Welcome to Chasers Edge

 

What is Chasers Edge?  Chasers Edge is not a chaser group, chaser club, chase team, chaser forum, chaser association, video broker, live chasing video or anything else that would be considered a “Clique”. 

Chasers Edge is more about the way of life of chasing for the die hard chaser to the enthusiast that loves weather and watching chasers on television.

Who is Chasers Edge?  Chasers Edge is a collection of friends sharing innovative ideas and products for the chasing community and weather enthusiast that love storm chasing. 

You don't have to be a die hard chaser to have the Chasers Edge.

New requested XXXL Shirts

You asked for them at ChaserCon and we listened.  We are now including size XXXL (3XL) to our shirt sizes to our most popular shirt designs and will be adding the new sizes to our full catalog over the next month.

The following shirt designs are now in stock and ready for XXXL sizes.

Skywarn Storm Spotter T-Shirt
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The Dynamics Of The Adrenaline Rush
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Storm-Chaser (by definition)
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2Twisted – Move To A Basement, Storm Shelter, Or Center Most Part Of your House.
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2Twisted - The New Enhanced Fujita Scale
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2Twisted - I Chase Tornadoes...
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2Twisted If You're Not Scared For Your Life... (Black W/White Graphics)
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Weather Forecasting Red Book

Submitted by ChasersEdge on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 21:45
Weather Forecasting Red Book

Weather Forecasting Red Book
by Tim Vasquez
2006 / 304 pp. / $29.95 / ISBN 0-9706840-6-1
6 x 9" / True bound / Offset print / Glossy color cover



The Weather Forecasting Red Book is a groundbreaking reference that breaks away from theory and helps forecasters tackle everyday prediction problems. The book contains a wealth of information on real-life techniques, methods, and forecast systems. It draws upon a considerable body of experience by the weather services of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

The first section deals with observational systems, explaining what quantities of wind, temperature, and pressure really mean. The analysis section defines the standards for map analysis, color schemes. A forecasting section has over a hundred pages of forecasting techniques, pattern recognition, and basic ideas and principles. And of course the important facets of numerical forecast models are explained in detail.

If it's needed at the forecast desk, it's in here.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Observation

A1 Wind 1
A2 Temperature and moisture 7
A3 Clouds 13
A4 Visibility 25
A5 Weather 27
A6 Pressure 31
A7 Satellite imagery 35

B Analysis

B1 Analysis principles 49
B2 Standard levels 51
B3 Scales of motion 55
B4 Wind plots 57
B5 Surface plots 58
B6 Upper air plots 59
B7 Isentropic plots 60
B8 SKEW-T log p 61
B9 Analysis markings 63
B10 Color standards 69

C Forecasting

C1 Methodology 75
C2 Surface systems 77
C3 Upper level systems 95
C4 Vertical motion 101
C5 Fronts 109
C6 Wind 113
C7 Clouds 115
C8 Fog 119
C9 Haze 127
C10 Temperature 131
C11 Thunderstorms 139
C12 Tropical cyclones 147
C13 Winter weather 153
C14 Stability indices 159
C15 Global circulation 171
D Numerical forecasting

D1 Fundamentals 177
D2 Model types 181
D3 Tropical models 185
D4 Pressure methods 189

E Decoding

E1 METAR Aviation Surface 192
E2 TAF Aviation Forecast 194
E3 SYNOP Land Surface 196
E4 TEMP Upper Air 198

F Reference

F1 Constants & variables 203
F2 Greek alphabet 205
F3 Time conversion 207
F4 Pressure conversion 209
F5 Minus 7 LI 211
F6 Heat Index 213
F7 Fujita damage scale 214
F8 Hail size 215
F9 Qualifiers 217
F10 ICAO 218

G Administrative 223
H Glossary 245
REFERENCES 277
INDEX 285

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2Twisted No Man, No Job, No Problem…

Submitted by ChasersEdge on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 23:17
2Twisted No Man, No Job, No Problem…
2Twisted No Man, No Job, No Problem…

The new 2Twisted "No Man, No Job, No Problem..." White T-Shirt is new for the 2012 chase season.

On the front is the 2Twisted logo with the saying on the back:

No Man

No Job

No Problem...

No Storms

Big Problem

This shirt is unisex sized for male and female sizes.

List Price: $25.00

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Wicked Wind Media - 2011 DVD

Submitted by ChasersEdge on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 05:22

"A Road Less Traveled" is the title of the 2011 Wicked Wind Media DVD. This video features extreme footage from all of natures fury!

Currently In Stock.

List Price: $18.00

$15.00
$15.00

Skywarn Optic Orange Golf Ball (3 Balls Per Set)

Submitted by ChasersEdge on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 23:52
Optic Orange Skywarn Golf Ball

Looking for a great way to compare large hail to a known object size such as Golf Ball Sized Hail? 

Brand new for the 2012 storm season is our new exclusive Chasers Edge custom Optic Orange Skywarn Golf Balls.

The brand new Optic Orange Golf Balls with the Skywarn logo and name will stand out perfectly when placed next to hail stones on the ground. 

There are 3 custom Skywarn Golf Balls per order.

The “Skywarn® and the Skywarn® logo are registered trademarks of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used with permission.”

 

$12.00
$12.00

WEATHER ANALYSIS & FORECASTING HANDBOOK, first edition

Submitted by ChasersEdge on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 07:52
WEATHER ANALYSIS & FORECASTING HANDBOOK, first edition
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Weather Analysis & Forecasting Handbook
Tim Vasquez

2011 / 260 pp. / 136 illustrations - $29.95 / ISBN-10: 0-978-0-9832533-0-3
apprx. 7 x 10" / True bound / Offset monochrome print / Glossy color cover

Premiering in 2011, Weather Analysis & Forecasting Handbook is the ultimate guidebook for anyone who needs to know the details of operational weather analysis and forecasting, not just theoretical aspects and basic concepts. It is written for actual forecasting without difficult math or a extensive review of physics and weather history. All of the content is state of the art as of 2011, covering all the same concepts and techniques that National Weather Service forecasters practice on a daily basis. Among those who will enjoy the title are meteorology professionals, students, pilots, flight dispatchers, amateurs, storm chasers, and spotters.

Basic physical concepts are reviewed, and then the book covers thermodynamics, surface analysis, and upper analysis. There is a thorough overview of weather systems, including their thermal structure, dynamics, and effects. Special problems such as thunderstorms, winter weather, and tropical weather are treated in detail. The margins are filled with forecasting facts, hard-hitting quotes, educational stories, and even a few fun weather jokes. With added emphasis on analysis, visualization, and awareness of model limitations, readers learn to use tools properly and are always a step ahead.


Contents

1 PHYSICS
1.1. Mathematics
1.2. Time
1.3. Distance, direction, and velocity
1.4. Mass, force, and pressure
1.5. Temperature
1.6. Density
1.7. Water
1.8. Coriolis force
1.9. Wind forces
1.10. Geostrophic wind
1.11. Gradient wind
1.12. Cyclostrophic wind
1.13. Vorticity
1.14. Horizontal coordinate systems
1.15. Vertical coordinate systems
1.16. Scale
1.17. Atmospheric structure
1.18. Global circulation
2 OBSERVATION
2.1. Observation networks
2.2. Observation coding formats
2.3. Temperature
2.4. Dewpoint
2.5. Wind
2.6. Pressure
2.7. Visibility
2.8. Weather
2.9. Clouds
2.10. Upper air systems
3 THERMODYNAMICS
3.1. Phases of matter
3.2. Adiabatic changes
3.3. Stability
3.4. Instability
3.5. Soundings
3.6. Sounding interpretation
3.7. Instability quantification
3.8. Potential instability
3.9. Symmetric instability
4 UPPER AIR ANALYSIS
4.1. Constant pressure charts
4.2. Long waves
4.3. Short waves
4.4. Divergence and convergence
4.5. Vertical motion
4.6. Jets
4.7. Jet streaks
4.8. Thermal advection
4.9. Thickness
4.10. Frontogenesis and frontolysis
4.11. Vorticity
4.12. Q vectors
4.13. Isentropic analysis
 5 SURFACE ANALYSIS
5.1. The surface chart
5.2. Air masses
5.3. Frontal concepts
5.4. Cold front
5.5. Warm front
5.6. Quasistationary front
5.7. Occluded front
5.8. Dryline
5.9. Outflow boundaries
5.10. Sea/land breeze fronts
6 WEATHER SYSTEMS
6.1. Baroclinic lows
6.2. Baroclinic high
6.3. Cold-core barotropic low
6.4. Warm-core barotropic low
6.5. Cold-core barotropic high
6.6. Warm-core barotropic high
6.7. Arctic air outbreaks
7 SATELLITE
7.1. Satellite orbits
7.2. Imagery types
7.3. Satellite imagery limitations
7.4. Clouds
7.5. Patterns
8 RADAR
8.1. How radar works
8.2. Reflectivity
8.3. Velocity
8.4. Spectrum width
8.5. Dual-polarization data
8.6. Problems and pitfalls
8.7. Severe weather signatures
8.8. VAD/VWP wind data
9 CONVECTIVE WEATHER
9.1. Thunderstorm structure
9.2. Multicellular storms
9.3. Supercells
9.4. Mesoscale convective systems
9.5. Wind profiles
9.6. Tropical weather circulations
9.7. Tropical cyclones
9.8. Tropical cyclone forecasting
10 PROGNOSIS
10.1. The forecast process
10.2. Numerical model concepts
10.3. Numerical forecast production
10.4. An overview of available models
10.5. Limitations of models
10.6. Climatological patterns




About the author

Tim Vasquez began a meteorology career in 1984 writing the weather page for a Dallas newspaper. From 1989 to 1998 he was an Air Force meteorologist and worked at two television stations. He developed the Digital Atmosphere weather analysis software system in use worldwide. Residing in Austin, Texas, he is a software programmer, a consulting meteorologist, and a columnist for Weatherwise magazine.

 

 

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Storm Chasing Handbook, 2nd Edition - Tim Vasquez

Submitted by ChasersEdge on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 04:44
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Just In, The One And Only "Storm Chasing Handbook"

Second Edition

by Tim Vasquez
322 pp. / 206 illustrations / $29.95 / ISBN 0-9706840-8-8
Printed December 2008 / 7 x 10" / True bound / Offset print / Glossy color cover
Click Here To Read A Sample Chapter (PDF, 1.7 MB)

If you want the forecasting edge you need to get this book!

The Storm Chasing Handbook is the definitive bible on storm chasing, packed with nearly 300 pages of storm chase history, philosophy, technique, and travel information. Using key findings from the past four decades of scientific literature, readers learn the inner workings of severe weather and dabble with the fundamentals of forecasting techniques, blended with wisdom from the author’s own experiences. Many skilled chasers contribute their own wisdom in the form of anecdotes, tales, and funny stories. From target area and storm type prediction to successful, safe navigation, the Storm Chasing Handbook has it covered. A large appendix features a Great Plains travel guide covering local history, culture, meteorology, and geology for nearly 100 chase routes, as well as broadcast radio and NOAA weather maps, a summary of past chase years, and much more!

Includes nearly a dozen illustrations and cartoons by pioneer and storm artist David Hoadley, some of which were commissioned especially for this book. Contains great photographs by Roger Hill, Gene Rhoden, Karen Leszke, Roger Edwards, and the author himself.

Perfect for new chasers looking for a good start, seasoned veterans looking for travel information, chase tour customers, weather hobbyists, and anyone who deals with severe weather on a regular basis.
 

Detailed contents 

  • STORM CHASING. Learn all about the inner workings of the hobby, how it got started, and who's involved. This chapter covers the early days, profiles of chasers, philosophy and objectives, ethics, the yahoo, and how to start chasing.
  • EQUIPMENT. A perfect companion when you're shopping for gear. You'll find out which features matter the most. Covers camcorders, still cameras, digital cameras, vehicles, GPS units, navigation aids and atlases, amateur radio, television, satellite systems, and chase partners!
  • THE THUNDERSTORM. What is it that we are chasing? What is convection, and how does the atmosphere create conditions ripe for thunderstorms? This chapter highlights thunderstorm growth and ingredients, storm types, supercell types, and thunderstorm phenomena.
  • FORECASTING. Tim's vast forecasting expertise is laid down in this 40-page section. Fill in your knowledge of convective and mesoscale forecasting. Topics include the ingredient-based approach, analysis, diagnosis, instability, moisture, lift, shear, the dryline, fronts, orientation of boundaries, terrain, numerical models, long-range forecasting.
  • STRATEGY. What do you do when you're out in the car? Learn to sharpen your success and safety when out in the field. Subjects include targeting before storms develop, long-range strategy, close-range strategy, field tactics, and navigation.
  • SAFETY. Safety overshadows all aspects of storm chasing. Dozens of important tips are outlined in this section. It's split into topics on traffic, navigation, weather safety, and environmental safety.
  • TRAVEL GUIDE. Chasing is not all about storms. Over 90% of the experience takes place under sunny skies and with a travel-oriented attitude in mind. Just what is this empty expanse you are crossing? There's much more to it than meets the eye. Mile-by-mile points of interest along all major highways, including cultural, historical, geological, and meteorological aspects of the trip, are documented here. You won't find this in any tour guide. Covers Southwest Texas, North Texas, the Panhandles, Oklahoma, Eastern Kansas, Colorado & West Kansas, the High Plains, the Northern Prairies, and the Far North.
  • GREAT PLAINS DINING. We've sought out almost 70 legendary steakhouses, BBQ joints, and Mexican restaurants across the Great Plains. These aren't just the local feeding troughs. These places are guaranteed to make even the worst bust enjoyable. GPS coordinates, addresses, and telephone numbers of nearly all listings are included.
  • NOAA WEATHER RADIO CHASE MAPS. A 3-part map series will help you locate the right NOAA Weather Radio frequency to tune to and where the closest transmitter is.
  • AM/FM RADIO CHASE MAPS. We've combed through FCC and industry data to find all of the FM and AM broadcast stations in remote areas of the Great Plains which might be counted on to give you a critical bit of information or a warning. Syndicated stations are asterisked to indicate that the station might be on "autopilot".
  • ANNUAL CHASE DIGEST. Just what were all the big "catches" during each chase year, going back to 1982? You'll find out in this guide. Important climatological indexes are included, including teleconnection and ENSO/LNSO trends, just in case you want to see if you can draw associations.
  • MUCH MORE!. The Fujita damage scale, of course, along with a storm troubleshooter, how to pick a chase tour, top ten mistakes made by new chasers, suggested references, a 6-page 3-column glossary, and more!

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2Twisted If You're Not Scared For Your Life... (Black W/White Graphics)

Submitted by ChasersEdge on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 05:12
2Twisted If You're Not Scared For Your Life... (Black W/White Graphics)
2Twisted If You're Not Scared For Your Life... (Black W/White Graphics)2Twisted If You're Not Scared For Your Life... (Black W/White Graphics)

The 2Twisted Shirt that says it all.  Printed on the back it says If You're Not Scared For Your Life You're Not In Good Enough Position.

This T-Shirt is black with a the original 2Twisted graphic printed in white on the left front and the tornado graphic also in white on the right side with silver lettering on the lower back. 

This shirt is unisex sized for male and female sizes.

 

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