We’re only a few hours away from the shakedown week for the 2009 EWP spring experiment.  Are we ready?  Hmmmmmm…..  Yes, we have made considerable progress, but we’ve got a few more loose ends to tie up before we can say we are 100% prepared.  This is the week where we will go through the motions of a regular operational week, but without visiting forecasters.  Instead, we’ll have some of the local NWC participants play the role of forecaster/evaluators as we test out the systems, technologies, and our operational concepts.  Since we are still a few steps behind our comfort level, our shakedown “week” is now scheduled to begin with our 1pm coordination briefing on Tuesday 21 April (instead of Monday).  Hopefully this extra day (or two?) will give us the extra time to finish putting up all the electronic drywall, paint, and landscaping.

Greg Stumpf (EWP Operations Coordinator)