1. The Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Presents: “ The Voyage of "Buckaroo: a sailing trip from Tahiti to Hawaii ” Guest Speaker: George Taylor Wednesday, September 25 th 2013 Stark Street Pizza Portland, Oregon

2. Current 2013/14 Oregon AMS Executive Council President – Steve Pierce Vice President – Bobby Corser Secretary – Brian MacMillan Treasurer & Web Master – John Rinier Councilors – Mark Nelsen, Tyree Wilde & Crystal Stout

3. Oregon AMS Mission Statement “The purpose of this society shall be to advance professional ideals in the science of meteorology and to promote the development, exchange and application of meteorological knowledge.”

4. Oregon AMS Updates Oregon AMS yearly membership dues are only $10 per year! Please renew you dues tonight. We are continually seeking new members. Our goal is 40 renewals tonight! Who is prepared to renew tonight? Who is interested in becoming a member tonight for the first time? We are on Twitter @OregonAMS and we are also on Facebook at: facebook.com/oregonams. Our web site is easily found on any search engine. Just type “Oregon AMS!”

5. Oregon AMS Updates ** Upcoming Meetings ** Saturday, October 26th @ 10 AM 21 st Annual Winter Weather Forecast Conference Location: OMSI Fee: Free and open to all ages of the general public Thursday, November 21st @ 7 PM AgWeatherNet: Effective Communication of NW Weather Data and Decision Support in the 21 st Century, featuring Nic Loyd from Washington State University. Location: T.B.D.

6. A Quick Weather Update

7. WET, WET, WET!!! * 2.24” of September precip. at PDX as of 5pm today. * September 2013 is in the top 20 all-time wettest Septembers on record at PDX (1940-2013). Wettest on record = 1986 @ 4.30” * First snow at Timberline overnight last night! ENSO neutral conditions exist across the tropical Pacific presently. * Continued negative PDO number for August. * Coolest night of the season tonight across NW Oregon and SW Washington? Foggy tomorrow morning. Active jet aiming at Pacific NW this weekend with potential for more record setting rainfall somewhere in western Oregon or western Washington? Remnants of Typhoon Pabuk coming with it?

13. Featured Presentation: GEORGE TAYLOR (Winter Forecast Tease?)