Columbia River Forecast Group Annual Meeting
15 Dec 2009

Chair: Nancy Stephan
Location: CRITFC Portland Office

Below is the agenda of this meeting. Click on specific items to link to a PDF version of the PowerPoint of the presentation.

Session 1: Operations and Forecasting
8:30 am: CRITFC Model Performance, Kyle Dittmer, CRITFC (Forecast present., Correction Curves present.)
8:50 am: NRCS Forecast Verification, Dave Garen, NRCS
9:10 am: 2009 CRT Forecasts, Frank Weber, BC Hydro
9:30 am: RFC Water Supply 2009 Review, Joanne Salerno, NWS/RFC
9:50 am: Break
10:10 am: Columbia River Forecast Review, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, UW/CIG
10:30 am: Libby Forecast Review and Dworshak Forecast Review, Joel Fenolio/Stephen Hall, COE
10:50 am: Hungry Horse Forecast Review, Ted Day, BOR

Session 2: Planning, Development, and Research
11:15 am: Extended Weather Forecasting at BPA, Chris Karafotias, BPA
11:35 am: Teleconnections Analysis, Frank Weber, BC Hydro
noon: Lunch
1:15 pm: GIS Analysis Tools and Hydrologic Modeling Topics, Dave Garen, NRCS
1:40 pm: 2014 Planning, Pete Dickerson, COE
2:05 pm: Benefit Analysis of Mid-Month Forecasting for Dworshak and Hungry
Horse, Ted Day/Stephen Hall, BOR, COE
2:30 pm: Break

Session 3: Strategy Discussion
2:45 pm Topics:

• Selection of 2010 CRFG Chairperson
• 2010 Workplan and direction of CRFG
• Scheduling of the fall 2010 meeting and objectives
• Miscellaneous/Round Robin of Action Agencies

3:15 pm Adjourn