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Hence what he terms a low confidence forecast....
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Steve D at NYNJPA weather just updated as he has a low confidence forecast of the 1st storm now moving close enough to impact the I95 corridor with 1-3" PHL area and 2-4" toward shore (maybe more) - with less than an inch back to West Chester and nothing back in my neck of the woods.
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JB touting the MJO as causing the warmth to be delayed but not denied (cannot fight the tropics). Now days 5 to 15 will be cold but centered in the Midwest for cold and snow - including the next big storm after this week which he says will likely go up west of the apps. Basically his thinking is while February will be cold relative to averages it will NOT be as cold as he originally thought. Also thinking we will likely NOT see any big snow storms in the east.
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Hi Ralph I do not see a problem here....again he clearly stated that he is well aware that 49 of 51 members of the Euro do NOT agree....and he very freely admits he may very well be wrong (so do NOT bet with him) but he still has a scientific reason why he believes his ideas have merit....clearly he said right up front he did not want to hype by stating that this storm has NO SHOT of being anything like the blizzard....he said top end if it all worked out the way he saw it - it could be 6" for DC and 12" for Beantown....so yes for Boston it had the potential to be bigger than the last storm. He never said this was a lock of a forecast....I never took it that way. To many folks read his blog - which is not a forecast and take it as such. I and most of us who subscribe do not use his blog as a forecast. However, his thoughts are indeed valuable to me and many others because he does not do what many on here do - and go up and down with every model run etc. I saw someone here earlier see a model run and said....next. That is clearly not what weather forecasting is all about. You need to take all of the know biases of forecasters and sources such as (Henry M - follows models/ Steve D finds all that may go wrong/ Dave T....smart but emotional / LC - a well thought out forecaster but cautious/ EPAWX authority etc. and take all of that into consideration and then bump that up against the best final source of forecasting the great team of professionals at the NWS in Mount Holly. JB and the others I list above have the luxury to blog their thoughts (they do forecast for clients but not for folks on this board in their backyard) and while they are often very helpful they are not on the hook to a person living in this area as is the NWSFO is on a daily basis. I maintain they all have a place in this very inexact science that is weather forecasting. I appreciate all of them...I may personally value them differently to ultimately inform my personal thoughts of what may happen - but I try to never bad mouth any of these professionals. They all add additional info and perspective. Thanks to all of these professionals for sharing their thoughts. By the way it also does not bother me in the least that almost none of the above professionals choose to post here.....or at the other local forum (which I also think is fabulous....and does not detract from the value of this site) again I take all of this information and appreciate all. Just my 2 cents! Paul
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On his PM update he mentions only 49 of 51 Euro member do not support his thoughts.....no surprise he said he is stubborn guy and will maintain his idea.....for now
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Hi Haz I like you go way back to the very beginning....while I know his biases and he has many. He still gives you his thoughts and reasoning....not just a feeling and not model regurgitation like so many. I don't need a met to read me the model I can do that myself! What I do like is a met to explain to me what is NOT in the model. Not sure he is pushing the big dog as much as he can see a way to the big dog. I always understand that so no skin off my back to have him do that. Plus his long range pattern recognition is as good as it gets. So is it worth the $$ for me to get his insights.....absolutely!! Plus his Weather Bell models and others like Joe D make it a tremendous value IMHO. Is he right all the time....hell no....but who is? Enjoy the weather.....ah you remember the rest! take care Paul
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Agreed Jet Phase.....
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Per JB he saw the GFS swing even further out but thinks it is not far from correcting and based on NAM (which he says shows its coming) "As it is , the storm I think is coming is more 3-6 around Dc but for Boston, would beat the blizzard. ( Boston had 8) and its not the beast that 1967 was. But 67 is a useful example. On the other hand, if it does do as I think, it should not surprise you since there was a previous SIMILAR..NOT EXACTLY THE SAME, but similar case to look at." On GFS he said "It certainly did not correct east, but here is what it did do It has a stronger feature from the north. This is critical because the southern branch error is usually to weaken it and flatten it, and the development that far off shore is a product of that. So there are no changes.except to say the 12z run did not step west and in fact, stepped east"
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Agree Anthony....not saying it's a slam dunk but does need to be watched
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JB more bullish than ever on late week storm - says models are too far east - they will come west. Said nothing like last week's blizzard but a storm with top ends running from 6" at DC to 12" at Boston Ralph - can't say I agree with you.....he no doubt can find a way to see a storm storm but rarely "forecasts" it - when he does he is usually good - his big bias is too high on the north side
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Larry Cosgrove (great ex-Philly met) talking about an impressive winter set up through the 3rd week of March- with at least one more major snowstorm and 3 more arctic blast into the northeast....
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JB seems to think he is on a roll calling out the Euro as not strong enough with what he terms the likely phasing on the East Coast later this week....calls out the GFS with it's normal bias having nothing....says not a blizzard but a 6-12 inch storm for some in the Northeast. I saw it mentioned in today's late day AFD from Mount Holly but it looks like they see an equal chance of it staying off shore and maybe not even being snow....could be another interesting week
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JB telling folks why they never wavered on the WB forecast with his old school forecasting techniques and lack of reliance on models. Also warning folks to not write off the event toward Friday this week. Keeps talking that warm water is your foe early in winter but your friend later in winter. Went on to talk about he expects a relaxation of the pattern to warmer but that the cold will once again be coming in February (European week 2 may start warm and turn colder than snow) Another "big ticket" event is likely to happen in his opinion.
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JB sees this as passing inside Hatteras and about 14 miles east of VA Beach Totals DC -18-30 PHL -15-25 NYC - 12-18 Bos - 10-14
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JB posted he was "shaken" by the Euro but not changing his thoughts....believes this needs to come north based on coming though center of country and the warm water off the coast
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JB posted this AM saying he will not be forecasting amounts after this but sees a general 1 to 2 feet from DC to BOS with areas to the west of the big cities LNS/MQS seeing some 30"+ totals. He is riding the Euro control run and says to take 75% of what that is showing and he likes that track and amounts. Also sees another snowstorm later next week...
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JB is focusing on 3 potential winter events now - 1 small one in front on Wednesday; potential big storm on Friday/Saturday and then one more potential big storm later next week. Sees a lot of similarities to the winter of 65/66. Main story is winter is far from over as February should also have it's share of storms
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Mainly much colder than previous forecasts for early week and maybe a little more snow with the arctic wave on Sunday into Monday...he very well may be right
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JB posting on the 12z Euro - sees it correcting on it's "west bias" and is now close to an east coast snow event from Northern PA up thru New England. Then he sees a 2nd storm forming on the arctic front on sunday with a low inland over GA and another one organizing on the VA capes and the model goes from t-.10 to 0.3 to 0.6 and some of that at 20:1. Also says forecasts will bust here early in the week as it will be much colder than current forecasts with single digits spreading southbound.
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DT - my tongue was firmly in cheek.....
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JB on his morning video today said the next 45 days could be a "snowmageddon type" experience from Texas up through the mid-atlantic with possibly 7 storms that may come up the coast and then to see if they come up all the way....he said it just doesn't get any better than this as far as pattern. We shall see - no hype there - but as a wise man once said.....you don't have to shovel models!
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This morning JB laying out the GFS being an outlier on day 15 - when both the Euro and Canadian have a deep trof over the east and very cold while the GFS is well....not. JB sees after the first rain event this weekend a 2nd storm will follow and come right up the coast to the mid-atlantic with snow and very cold to follow. Also, is betting someone will hype what is coming as the "Polar Vortex"
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To paraphrase a very interesting JB video from this morning on WeatherBell. He sees - January is looking rougher by the minute and while the GFS is in it's usual la la land - the WeatherBell team is alerting their clients that while January will certainly be cold - in fact he said it will reach levels approaching 2014 with single digits into the big cities and then February will be quite the cold and stormy month. JB also said to expect a lot of folks to start talking about the moderating that will take place after the upcoming cold - but to not be fooled by the folks who will believe the CFS. Of course he pulled out his famed Brazil Meteogram for Chicago and Atlanta remains very confident that the WeatherBell Seasonal snow numbers will be working out real well with well above normal snowfall from the southeast up into and including the Philadelphia Metro area by the time the last flake is counted.
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From the Joe B at Weatherbell this AM "The idea of a major storm on the east coast in the 8-10 is still very much alive and kicking. The height falls to the south later this week bring a relatively warm storm up on the back side of the arctic air the front part of the week, but a second storm comes out of the gulf this weekend and this has been a target for a week now from me. It will also be my 3rd attempt at snow in the coastal plain this winter from 2 weeks out and so far 0 for 2. I am keeping score. Behind it the whole jet dives in. Can we make a rule. If you said Jan would be warm, no matter how cold it gets, you cant call what will come through the Polar Vortex? Wait till the Meteo media wakes up to what is going on."
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