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Senior WeatherBug Meteorologists Available to Provide Expert Commentary on 2009 Active Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

Dépèche transmise le 18 août 2009 par Business Wire

Senior WeatherBug Meteorologists Available to Provide Expert Commentary on 2009 Active Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WeatherBug:

Who: The WeatherBug Met Ops Desk is actively tracking the paths of Hurricane Bill and Tropical Depressions Ana and Claudette. Meteorologists are available to provide the media with commentary and information on current conditions; expert analysis and recommendations for public safety preparations from the potentially devastating effects of the storms.

What: WeatherBug operates approximately 1,600 weather stations across the lower Atlantic East Coast (from Florida through Virginia) and Gulf Coast (from Florida through Texas), including 240 live cameras that provide live and animated images from the station locations on http://www.weatherbug.com. These weather stations monitor current conditions in real-time including wind speed/direction, temperature, rain rate and barometric pressure. WeatherBug meteorologists monitor, analyze and disseminate this proprietary, local data and are available to speak about the storms on either a local or national basis. In addition, several of the WeatherBug weather stations are located on oil platforms in the Gulf Coast that monitor conditions for the energy industry.

Storm visualization images from WeatherBug Professional products that track storm paths, wind gusts, rain rates and other details are available to the media upon request.

When: WeatherBug meteorologists provide 24x7 coverage and frequently update conditions reporting on www.weatherbug.com and through its other consumer, mobile and professional products.

Please contact Jennifer Gilmore, Senior Director of Marketing, to schedule an interview with a WeatherBug meteorologist via phone office (301) 250-4239, cell (301) 775-8124 or email: [email protected].

About WeatherBug®

WeatherBug (http://www.weatherbug.com and http://www.weatherbugprofessional.com) observes, organizes and distributes the most precise global weather intelligence. As a trusted source of dynamic weather information, WeatherBug empowers society to make more informed weather-related decisions. Millions of consumers and professional organizations, including the National Weather Service, rely on WeatherBug to plan daily activities, safeguard lives and improve business operations. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (http://www.aws.com).