Winter Weather SchoolDecember 6, 2012Lake County Ag Center – Tavares, FL Agenda:  8:30 AM           Registration  8:50 AM          Welcome – Gary K. England,Multi-county Fruit Crops                      Agent, Lake County Extension  9:00 AM          Using Wet Bulb Temperature Data to                       Your Advantage in Freeze Protection                      Decision Making - Gary England   9:30 AM         Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) Update -                     Mr. Rick Lusher, Director of FAWN 10:00 AM        AgroClimate and Crop Decision Making – Dr. Clyde Fraisse                     Agricultural and Biological Engineering Dept. UF 10:30 AM         Break 10:45 AM         Developing Freeze Event Forecasts for Central Florida –                      Mr. Fred Crosby, NWS Meteorologist (Retired) 11:10 AM          Evolution of Freeze Forecasts and Cold Protection in                      Central Florida – Mr. John Jackson, Ext. Agent Emeritus  11:30 AM          Climate Outlook and Review of Extreme Weather                       Events of the Past Year – Mr. David Zierden,                       State Climatologist, Florida Climate Center 12:10 PM          Questions/Lunch    COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, Dr. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Director, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, publishes this information to further the purpose of the May 8 and June 30, 1914 Acts of Congress; and is authorized to provide research, educational information, and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions, or affiliations. Single copies of extension publications (excluding 4-H and youth publications) are available free to Florida residents from county extension offices. Information about alternate formats is available from IFAS Communication Services, University of Florida, PO Box 110810, Gainesville, FL 32611-0810 Donations in support of the Central Florida Fruit Crops Extension Program are Appreciated. Checks can be made out to: Lake County Citrus Extension Program Weather Watch. 2012 East Central Florida Winter Weather School 0.00