How important is forecasting to chasing? Whats the benefit of good forecasting ability?
The most consistently successful storm chasers are good severe storms forecasters — whether or not they do it for a living or have formal meteorological education. They waste much less time and gasoline heading to the wrong area on busts, and often arrive in the best storm potential well before convection begins. Computer models and access to the latest watch and warning information are no substitutes for good forecast skill. Models are often wrong on the scale of severe weather, and people who chase watches and warnings often arrive late and miss much of the most photogenic parts of a storm’s lifespan. Having the meteorological insight to be there when storms form is also much safer and less stressful than frantically racing a hundred miles or more toward storms which have exploded in unexpected places! But that’s not all…the best chasers also try to forecast storm motion, storm character and storm evolution with the roads and terrain of the target area in mind, in order to conside
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