PARZYBOK, Tye W. 1970-

PERSONAL: Born March 19, 1970, in Windsor, CO. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Oregon State University, B.S., 1993.

ADDRESSES: Home—4764 Shavano Dr., Windsor, CO 80550. Office—Metstat, Inc., 4764 Shavano Dr., Windsor, CO 80550. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Writer. Colorado Climate Center, Fort Collins, research assistant, 1987–90; Oregon Climate Service, Corvallis, research assistant/GIS technician, 1992–93; WeatherBank, Inc., Salt Lake City, OR, weather forecaster, 1994–95; Spatial Climate Analysis Service, Corvallis, research scientist/GIS analyst, 1996–99; Metstat, Inc., Windsor, CO, GIS meteorologist, 1995–.

MEMBER: American Meteorology Society, National Weather Association.

WRITINGS:

Weather Extremes of the West, Mountain Press Publishing Company (Missoula, MT), 2005.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A companion book on weather extremes in the central and eastern United States.

SIDELIGHTS: Tye W. Parzybok told CA: "I became interested in weather at a very early age—in elementary school. First motivated by the wild weather of the Front Range of Colorado and being fascinated in watching my father's anemometer that reported the wind speed on a consol in our house, I started documenting the weather during a surprise September snowstorm and from that day forward I have always had a love for the weather. I essentially made my weather hobby my career. I wanted Weather Extremes of the West to be one that immediately captivated the reader by using extreme events to explain the whys and hows of weather in the West.

"There are a plethora of weather books on the market that discuss everyday weather and climate, but Weather Extremes of the West was written to focus on the 'good stuff.' During an eight-year period I collected weather tidbits from any source I came across—newspapers, television shows, the Web, etc.—and began filing them in state-specific folders. My education in geography and meteorology also armed me with a lot of knowledge. I have also been lucky enough to live and travel throughout much of the West to witness, study, and even forecast the weather firsthand."