Jump to content
  • Member Statistics

    17,606
    Total Members
    7,904
    Most Online
    ArlyDude
    Newest Member
    ArlyDude
    Joined

Feb. 20th - ? Possible Storm


wisconsinwx

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 983
  • Created
  • Last Reply

The vortex is way borth up into canada this GFS12z run. The key is wait for this first storm to go up into canada and for our energy to come ashore. Until that happens, a suppressed track like the gfs showed last night or a more north track the euro had are all possible.

I've found the further north track on the initial slug more realistic the whole time given the open gulf flow and tight baro zone pretty far north. Beyond that is a bit of a crap shoot still.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I've found the further north track on the initial slug more realistic the whole time given the open gulf flow and tight baro zone pretty far north. Beyond that is a bit of a crap shoot still.

I still think this all comes out together. Just another storm we have no idea on 3-4 days out. 12z GFs says screw you to those along I80 in illinois indiana ohio etc

Link to comment
Share on other sites

pops off a pretty nice storm on that baroclinic zone, a much more interesting solution than squeezing out something lame.

Period of rain than dry slut is far from interesting to me lol. I'll take a lame 5-10" of snow what a few runs of the euro showed. Second lows very rarely works out up here but maybe parts of IN and OV can get in on it.

Maybe we can watch for some LES :scooter:

Wish the wife could get off the day after presidents day also. This would be a good Vilas cty. chase and ice fishing candidate. Maybe I'll pick moneyman up and teach him how to ice fish while he shows me how good he is at drilling holes and scooping them out.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We still get a 2-5" front end thumping like the NAM.

But instead the heaviest amounts this time are north versus south.

You must not live around Detroit if you think you're getting a 2-5" front end thumping on the gfs.. Better chance you bend over and get 2-5" where the sun don't shine. Looking closer maybe you could pull off a sloppy inch or a decent period of freezing rain or sleet before being torched?

I'm out like a weenie on prom night... cya's tonight for more model mayhem but its not looking good.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We have seen no consistency with any of the models. If that vortex up north disappears, wouldn't be surprised to see this track near marquette.

im so sick of the models, heres my rant. absolutely cant stand them. Almost worthless past 36 hours out. And i dont want to hear anything from any of the model supporters, they have their opinions, I have mine. I enjoy the weather and climate data, models/tracking however give me ZERO enjoyment like they do so many others. Ive noticed that for some, no matter how good of a winter they are having, I mean it could be their best winter on record, or at the very least be way exceeding climo but they are never fully satisfied because of what the models showed. Im also tired of the line "models have trouble in this type of setup..." as Ive heard 10000 times over. What setup are they good in? Oh well, end rant. I will probably continue to look at the models for amusement purposes, but not til Sunday morning will I look to them for an actual forecast of the weather.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

im so sick of the models, heres my rant. absolutely cant stand them. Almost worthless past 36 hours out. And i dont want to hear anything from any of the model supporters, they have their opinions, I have mine. I enjoy the weather and climate data, models/tracking however give me ZERO enjoyment like they do so many others. Ive noticed that for some, no matter how good of a winter they are having, I mean it could be their best winter on record, or at the very least be way exceeding climo but they are never fully satisfied because of what the models showed. Im also tired of the line "models have trouble in this type of setup..." as Ive heard 10000 times over. What setup are they good in? Oh well, end rant. I will probably continue to look at the models for amusement purposes, but not til Sunday morning will I look to them for an actual forecast of the weather.

I think a lot of us who are here analyzing models get our kicks from the comedic value of the models switching around millions of times and giving these sometimes unrealistic solutions. In other words, for many, it is the model mayhem that makes it interesting.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

You must not live around Detroit if you think you're getting a 2-5" front end thumping on the gfs.. Better chance you bend over and get 2-5" where the sun don't shine. Looking closer maybe you could pull off a sloppy inch before being torched

I'm out like a weenie on prom night... cya's tonight for more model mayhem but its not looking good.

The QPF values are based on the temperature profiles from the previous 6 hours, as that's when the precipitation itself is falling (72hr and 78hr). 850mb are below zero (I'm not worried about the other levels, which are reasonably below freezing) on those frames for Detroit, maybe not for areas SW of there.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

im so sick of the models, heres my rant. absolutely cant stand them. Almost worthless past 36 hours out. And i dont want to hear anything from any of the model supporters, they have their opinions, I have mine. I enjoy the weather and climate data, models/tracking however give me ZERO enjoyment like they do so many others. Ive noticed that for some, no matter how good of a winter they are having, I mean it could be their best winter on record, or at the very least be way exceeding climo but they are never fully satisfied because of what the models showed. Im also tired of the line "models have trouble in this type of setup..." as Ive heard 10000 times over. What setup are they good in? Oh well, end rant. I will probably continue to look at the models for amusement purposes, but not til Sunday morning will I look to them for an actual forecast of the weather.

They struggle with energy up north into canada. Not sure if thats because lack of sampling, or they just over or underamplify energy up there. If they cant depict where the block sets up, of course there is going to be several different solutions. I think with unsampled storms 4+ days out it's important to just to look to make sure that the storm is still there and not get caught up in precip issues, track etc. Easier said than done though I know.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

im so sick of the models, heres my rant. absolutely cant stand them. Almost worthless past 36 hours out. And i dont want to hear anything from any of the model supporters, they have their opinions, I have mine. I enjoy the weather and climate data, models/tracking however give me ZERO enjoyment like they do so many others. Ive noticed that for some, no matter how good of a winter they are having, I mean it could be their best winter on record, or at the very least be way exceeding climo but they are never fully satisfied because of what the models showed. Im also tired of the line "models have trouble in this type of setup..." as Ive heard 10000 times over. What setup are they good in? Oh well, end rant. I will probably continue to look at the models for amusement purposes, but not til Sunday morning will I look to them for an actual forecast of the weather.

Weather tracking would be pretty boring IMO if we didn't look at the models to get an idea of what was brewing in our future.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The QPF values are based on the temperature profiles from the previous 6 hours, as that's when the precipitation itself is falling (72hr and 78hr). 850mb are below zero (I'm not worried about the other levels, which are reasonably below freezing) on those frames for Detroit, maybe not for areas SW of there.

I have the raw data...only .13 QPF with 850 and 2m below freezing...after that it's all rain.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have the raw data...only .13 QPF with 850 and 2m below freezing...after that it's all rain.

Yeah, like I said it's more north (closer to 5") versus south (closer to 2").

Our snowdepth at 84 hour on the GFS is 2-3" and 3-5" further north, not including our current snow. It disappears after 90hr.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

×
×
  • Create New...