Mallow Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Let's use this thread as a discussion and observations thread. I'll start with some eye candy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Let's use this thread as a discussion and observations thread. I'll start with some eye candy: I can't remember the last time it snowed in the Willamette Valley before Thanksgiving.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 I can't remember the last time it snowed in the Willamette Valley before Thanksgiving.. Me, either! Probably 1985? It snowed in the Seattle area in Nov 2006, but I don't think it made it all the way to Portland. You in the Valley? For some reason I thought you were an easterner! But you've got the Ducks avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Me, either! Probably 1985? You in the Valley? For some reason I thought you were an easterner! But you've got the Ducks avatar. Lived in Gresham from birth until 2006, then relocated to Indiana with my wife (native Hoosier) and son.. So, I'm well versed in the fight and struggles of getting snow down to the valley floor Since I never went to UO or OSU, I root for both teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Lived in Gresham from birth until 2006, then relocated to Indiana with my wife (native Hoosier) and son.. So, I'm well versed in the fight and struggles of getting snow down to the valley floor Since I never went to UO or OSU, I root for both teams. Nice! I think you had told me this before, but I forgot. Go Ducks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Thanks for mentioning the outlanders too. I imagine Alberta would like in, they usually do. We could use some weather around here, this has been the blandest November in quite some time. Did you manage to save any of the tropical forecast contest stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Thanks for mentioning the outlanders too. I imagine Alberta would like in, they usually do. We could use some weather around here, this has been the blandest November in quite some time. Did you manage to save any of the tropical forecast contest stuff? Should get more exciting here soon enough. I think Alberta (and eastern MT, for that matter) would fit more into a "northern plains" category. I do have all the forecasts saved in an Excel spreadsheet for both the Tropical and Arctic forecasting contests. So we didn't lose any data there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 That's good to know. CFR disappeared from the hurricane forum before this all went down, I wondered if he had sailed off to try to suppress Shary or something (with a jumbo bag of ice cubes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoMo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I wish it was farther south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 I wish it was farther south. For some reason I always thought "JoMo" stood for "Joplin, Missouri". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 That jet streak plowing into the Pacific NW and MT this coming Monday and Tuesday is going to be a fun one to watch. That thing will also be a prolific mountain wave producer...can't wait to see the lee cirrus in Alberta/northern MT this beast produces. To see that strong of an upper level height field response due to mountain blocking and mountain waves in the GFS is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 That jet streak plowing into the Pacific NW and MT this coming Monday and Tuesday is going to be a fun one to watch. That thing will also be a prolific mountain wave producer...can't wait to see the lee cirrus in Alberta/northern MT this beast produces. To see that strong of an upper level height field response due to mountain blocking and mountain waves in the GFS is impressive. The GFS's resolution was recently updated, too, wasn't it? That's really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 For some reason I always thought "JoMo" stood for "Joplin, Missouri". It does. Why you hogging the cold air when I could benefit if it was farther south (and probably a bit east)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 It does. Why you hogging the cold air when I could benefit if it was farther south (and probably a bit east)? It'll get there eventually. Patience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 It'll get there eventually. Patience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 The GFS's resolution was recently updated, too, wasn't it? That's really cool! I believe in August, up to T574. Being spectral wave, I believe it averages out to 25-27 km based on lat. They also supposedly updated and improved its mountain drag parameterizations. Either way, should be fun to watch come Tuesday! Definitely interested to see how well it produces mtn waves and handles the winds with this system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Let's use this thread as a discussion and observations thread. I'll start with some eye candy: BTW, where did you get that Euro map from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 BTW, where did you get that Euro map from? Their main site. http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forecasts/d/charts/medium/deterministic/msl_uv850_z500!Geopotential%20500%20hPa%20and%20Temperature%20at%20850%20hPa!0!North%20America!pop!od!oper!public_plots!!/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 Latest Euro sucks big time, and the two recent runs of the GFS/ensembles are significantly less awesome than the 12z and 18z runs were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 OMFG ensemble means! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 OMFG ensemble means! That's almost Pac NW weather porn there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 FWIW: http://www.m8ball.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=161&map.y=118&minlon=-124.8&maxlon=-120.57&minlat=46.2&maxlat=49.33&mapwidth=354&site=sew&zmx=1&zmy=1 This forecast for the Olympic Mountains in Washington made me chuckle...A "Winter Weather Advisory" for 16 to 22 inches and wind gusts up to 38 mph?!? Wow, how much snow does it take for it to be deemed a Winter Storm Warning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 http://forecast.weat...sew&zmx=1&zmy=1 This forecast for the Olympic Mountains in Washington made me chuckle...A "Winter Weather Advisory" for 16 to 22 inches and wind gusts up to 38 mph?!? Wow, how much snow does it take for it to be deemed a Winter Storm Warning? Takes alot more than that.. No seriously it does.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pedro771 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Nice! Pretty active with 3 of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Looks chilly.. I see Mark Nelsen's blog is going absolutely nuts with the snow talk.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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