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• Workshop purpose and overview
  Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)
• Current and recent weather conditions in the Lower Valley
  Barry Goldsmith, NWS Brownsville
• Weather and climate extremes in the Lower Valley
  John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist
• Challenges of seasonal forecasting: El Nino, La Nina, and La Nada
  Mike Halpert, NWS Climate Prediction Center
• 2016-2017 Winter Outlook
  Victor Murphy, NWS Southern Region Headquarters
• Drought early warning and preparedness in the Southern Plains
  Chad McNutt, NIDIS
• The making of the United States Drought Monitor
  Brian Fuchs, NDMC
• Assessing weather and climate extremes: local and regional tools and resources
  Leah Kos, SCIPP
• Drought and Remote Sensing Tools
  Tsegaye Tadesse, NDMC
• New and Improved Impacts Monitoring: The TexMesonet
  Andy Weinberg, TWDB
• Agricultural Water Conservation Grants: Current Investments and Future Opportunities
  Mindy Conyers, TWDB