Randolph Evans is a Florida-based Certified Consulting Meteorologist (certified by the American Meteorological Society, #482) with over 43 years of meteorological and data analysis experience specializing in forensic meteorological analysis of hurricanes and tropical storms, wind site assessments for wind energy, evaluation of air pollution, and providing expert witness testimony for trials and depositions (View Resume). Mr. Evans is a meteorological consultant in Melbourne, Florida specializing in providing the following meteorological consulting services: 

Forensic Meteorology

• • Investigation of weather-affected events including accidents and property damage

  • Data analysis of wind, precipitation, temperature

  • Accident reconstruction

  • Based in Florida

Expert Witness

• • Court testimony and deposition experience

  • Obtaining certified weather records

  • Insurance disputes over weather-related events

Data Analysis

• • Use of accepted meteorological analysis practices and procedures

  • Analyses available for radar data and other archived data

  • Hurricanes and tropical weather events

Mesoscale Modeling

• • Experience running and analyzing mesoscale models ( e.g. RAMS, ARPS, MM5, WRF)

Air Quality Dispersion Modeling

• • Expertise in multiple dispersion models (CALMET/CALPUFF, AERMET/AERMOD, HYSPLIT, HPAC/SCIPUFF, SLAM)

  • Meteorological data collection

Weather Forecasting

• • Short term forecasting of rain events with a few hours lead time

  • Medium range forecasting for 1 to 7 days

  • Long range or seasonal forecasting and climatological analyses

Weather Observing

• • Rainfall and temperature observations for weather insurance support

  • Data collection and reporting capabilities

Special Event Support

• • Forecasting and Observing for special outdoor events such as festivals and sporting events

  • Observing experience for on-location filming for movies and television

  • Available for TV or media interviews

  • (Randy Evans was interviewed on Science Channel show "Against the Elements" in March 2009, Episode 6 on Delta II rocket explosion)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPzAfKCZJzs 

Climatological Analysis

• • Analyses of past events and likelihood of occurrence

  • Forecasts for seasonal events

Wind and Solar Energy Studies

• • Site studies for wind farm development

  • Energy production and suitability analyses

  • Experience with models WindPRO, WAsP, WAsP Engineering, Windographer, Openwind, and other wind energy modeling systems