WxUSAF Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 i give it 2, was close to a 3 but due to region posts, i rounded down I see that. I was trying to be cool, but it just never comes off well on the interwebs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Seems high but I just dumped 2.42" out of the gauge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jns2183 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Here is the latest (18z) HPC precipitation guidance from 2 P.M. today till 2 P.M. Thursday. The gradient is pretty tight. In 50 miles you can go from a predicted 7 inch rainfall to a 2 inch rainfall. Take them for what they are worth. CTP in there latest AFD mentioned the possibility of historic flooding if this came to fruition. They are usually a very conservative there so there wording in afternoon AFD was very strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 smaller maps plzkthx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 smaller maps plzkthx ?? They are reduced 40% automatically, they look fine. Don't act like a mod so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 The outlook for my soccer game tonight looks pretty grim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Going to be one muddy parking lot for those of us attending the Penn State/Alabama game with State College being in the bullseye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCS Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Radar has filled in nicely. Looks like a solid few hours of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 The outlook for my soccer game tonight looks pretty grim. Why? I dont see the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Yeah, certainly a probability map would make more sense in a convective event, but I think the public has a hard enough time understanding forecast probabilities as is, rather than compounding probabilities with "30% chance of thunderstorms today with a 25% chance of 1" of rain". That's a big bag of WTF... In a convective event, a forecast range would make more sense, IMO. I think the synoptic maps are fine as is for stratiform precip. Still even then you get lollipops, that's just the crap chute that is weather. Yeah I think it's more difficult in the high gradient areas as all you need is a few hours of training to beat totals. Either way when you're under water you're under water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 smaller maps plzkthx No. Those maps are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Pretty cool how the precip sheild has separated from the low spinning in TN. The closed low doesn't even look like it's moving right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 ?? They are reduced 40% automatically, they look fine. Don't act like a mod so much They get reduced to 98% on mine... on a 1920x1080 monitor (take up the whole dang screen ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 There's a nice supercell in Arizona. /tangent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I cancel my "meh watch". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeRedheads Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I must have an unscientific rain gauge because it always shows more rain than the surrounding area. It's a tall glass cylinder. Diameter is about 1.5". I have it about 2 feet from my house. Any suggestions? Right now, the measurement on the side shows 4.9". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 There's a nice supercell in Arizona. /tangent Nice... ----- Convective band organizing a bit as it crosses the Bay... line segment moving NE that will pass N of Salisbury looks like it could be packing strong/severe winds. Temp is 71/69 at SBY, so I would think that these storms are rooted to the surface (at least somewhat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jns2183 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I can make the images small no problem. What size?. Currently I just take a screenshot of the Google Earth display, which saves it as a .png file. I just write in the corresponding rain amounts and save it as a .jpeg file so its not 8 mb big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevil02 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 There's a nice supercell in Arizona. /tangent Wow. I would love to see what 76dbZ looks like. Must be some nasty flash flooding going on there right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I can make the images small no problem. What size?. Currently I just take a screenshot of the Google Earth display, which saves it as a .png file. I just write in the corresponding rain amounts and save it as a .jpeg file so its not 8 mb big. I try to keep things in the 640x480 range. I do it the simpleton way. Open the image in paint and resize and save. I'm sure others do it much more tech savvy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsukev Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Judging from the radar signatures coming from around the bay, that map might be out the window here in a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I can make the images small no problem. What size?. Currently I just take a screenshot of the Google Earth display, which saves it as a .png file. I just write in the corresponding rain amounts and save it as a .jpeg file so its not 8 mb big. I usually keep it under 800px wide myself... thanks in advance! I'm fairly sure the details will be just as legible in the smaller images. Smaller file sizes will also help in that your upload quota won't max out as quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 So true, but the weather on Saturday should be nice. Can't wait. Going to be one muddy parking lot for those of us attending the Penn State/Alabama game with State College being in the bullseye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC_WX Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Irene really under delivered out this way, so if the predicted gradient holds that is not only somewhat OK for us but probably really OK for the eastern locals that got washed out last week. BTW, it has been incredibly dry out here this summer and while I would rather not have all of the rain at once, AFAIC it can rain a few inches every day this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 TORCON 5 tomorrow. Whatever that means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 TORCON 5 tomorrow. Whatever that means. This is what he has for today: Forecast for Tuesday, September 6 DE south - 4 FL northeast, central, south - 2 NC except far southwest - 6 SC except far northwest - 6 VA south-central, southeast - 6 Other areas - less than 2 And only 1 tornado report in the entire country so far... best not give huge credence to it, IMO. Normally he does okay with the TORCON index, but it's probably too optimistic in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 They get reduced to 98% on mine... on a 1920x1080 monitor (take up the whole dang screen <img src='http://208.71.34.143/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> )I have a larger monitor at work than that and they get reduced more, you lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I have a larger monitor at work than that and they get reduced more, you lose. That's cool. Meanwhile, the issue I had with OP has been resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 That's cool. Meanwhile, the issue I had with OP has been resolved.I know, I just wanted to say I have a bigger monitor, two in fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 something about this wx is incredibly depressing moreso than the avg rainy day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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