NULL 2007-09-07 04:57:01.000 - Ken Rancourt,  Meteorologist NULL The staff in our offices in North Conway have not answered the phone. Our FAX's have gone unanswered. Where are they? At the Symposium of course! That long awaited day (or two) has finally arrived and all of the hustle and bustle has just moved to the other side of the mountain. As a landmark event for the organization, we have gathered together an impressive group of scientists, educators, and specialists in the field to present information concerning a topic many people are interested in. I've already received a phone call about

Volunteers Reflections 2007-09-05 09:07:55.000 - Kurt Renn and John Perez,  Summit Volunteers Early Morning Clouds As our last day on the summit as MWO volunteers, we are taking the time to look back and reflect on the week's experience atop the highest summit in the northeast. Since this was our first time to Mt Washington as volunteers, we really did not know what to expect. Being weather enthusiasts, the hope was to see some wild weather and indeed we did. From watching the lightning strikes at night over Canada, to thunderstorms unexpectedly popping up just overhead dropping pea to marble

6288 Stout 2007-09-04 21:29:48.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Meteorologist What you get in a 4-pack. On nights when the weather is not very active (like tonight), I sometimes peruse our forums to see what people are discussing. One topic that I came across was a discussion about Tuckerman Brewing Company's new beer named “Sixty-Two Eighty-Eight Stout” (named after the summits elevation of 6288 ft.). Why am I mentioning a beer in the comments you ask? Well it is three parts. The first is because I was made aware of this beer when Michael Mohla of Tuckerman Brewing Company came up to

Time keeps ticking, ticking, ticking...into the future. 2007-09-03 01:03:22.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Meteorologist Ah, a sunset. Everything that has a beginning has an end.In most kinds of science (those subjects with –ology attached to them), everything is linear with one start time and one end time. In biology, one might use the life cycle. In astrology, one might say the starts. In meteorology, one would say the weather. If you don’t like the weather one day, just wait a day or two. If you don’t like an entire season, wait a couple of months. That’s the great thing about time,

An undercast and some ruminations 2007-09-01 22:46:42.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer castle in the clouds When I found out that I would be joining Mr. Clark for the day shift, which begins at 4:30 am, I didn't know how I would manage. That's really early, if you hadn't noticed. Waking up for the first day was easy, second day a little harder. However, today I was awoken by Nin stepping on my face promptly at 4:30 am. He always knows when it's 4:30, that's his breakfast time. Any way, after grudgingly rolling out of bed, and grabbing my cup of

Interns perspective of thunderstorms Thursday. 2007-09-01 02:06:18.000 - Peter Sciola,  Summit Intern NULL As an intern, one is required to spend a minimal amount of time tending to the Mount Washington Museum, usually around noon but Thursday was a different story entirely. Around 10am I began to fix our snow light which had been out of commission for the past 8 months. This required first finding the problem and after finding the problem I had to replace about 70 feet of wire and rewire it all. I knew my electrical skills learned in the lobster tank business would come into

An Analogy. 2007-08-31 01:45:12.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Meteorologist 11pm - Thunderstorms over Canada. Impulse: The immediate reaction or desire to perform some action.Regret: To feel sorrow or disappointment about something that has passed.I experienced both these words in a span of less than five seconds today. As a downdraft from a thunderstorm came down on the summit, winds boosted from around 10 mph up to 62 mph in less than a minute. Since winds this high were unexpected, we were kind of caught off guard. Our submarine door (a door off a submarine located at the base of the tower)

NULL 2007-08-29 12:40:05.000 - Dan Harnos,  Summit Intern NULL As my time comes to a close on Mount Washington the past week has been bittersweet, and my trip to the summit last week was basically a snapshot of my feelings the past week. I hiked up last Tuesday night under the moon and stars which was unspeakably beautiful. As I watched the lights of Portland far in the distance and leisurely approached the summit I didn’t want the hike to end, much like my internship up here. As the temperature dropped though and my muscles started to ache I had

More Changes. 2007-08-27 03:40:33.000 - Zach Allen,  Meteorologist Reflections on Tip Top What a difference a day makes. Earlier this evening the summit’s weather drastically changed as did most of New England’s. The passage of the cold front was more then welcoming to relieve the region of hot humid air mass. Here is a comparison of yesterday’s and today’s 2 AM EDT synoptic observations:Observed Temperature and 24 Minimum TemperaturesYesterday: 54°F/ 54°F,Today: 50° F/ 44° FWind Direction and SpeedYesterday: West at 56 mph gusting to 66 mph,Today: North at 7 mphRelative HumidityYesterday: 100 %,Today: 40%VisibilityYesterday: 25 feet,Today: 90 milesFeel of AirYesterday:

microburst 2007-08-26 13:26:42.000 - Dan Harnos,  Summit Intern Daily Hays Chart Yesterday certainly proved to be a great day for observing the weather up here on Mount Washington. I awoke to the view of fog I've become accustomed to up here since we had been in it since Wednesday evening. After grabbing a quick breakfast though I returned to the weather room, and the fog had finally moved out! Of course there's always a catch though, and we had mist for a few hours limiting visibility to 2 or 3 miles. Later in the afternoon the mist was replaced by