Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain earned his Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder.  He is the Chief Hydrologist of the NWS Southeast River Forecast Center.  John Schmidt, welcome to the show!  Our Guest Panelist is astronomy guru and Astronomy Outlook host Tony Rice who talks eclipses.

Tonight's podcast comes to you live from the NWA Annual Meeting 2023 in Kansas City.  Stopping by to chat includes the MIC at the NWS in Louisville John Gordon, Milwaukee's WISN-12 Chief Met Mark Baden, NWS Norman's Vivek Mahale, SPC's and friend of the show Greg Carbin, Chief Meteorologist for KMBC-TV Kansas City Bryan Busby, MIC for NWS Houston Jeffry Evans, KAIT-TV's Ryan Vaughan, NWS Director Ken Graham, NWS Deputy Director Michelle Mainelli and meteorologist Todd Yakoubian.  Thanks so much for visiting with us tonight.

Our Guest WeatherBrain No. 1 this week is the Chief of Science Support at the Storm Prediction Center. Patrick Marsh, welcome back to the podcast!  Guest WeatherBrain No. 2 is the Lead Forecaster/Operations Branch at the Storm Prediction Center and has been with the agency for 23 years.  Rich Thompson, thanks for joining us!

Our Guest WeatherBrain this week is an Emmy-award winning CBS morning meteorologist for WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan.  She's a prolific TikToker and YouTuber, and recently became CBM # 918.  Katie Nickolaou, welcome to WeatherBrains.  Also stopping by later in the show is storm chaser and show regular Mark Sudduth live from the Florida coast ahead of the landfall of Idalia.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a social scientist senior Hazard and Risk Management Researcher at GNS Science in New Zealand.  Dr. Sally Potter, welcome to the podcast.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist for Xcel Energy in Denver, CO.  He's also a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor's Degree in meteorology.  Andrew Markowitz, thanks for joining us tonight!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Senior Forecaster at the NWS in Tulsa, OK.  She earned her Master's Degree at OU specializing on heat bursts.  Karen Hatfield, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain was a suggestion of listener of the show Jay Farlow.  She's a graduate of Valparaiso University.  Her first job out of college was as a TV meteorologist at WATE-TV in Knoxville, TN.  Tabitha Bartoe, we are honored to have you join us tonight.

Tonight's episode topic relates to current issues and the projected future of the Great Salt Lake.  Our first Guest WeatherBrain tonight is a professor in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah.  He's an air quality expert as well as air quality issues relating to the shrinking of the Great Salt Lake.  Dr. Kevin Perry, we are honored to have you on tonight.

Tonight's episode focuses on the important issue of beach safety.  Our first Guest WeatherBrain tonight is the Beach Safety Chief for Gulf Shores, Alabama.  Joethen Phillips, welcome!  Tonight's Guest Panelist is a student at Mississippi State University, pursuing a Degree in Meteorology.  Scott Brown, welcome!  Additionally, we welcome the Beach Safety Chief for neighboring Orange Beach, Alabama.  Brett Lesinger, welcome to the show.  On deck is a meteorologist at NWS-Wilmington.  She's in charge of their surf and rip current forecast products.  Victoria Oliva, welcome!  Last but certainly not least, we are excited to entertain Morgan Berry, who is a meteorologist at the NWS-Mobile.