EXTEND THE LENGTH OF THE FRONTAL ZONE FROM NWRN TXTHROUGH THE MID MS VALLEY INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.MODELS AGREE THAT LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL PROVE GENERALLY WEAKALONG THE ADVANCING WIND SHIFT AND BOUNDARY LAYER HEATING SHOULDPROVE INSTRUMENTAL IN CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THEFRONT...ESPECIALLY FROM IL SWWD INTO NWRN TX. THIS PORTION OF THEBOUNDARY SHOULD EXPERIENCE THE STEEPEST LAPSE RATES AND POTENTIALLYPRODUCE THE STRONGER UPDRAFTS/DOWNDRAFTS. FOR THIS REASON HAVEOPTED TO ADD 5% SEVERE PROBS FOR TSTMS THAT DEVELOP ALONG/NEAR THECOLD FRONT WHERE MARGINAL DEEP LAYER SHEAR WOULD SEEM SUPPORTIVE OFMULTI-CELL UPDRAFTS AT BEST. ISOLATED GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WOULD BETHE MORE SIGNIFICANT THREATS IF ROBUST CONVECTION CAN BECOMEESTABLISHED DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING TIME FRAME...DARROW.. 05/18/2012Read more

More... ]]> Tornado and Severe Weather Watches StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20953-SPC-May-18-2012-0730-UTC-Day-3-Severe-Thunderstorm-Outlook SPC May 18, 2012 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20954-SPC-May-18-2012-0600-UTC-Day-1-Convective-Outlook?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 07:14:36 GMT SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook Image: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk_sm.gif (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html) DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK1221 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID... SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook

DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK1221 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID 181200Z - 191200Z...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST......SYNOPSIS...SHORT WAVE TROUGHS...WITHIN A COUPLE OF DISTINCT BRANCHES OF FLOWOVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA...APPEAR LIKELY TO PROGRESS EAST OF THECANADIAN ROCKIES...AND ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND U.S.ROCKIES DURING THIS FORECAST PERIOD...BUT WITH LITTLE...IF ANY...PHASING. AS THIS OCCURS...MODERATE SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW SHOULDPERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE PLAINS...EAST OF THE LEE SURFACETROUGH...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY BE OVERTAKEN BYA SURFACE FRONT ADVANCING EAST OF THE ROCKIES THROUGH MUCH OF THENORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS BY 12Z SATURDAY. MODELS DOINDICATE AT LEAST POCKETS OF BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTENING TODAY ACROSSPARTS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE MISSISSIPPIVALLEY...AND THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY...ASSOCIATED WITH NORTHWARDMOISTURE ADVECTION AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION. HOWEVER...RETURN FLOW OFMORE SUBSTANTIVE MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO STILL APPEARSUNLIKELY TO DEVELOP...AS BROAD UPPER TROUGHING PERSISTS ACROSS MUCHOF THE GULF STATES AND GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. ANEMBEDDED ELONGATED CIRCULATION WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO SLOWLYSHIFT EAST NORTHEASTWARD OFF SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS. AS THIS OCCURS...WHILE AT LEAST LOW PROBABILITIES FOR THUNDERSTORMSWILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST...CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL ISEXPECTED TO BE DIMINISHED COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS....GREAT BASIN/CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO CNTRL/NRN PLAINS...DESPITE CONTINUING LOW MOISTURE LEVELS...INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITHSTEEP LAPSE RATES...IN CONJUNCTION WITH OROGRAPHIC AND LARGE-SCALEFORCING FOR UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION...SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORTSCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THE RISK FORLOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS... PERHAPS SOME HAIL...MAY NOT BECOMPLETELY NEGLIGIBLE IN MOST AREAS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE OFDELINEATION OF LOWER THRESHOLD SEVERE PROBABILITIES APPEAR TO BECONFINED TO PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL/EASTERN DAKOTAS. THIS IS WHERECOUPLING OF SOMEWHAT HIGHER BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND STRONGERSURFACE HEATING MAY YIELD MIXED LAYER CAPE OF 1000-2000+ J/KG BYLATE AFTERNOON...TO THE NORTH OF A PLUME OF VERY WARM AND MORESTRONGLY CAPPING ELEVATED MIXED LAYER AIR ADVECTING NORTHEASTWARDFROM THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.SOUTHWESTERLY DEEP LAYER MEAN WIND FIELDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAINRATHER WEAK...WITH ONLY WEAK TO MODERATE SHEAR. BUT MODELS ARESUGGESTIVE THAT AN AREA OF STRENGTHENING LARGE-SCALE ASCENTASSOCIATED WITH LOWER/MID TROPOSPHERIC WARM ADVECTION BENEATHDIVERGENT UPPER FLOW COULD SUPPORT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSSPARTS OF CENTRAL/EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON. ASECONDARY AREA OF STRONGER FORCING FOR UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION MAYDEVELOP FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA...LATER THISEVENING...WITH THE CONTINUED APPROACH OF THE UPSTREAM IMPULSES...KERR/ROGERS.. 05/18/2012Read more

More... ]]> Tornado and Severe Weather Watches StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20954-SPC-May-18-2012-0600-UTC-Day-1-Convective-Outlook SPC May 18, 2012 0600 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20955-SPC-May-18-2012-0600-UTC-Day-2-Convective-Outlook?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 07:14:36 GMT SPC 0600Z Day 2 Outlook Image: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk_sm.gif (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html) DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK1231 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID... SPC 0600Z Day 2 Outlook

DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK1231 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID 191200Z - 201200Z...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ANDSRN PLAINS......CENTRAL AND SRN PLAINS...WEAK HEIGHT FALLS WILL OVERSPREAD THE CNTRL PLAINS DURING THE DAY2PERIOD AS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EJECTS FROM CO/NM INTO NEB/KS/WRN OKBY 20/00Z. AS THIS FEATURE SHIFTS EAST SFC PRESSURE WILL RISE INTHE LEE OF THE NRN/CNTRL ROCKIES FORCING A COLD FRONT TO A POSITIONFROM NRN MN...SWWD ACROSS SERN NEB INTO THE TX PANHANDLE BY PEAKHEATING. VERY WARM EML WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SLGT RISK REGIONEARLY SATURDAY WHICH WILL LIMIT PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION WITHIN THEELONGATED WARM ADVECTION ZONE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. GIVEN THESTRENGTH OF THE CAP IT APPEARS SFC TEMPERATURES WILL NEED TO WARMSIGNIFICANTLY FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-70.EVEN SO...BOTH THE NAM AND GFS SUGGEST INTENSE BOUNDARY LAYERHEATING WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS KS/NWRN OK/TXPANHANDLE. THIS WILL WEAKEN THE CAP AND COMBINED WITH FRONTALCONVERGENCE SHOULD PROVE ADEQUATE FOR TSTMS TO DEVELOP ALONG/JUSTBEHIND THE ADVANCING WIND SHIFT TOWARD EARLY EVENING. FORECASTSOUNDINGS SUGGEST AMPLE DEEP LAYER SHEAR FOR ORGANIZED MULTI-CELLUPDRAFTS AND PERHAPS EVEN A FEW SUPERCELLS. LATEST DATA ALSOSUGGESTS A CONCENTRATION OF POST-FRONTAL CONVECTION MAY BE NOTED DUETO THE AFOREMENTIONED STRONG WARM SECTOR CAP. SOUNDINGS SUPPORTCONVECTION IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT EXTENDING TO THE CANADIANBORDER WHERE WEAKER INSTABILITY SHOULD LIMIT SEVERE THREAT SOMEWHAT.GIVEN THE STEEPEST LAPSE RATES AND STRONGER INSTABILITY MAY BERESERVED TO THE CNTRL/SRN PLAINS IT APPEARS THE HIGHER PROBABILITIESFOR SEVERE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE NOTED ACROSS THESE AREAS.WARM ADVECTION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SHOULD ENHANCE THELONGEVITY OF THIS CONVECTION AS IT SHIFTS SLOWLY EAST IN ASSOCIATIONWITH THE FRONTAL ZONE....ELSEWHERE...SLOW-MOVING UPPER TROUGH/LOW WILL BE NOTED ALONG THE MIDDLEATLANTIC/SERN U.S. COAST. WITH SFC RIDGING EXPECTED TO REMAINFIRMLY ENTRENCHED ALONG THE APPALACHIANS IT APPEARS THE GREATESTCONCENTRATION OF CONVECTION WILL OCCUR NEAR THE NC COAST AND ACROSSTHE FL PENINSULA. VERY ISOLATED TSTMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP DURING THEHEAT OF THE DAY ACROSS PARTS OF THE TN VALLEY AND CNTRL GULF STATESBUT WITH LIMITED FORCING AND THE LACK OF MEANINGFUL LOW LEVELCONVERGENCE THIS WILL PROVE QUITE SPARSE AND LIKELY WEAK...DARROW.. 05/18/2012Read more

More... ]]> Tornado and Severe Weather Watches StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20955-SPC-May-18-2012-0600-UTC-Day-2-Convective-Outlook SPC May 18, 2012 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20951-SPC-May-18-2012-0600-UTC-Day-1-Convective-Outlook?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:53 GMT SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook Image: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk_sm.gif (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html) DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK1221 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID... SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook

DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK1221 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID 181200Z - 191200Z...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST......SYNOPSIS...SHORT WAVE TROUGHS...WITHIN A COUPLE OF DISTINCT BRANCHES OF FLOWOVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA...APPEAR LIKELY TO PROGRESS EAST OF THECANADIAN ROCKIES...AND ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND U.S.ROCKIES DURING THIS FORECAST PERIOD...BUT WITH LITTLE...IF ANY...PHASING. AS THIS OCCURS...MODERATE SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW SHOULDPERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE PLAINS...EAST OF THE LEE SURFACETROUGH...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY BE OVERTAKEN BYA SURFACE FRONT ADVANCING EAST OF THE ROCKIES THROUGH MUCH OF THENORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS BY 12Z SATURDAY. MODELS DOINDICATE AT LEAST POCKETS OF BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTENING TODAY ACROSSPARTS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE MISSISSIPPIVALLEY...AND THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY...ASSOCIATED WITH NORTHWARDMOISTURE ADVECTION AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION. HOWEVER...RETURN FLOW OFMORE SUBSTANTIVE MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO STILL APPEARSUNLIKELY TO DEVELOP...AS BROAD UPPER TROUGHING PERSISTS ACROSS MUCHOF THE GULF STATES AND GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. ANEMBEDDED ELONGATED CIRCULATION WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO SLOWLYSHIFT EAST NORTHEASTWARD OFF SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS. AS THIS OCCURS...WHILE AT LEAST LOW PROBABILITIES FOR THUNDERSTORMSWILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST...CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL ISEXPECTED TO BE DIMINISHED COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS....GREAT BASIN/CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO CNTRL/NRN PLAINS...DESPITE CONTINUING LOW MOISTURE LEVELS...INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITHSTEEP LAPSE RATES...IN CONJUNCTION WITH OROGRAPHIC AND LARGE-SCALEFORCING FOR UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION...SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORTSCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THE RISK FORLOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS... PERHAPS SOME HAIL...MAY NOT BECOMPLETELY NEGLIGIBLE IN MOST AREAS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE OFDELINEATION OF LOWER THRESHOLD SEVERE PROBABILITIES APPEAR TO BECONFINED TO PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL/EASTERN DAKOTAS. THIS IS WHERECOUPLING OF SOMEWHAT HIGHER BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND STRONGERSURFACE HEATING MAY YIELD MIXED LAYER CAPE OF 1000-2000+ J/KG BYLATE AFTERNOON...TO THE NORTH OF A PLUME OF VERY WARM AND MORESTRONGLY CAPPING ELEVATED MIXED LAYER AIR ADVECTING NORTHEASTWARDFROM THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.SOUTHWESTERLY DEEP LAYER MEAN WIND FIELDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAINRATHER WEAK...WITH ONLY WEAK TO MODERATE SHEAR. BUT MODELS ARESUGGESTIVE THAT AN AREA OF STRENGTHENING LARGE-SCALE ASCENTASSOCIATED WITH LOWER/MID TROPOSPHERIC WARM ADVECTION BENEATHDIVERGENT UPPER FLOW COULD SUPPORT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSSPARTS OF CENTRAL/EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON. ASECONDARY AREA OF STRONGER FORCING FOR UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION MAYDEVELOP FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA...LATER THISEVENING...WITH THE CONTINUED APPROACH OF THE UPSTREAM IMPULSES...KERR/ROGERS.. 05/18/2012Read more

More... ]]> Tornado and Severe Weather Watches StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20951-SPC-May-18-2012-0600-UTC-Day-1-Convective-Outlook SPC May 18, 2012 0600 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20952-SPC-May-18-2012-0600-UTC-Day-2-Convective-Outlook?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:53 GMT SPC 0600Z Day 2 Outlook Image: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk_sm.gif (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html) DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK1231 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID... SPC 0600Z Day 2 Outlook

DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK1231 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012VALID 191200Z - 201200Z...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ANDSRN PLAINS......CENTRAL AND SRN PLAINS...WEAK HEIGHT FALLS WILL OVERSPREAD THE CNTRL PLAINS DURING THE DAY2PERIOD AS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EJECTS FROM CO/NM INTO NEB/KS/WRN OKBY 20/00Z. AS THIS FEATURE SHIFTS EAST SFC PRESSURE WILL RISE INTHE LEE OF THE NRN/CNTRL ROCKIES FORCING A COLD FRONT TO A POSITIONFROM NRN MN...SWWD ACROSS SERN NEB INTO THE TX PANHANDLE BY PEAKHEATING. VERY WARM EML WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SLGT RISK REGIONEARLY SATURDAY WHICH WILL LIMIT PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION WITHIN THEELONGATED WARM ADVECTION ZONE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. GIVEN THESTRENGTH OF THE CAP IT APPEARS SFC TEMPERATURES WILL NEED TO WARMSIGNIFICANTLY FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-70.EVEN SO...BOTH THE NAM AND GFS SUGGEST INTENSE BOUNDARY LAYERHEATING WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS KS/NWRN OK/TXPANHANDLE. THIS WILL WEAKEN THE CAP AND COMBINED WITH FRONTALCONVERGENCE SHOULD PROVE ADEQUATE FOR TSTMS TO DEVELOP ALONG/JUSTBEHIND THE ADVANCING WIND SHIFT TOWARD EARLY EVENING. FORECASTSOUNDINGS SUGGEST AMPLE DEEP LAYER SHEAR FOR ORGANIZED MULTI-CELLUPDRAFTS AND PERHAPS EVEN A FEW SUPERCELLS. LATEST DATA ALSOSUGGESTS A CONCENTRATION OF POST-FRONTAL CONVECTION MAY BE NOTED DUETO THE AFOREMENTIONED STRONG WARM SECTOR CAP. SOUNDINGS SUPPORTCONVECTION IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT EXTENDING TO THE CANADIANBORDER WHERE WEAKER INSTABILITY SHOULD LIMIT SEVERE THREAT SOMEWHAT.GIVEN THE STEEPEST LAPSE RATES AND STRONGER INSTABILITY MAY BERESERVED TO THE CNTRL/SRN PLAINS IT APPEARS THE HIGHER PROBABILITIESFOR SEVERE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE NOTED ACROSS THESE AREAS.WARM ADVECTION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SHOULD ENHANCE THELONGEVITY OF THIS CONVECTION AS IT SHIFTS SLOWLY EAST IN ASSOCIATIONWITH THE FRONTAL ZONE....ELSEWHERE...SLOW-MOVING UPPER TROUGH/LOW WILL BE NOTED ALONG THE MIDDLEATLANTIC/SERN U.S. COAST. WITH SFC RIDGING EXPECTED TO REMAINFIRMLY ENTRENCHED ALONG THE APPALACHIANS IT APPEARS THE GREATESTCONCENTRATION OF CONVECTION WILL OCCUR NEAR THE NC COAST AND ACROSSTHE FL PENINSULA. VERY ISOLATED TSTMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP DURING THEHEAT OF THE DAY ACROSS PARTS OF THE TN VALLEY AND CNTRL GULF STATESBUT WITH LIMITED FORCING AND THE LACK OF MEANINGFUL LOW LEVELCONVERGENCE THIS WILL PROVE QUITE SPARSE AND LIKELY WEAK...DARROW.. 05/18/2012Read more

More... ]]> Tornado and Severe Weather Watches StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20952-SPC-May-18-2012-0600-UTC-Day-2-Convective-Outlook Pittsburgh Coast Guard unit, partner agencies kick off National Safe Boating Week http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20950-Pittsburgh-Coast-Guard-unit-partner-agencies-kick-off-National-Safe-Boating-Week?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 03:49:31 GMT Who: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh, the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
What: Safe boating event
When: May 19, 2012, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Cabela's @ One Cabela Drive, Triadelphia, W. Va., 26059
WHEELING, W. Va. — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh, the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources will be conducting a safe boating event at Cabela's, May 19, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Coast Guard will have a static display of a 25-foot Defender Class Response Boat and will be providing information on how to stay safe on the water as a way to kick off National Safe Boating Week.
In 2010, almost 500 people died nationwide from drowning in boating-related accidents. As much as 80 percent of these fatalities are due to the misuse or absence of life jackets.
“We intend to educate as many boaters as possible about the importance of boating safely,” says Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeff Johnston, a boatswain's mate with Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh. "Boaters are encouraged to learn how to safely operate their vessels through courses offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary."
Auxiliary volunteers will hold a "Ready-Set-Inflate" demonstration in Cabela's Marine Department at 1 p.m. to emphasize the importance of properly inflating and using life jackets. Auxiliarists will also have public education presentations on boating safety in front of the store. In addition, the Auxiliary's Safety Boat Robot, Coastie, is scheduled to make an appearance to teach children about being safe on and near the water.
Questions concerning this matter should be directed to Lt. j.g. Alyssa McDonald at 412-644-5808 ext. 2121 during normal working hours between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
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More... ]]> OSHA - - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S) News and Issues StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20947-US-Department-of-Labor-s-OSHA-cites-Western-Extrusions-Corp.-for-exposing-workers-to-multiple-safety-and-health-hazards-at-Carrollton-Texas-facility <![CDATA[US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Raani Corp. with 14 violations, including failing to provide emergency care, after worker dies from chemical burns]]> http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20948-US-Department-of-Labor-s-OSHA-cites-Raani-Corp.-with-14-violations-including-failing-to-provide-emergency-care-after-worker-dies-from-chemical-burns?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 01:48:20 GMT Region 5 News Release: 12-901-CHI May 16, 2012 Contact: Scott AllenRhonda Burke Phone: 312-353-6976 Email: allen.scott@dol.govburke.rhonda@dol.gov US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Raani Corp. with

More... ]]> OSHA - - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S) News and Issues StaffReporters http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20948-US-Department-of-Labor-s-OSHA-cites-Raani-Corp.-with-14-violations-including-failing-to-provide-emergency-care-after-worker-dies-from-chemical-burns Press Releases: Secretary Clinton Hosts a Reception Celebrating the New Partnership to Advance Food and Nutrition Security on the Occasion of the 2012 G-8 Summit http://www.ltgof.com/showthread.php/20949-Press-Releases-Secretary-Clinton-Hosts-a-Reception-Celebrating-the-New-Partnership-to-Advance-Food-and-Nutrition-Security-on-the-Occasion-of-the-2012-G-8-Summit?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 01:48:20 GMT * Secretary Clinton Hosts a Reception Celebrating the New Partnership to Advance Food and Nutrition Security on the Occasion of the 2012 G-8 Summit* RemarksHillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC Secretary Clinton Hosts a Reception Celebrating the New Partnership to Advance Food and Nutrition Security on the Occasion of the 2012 G-8 Summit


RemarksHillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State

Benjamin Franklin Room

Washington, DC

May 17, 2012




SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, this is a very exciting time for all of us, which includes everyone in this room who has been working together in order to realize the dream of an effective, functioning partnership around food and nutrition security. And to those of you who have traveled from afar to be here in Washington, we welcome you. And in particular, we are honored to have the heads of state and government who have been introduced. These gentlemen are here because they understand the opportunity that is being presented to have a true partnership, a global partnership around the ending of food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition. And we are very impressed that you have taken this leadership position and the time to be with us.
Also in this room are representatives of the G-8 nations. This G-8 effort began in Italy, and I see friends of mine from the Government of Italy who began this process in L&rsquo;Aquila. And at Camp David this weekend, in partnership with our African partners, we take it to the next level.
We are also pleased that so many of you who understand the importance of public-private partnerships representing the private sector are here as well. Because very honestly, we cannot reach the ambitious goals we have set without involving the private sector. And you&rsquo;ll hear tomorrow about the exciting investments and pledges that the private sector is making. We need your investment, your expertise, your global reach, your commitment to results.
So we are teed up and ready to go. We are so pleased that we have this opportunity to present all the work that has gone into the presentation. We&rsquo;ll dive into the details tomorrow when USAID hosts the symposium, but I want, in addition to thanking all of you who have contributed, to thank my colleagues, the two former speakers. Dr. Raj Shah was working at the Gates Foundation when first he left to come to work in the Obama Administration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He began working on this effort which we know as Feed the Future, and he became such a valuable partner. And we were so pleased to see him become the director of USAID. He lives and breathes food security, and we are happy to be on the same trajectory with him to fulfill the goals we have set.
And I also wish to thank my chief of staff and counselor, Cheryl Mills, for the extraordinary work that she has done over the last three and a half years, basically just pushing, pulling, dragging us all across the finish line. Because if there were ever a cause worthy of our best efforts and our enduring cooperation, it is this one. We know the statistics: nearly a billion people worldwide suffer from chronic hunger; 75 percent of poor people live in rural settings and depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. So by improving agriculture, we can together strike a powerful blow against both hunger and poverty.
And that&rsquo;s why food security is a priority of the Obama Administration. It is both the smart thing to do and the right thing to do. It is a moral imperative to help people escape hunger and poverty. It is an economic imperative to spread prosperity, create rising incomes, give people the chance to give their own children a better future. It is indeed a strategic imperative. We want to support and build up countries who have leaders like those here before you to take their rightful place of leadership regionally and globally.
In the last three and a half years, I&rsquo;ve had the privilege of visiting farmers, agricultural scientists, health and nutrition experts in a number of countries. And there truly is a palpable sense of excitement that we are on our way; we are poised for the kind of breakthroughs that we haven&rsquo;t seen since the Green Revolution. In fact, in several countries, we are already seeing meaningful progress. Feed the Future is working with 19 target countries, and during the past three years, those countries have increased their total food production by about 6 percent, which is 70 percent higher than the increase in food production among least developed countries. More food is available to more people, more farmers are earning higher incomes, and the ripple effects of health and prosperity are spreading despite the global economic slowdown.
And we know that this is a very long dream for our country. As Cheryl said, Ben Franklin, who&rsquo;s up there watching over us, knew a lot about farming. And he was someone who understood the connection between providing for people and having stable political systems. And of course, Thomas Jefferson was an actual farmer, and in the next room you can see the desk at which Thomas Jefferson wrote portions of our Declaration of Independence. He always believed that one of America&rsquo;s great strengths were our farmers and, in fact, in 1785 wrote in a letter to James Madison, &ldquo;The small landholders are the most precious part of a state.&rdquo; Well, we know from our own history smallholder farmers helped to build America, and now we&rsquo;re seeing it across the world.
So we welcome all of you here as we begin this exciting two days in Washington. We&rsquo;ve provided you with a lot of food, so please don&rsquo;t be shy about enjoying it. But we do so out of that sense of gratitude that you are on this journey with us. Our G-8 partners and friends, our African partners and friends, our private sector, our health experts, our academics, our agricultural experts, everyone &ndash; we are on a journey together. We&rsquo;re proud of what the United States did during the Green Revolution, but we can&rsquo;t keep looking toward the past and say that was great, look at what we did 30, 40 years ago. We now have to take what we know and apply it in the 21st century. We have to learn the lessons that we have learned, sometimes hard lessons over the last years, and we have to focus on the people, the people who will benefit, the people who will have their lives changed, the people of nations that will change because of this work.
So thank you all for your commitment to improving food and nutrition security for women and men who will never know about this, who will never know our names, but because of our work they will have their own lives changed and their futures uplifted. And that is the greatest reward of all. Thank you very, very much. (Applause.)








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