Age: 76

Position: National Weather Service forecaster 1974-1997; lead forecaster 1983-1997; founder of Golden Gate Weather Services consulting company 1997-present; adjunct professor and lecturer in meteorology at San Francisco State University 1987-2012; adjunct professor and lecturer at San Jose State University in meteorology 2013-16

Hometown: Oakland

Residence: Half Moon Bay

Education: B.S., atmospheric science, UC Davis (1974); M.A., geography/climate, San Jose State University (1992)