430 North Lotus Isle Drive
Portland, OR 97217
503-286-4062
Fax 503-285-3633
PVolker@ERFWeather.com

Major utilities, city and state governments, public transportation and school districts, nurserymen and farmers, golf course and ski resort operators, hotel and corporate executives all rely on ERF for easy-to-understand, long-range weather intelligence.

1. Frost/Arctic Cold and Wind Damage

We forecast the weather in your backyard, not at the airport!

2. Flood Predictions

Is it going to flood or isn't it? Don't wait for late breaking media reports. We will warn you well in advance so you can prepare. For example, we save farmers $millions in crop damage each year.

3. Irrigation Planning

Being based here in the Northwest, we understand the importance of making sound decisions regarding irrigation.

4. Spray & Fertilizer

ERF weather reports are designed for making agricultural decisions (such as when to use crop protection chemicals), unlike most reports adapted from aviation and shipping data.

5. Labor Scheduling

Unforeseen weather changes can be costly when it comes to scheduling labor. The primary feature of ERF is lead time - time to act!

6. Tilling - Planting - Heat Units

Daily reports and site-specific data help you schedule tilling and planting, and to forecast heat units to predict crop performance. ERF has the most comprehensive agricultural weather data program available to professional farmers and nurserymen in the western United States.

1. Construction Materials

Materials – concrete, paving mix, roofing materials, paint – are expensive and can quickly be ruined by the wrong kind of weather. Know what weather to expect to determine when to order your resources.

2. Labor Needs

Manage your direct and subcontracted labor costs so you have the help you need when the weather is favorable, and so you aren't paying labor costs when the weather turns bad.

3. Performance Penalties

Running over a due date robs your project profitability. Use weather forecasts to keep your project on schedule.

4. Project Bidding and Contracts

Consider the impact of weather delays in your bidding process by factoring in long-range weather trends.

5. Informed Decision Making

Accurate forecasts can really help you decide whether to setup to work each day. Know what part of the day will allow you to work and what part of the day to avoid the outdoors.

6. Time Your Supplies

Many contractors need to order supplies like concrete and paving mix days in advance. Use weather forecasts to know when to get into line with your suppliers – or when to cancel.

1. Expert Witnesses

Use ERF staff meteorologists for in-court expert witness testimony regarding weather conditions.

2. Weather Reconstruction

Create a weather profile of an event; develop a historical weather perspective leading to a weather event.

3. Raw Weather Data and Information

Provide weather data for various sites to document weather conditions as needed.

4. Review Weather Records

Expert weather consultation – analysis of records and overview of available data.

5. Climatological Data

ERF-maintained in-house weather records for selected sites, including data taken from our own network of weather stations.

6. Microclimate Weather Forecasts

Access to the region’s leading weather forecasting service.

1. Plan Your Resources

Use knowledgeable experts to help you make certain you have materials and supplies WHEN YOU NEED THEM – but don't carry unnecessary (costly) inventory.

2. Have Your Staff in Place

What is more costly: NOT enough staff when you need them, OR having too much help with not enough to do? Use weather forecasts to balance your labor requirements so you can get the best efficiency from
your payroll.

3. Advertising

Long range forecasts help you capitalize on the weather to squeeze the most from your advertising dollars by making your message compatible and consistent with the weather.

4. Good Customer Relations

Be able to tell your guests making reservations what to expect upon their arrival.

5. Guest Services

Set yourself apart from your competition by providing guests with a weather forecast to help them plan their events.

6. Safety

Use weather forecasts to prepare for weather events that could jeopardize guests’ safety or your own.

1. Plan Work Around the Weather

We forecast weather for where you are, not at the local airport.

2. Safety

Know what the weather conditions are going to be before you send your crew out – with ample lead time to prepare or change schedules. The first step to ensuring safety is knowing what you will encounter.

3. Labor Scheduling

Extended Range Forecasting gives you a tool to use to schedule when you need your help – and to avoid costly overtime expenses when you don't.

4. Maintenance Planning

Plan when to close roads for work or take important equipment out of service for maintenance.

5. Big Projects

Long-term projects can be particularly tough to prepare a bid for and plan. Factor long-range weather trends into project bids, scheduling subcontractors, etc.

6. Peace of Mind

Eliminate – or at least manage – the one variable you can't control by knowing just what the weather is expected to do. Reduce your stress!!