Suzanne Fortin has been named the new meteorologist-in-charge of the Wichita branch of the National Weather Service.
Fortin is currently science and operations officer in the Pleasant Hill branch, which serves the Kansas City metropolitan area. She will assume her new duties in April.
Fortin replaces Dick Elder, who retired at the end of 2011 after 34 years with the weather service – the last 20 as chief of the Wichita branch.
Wichita will have a sunny, windy day today, forecasters say.
Highs are expected to reach the low 50s, with north winds steady in the teens and gusting to more than 25 miles an hour. Overnight lows will slip to the low 30s, and then Friday will be almost a carbon copy: highs in the low 50s, with north winds gusting to more than 25 miles an hour.
The weekend will be sunny but cool, forecasters say, with highs in the upper 40s.
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