Max Mayfield to retire in January

[tomboudreau]

On cnn.com...top banner, new alert - Max Mayfield to retire in January according to the AP.

[Evil Jeremy]

On cnn.com...top banner, new alert - Max Mayfield to retire in January according to the AP.

what?!?!?! whos replacing him? also, this ruins my April Fool's joke for next year. i was going to write up a fake article about Max passing his job along to Forecaster Beven.

[Canelaw99]

Just saw that too, but there isn't a story attached to it yet, and I can't find anything on any other sites....

[tomboudreau]

Thats all the information that is on the CNN website right now. It was brought to my attention from one of my co-workers...so I went to cnn.com and saw it myself...so I thought I would pass it along. As the saying say...don't shot the messenger

[jasons2k]

That's a BUMMER!!!!!! He will be missed!

[Brent]

Max Mayfield, Hurricane Center's guiding light, calling it quits at end of year

By Ken Kaye & Sally Kestin
sun-sentinel.com
Posted August 25 2006, 1:05 PM EDT

MIAMI -- After 34 years of forecasting, and guiding the nation through the past two hellacious hurricane seasons, Max Mayfield, the most popular director ever of the National Hurricane Center, is calling it quits after this year.

"I'm tired," he said Friday, providing the simple explanation for his leaving. "I'm tired of staying up till midnight, 1 a.m. The last two seasons have taken a toll. It's time to move on."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/ ... -headlines

[Canelaw99]

Awwww! I can understand why he's leaving, I mean the last 2 years alone have been horrible, but we'll all miss him!!!

[tomboudreau]

He will be greatly missed from the Hurricane Center. It will be interesting to see who they get to replace him with.

[Canelaw99]

Just got the breaking news e-mail from NBC 6 too:

http://www.nbc6.net/news/9738428/detail.html?treets=ami&tml=ami_break&ts=T&tmi=ami_break_1_12420208252006

[Cyclenall]

He is tried? I know 2005 had a role in this! That's too bad.

[MWatkins]

I wish this were more unexpected...but to be honest I was a bit surprised he came back this season after everything that happened post Katrina. Not that a director job is all science to begin with, but I am sure after Katrina most of what he had to deal with was all of the congressional hearings and red tape and governmental blah.

On top of that, think about how much flack he got for VERY GOOD forecasts for Katrina, Charley in 2004, the "secret" briefings with the Pres, and the GW people marching against him because they think he is somehow involved with a conspiricy.

And of course, officials simply not responding when he told them Katrina was coming.

I think Max has been a tremendous director and an ambassador of the hurricane community.

I would guess Ed Rappaport is the early favorite to replace him, but whomever it is, I hope they continue the spirit of openness, focus and accessibility that Max has fostered in his tenure.

MW

[WeatherEmperor]

He is tried? I wouldn't be. That's too bad.

hehe well u wouldnt get tired because ur still young . I dont know how old Max is but for him its retirement age.

<RICKY>

[senorpepr]

He is tried? I wouldn't be. That's too bad.

Sure... being young and single... it's no problem. Also, this is a hobbie for you.

However... when weather is a job... and you've done it for DECADES, plus you have a family... and your family starts having families of their own... you get tired.

[benny]

http://www.herald.com the lead story!

[JonathanBelles]

i understand...

[Cyclenall]

He is tried? I wouldn't be. That's too bad.

hehe well u wouldnt get tired because ur still young . I dont know how old Max is but for him its retirement age.

<RICKY>

Yes, he must have gone through something very stressful to retire or just because he is getting to old. 2004 and 2005 must have done it.

[EmeraldCoast1]

what?!?!?! whos replacing him?

My vote is for the write-in candidate...

Derek Ortt.

[WeatherEmperor]

wouldnt Dr.Rappaport be next in line? Im just assuming this because in the past, the deputy director usually became the next director as was the case with Max.

<RICKY>

[Hurricaneman]

I wish this were more unexpected...but to be honest I was a bit surprised he came back this season after everything that happened post Katrina. Not that a director job is all science to begin with, but I am sure after Katrina most of what he had to deal with was all of the congressional hearings and red tape and governmental blah.

On top of that, think about how much flack he got for VERY GOOD forecasts for Katrina, Charley in 2004, the "secret" briefings with the Pres, and the GW people marching against him because they think he is somehow involved with a conspiricy.

And of course, officials simply not responding when he told them Katrina was coming.

I think Max has been a tremendous director and an ambassador of the hurricane community.

I would guess Ed Rappaport is the early favorite to replace him, but whomever it is, I hope they continue the spirit of openness, focus and accessibility that Max has fostered in his tenure.

MW

Possibily Stacy Stewart too

[LAwxrgal]

I can't say I'm surprised. He seems to be a high-stress type of guy who's really passionate about what he's doing, and the last two years really got to him. He showed genuine concern for the people in the paths of those destructive canes. I'm sorry to see him go but wish him all the best.