1.   Early last week, computer forecasts used by meteorologists suggested that strong storms would cross the Plains this weekend.

2.   Fire meteorologists use eight models to predict the weather.

3.   Local weather service and television meteorologists use data from these models for state-level forecasts.

4.   Meteorologists commonly use a gauge that consists of a small straight-sided cylinder within a bigger cylinder, Miner said.

5.   Meteorologists use the Fujita Scale to rank the level of intensity.

6.   North declined to make any long-term forecast, saying the various predictors that meteorologists use have been too mixed to provide a clear picture.

7.   Today, meteorologists use satellites to look at cloud patterns from space.

8.   Back in their offices, meteorologists use computers to compile and translate data about this El Nino and its predecessors.

9.   Saffir, a structural engineer and expert on using building codes to prevent storm damage, invented the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale used by meteorologists to rate storms.