CAPE Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I am almost the last person on this board to discuss long range pattern changes and 10-day hopes, so I won't. But I am so desperate for anything to track that I looked at the 6z GFS just out. And there is not much to track. It has the 156 hour or so storm that drives up toward the eastern great lakes and makes everyone on the east coast very wet. Beyond that, it turns sharply colder as advertised on other models, and tries to give the hint of something in GOM, but crushes it well to the south and sends it easily out to sea. I think. Not sure if that look is a good look with regard to the hoped for pattern change or not, but cold and dry while precip is crushed to our south and tossed well out to sea would be a new way to not get snow this winter. The GFS... crushing storms to the south in the long range? Oh and did you say the 6z GFS? If one is to attempt to interpret the models they should have an idea of the biases as well as the difficulties of resolving details in the long range, esp with changing patterns. I think maybe you had it right when you said you shouldnt discuss pattern changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdude Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 The GFS... crushing storms to the south in the long range? Oh and did you say the 6z GFS? If one is to attempt to interpret the models they should have an idea of the biases as well as the difficulties of resolving details in the long range, esp with changing patterns. I think maybe you had it right when you said you shouldnt discuss pattern changes I seriously want to know why we even have a 06z GFS run. It is horrible and usually the opposite of what all the other models show. Get rid of it or improve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 i came across this and was surprised to see the gfs in dead last out of the all models. this was from 144 hours out at 500mb for 0z 1.3.12 here is all the euro and gfs model runs compared for each cycle, and yes it looks like the 6z and 18z are the worst runs Essentially the 00Z, 06Z and 18Z GFS scores are statistically a dead heat. When you have to take correlations scores to the third digit to find a difference the differences are statistically insignificant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinBaltimore Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 94 was the absolute worst winter I can ever remember. Bitterly cold and nothing but Ice. It almost equalled the winter of 77 when the chesapeake bay froze so bad they had to bring in coast guard ice breakers to free shipping Lanes. 77 had very little snow to my recollection. I agree. I was working as a busser at a restaurant in Fells Point and the restaurant shut down when pipes froze and flooded (and iced in some spots) the place. As for the Winter of '77 I turned one in June of '77 so I obviously don't remember a thing about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I seriously want to know why we even have a 06z GFS run. It is horrible and usually the opposite of what all the other models show. Get rid of it or improve it. From a met? really? Also, even if we didn't make those forecasts public, we would still need to run the 06z GFS to drive all of the down stream models (NAM, HWRF, GFDL, Ruc/Rapid Refresh, Hycom, etc.). Seriously, please don't post about models if you don't know what you're talking about. ** Edit to add: Even if a 120h forecast from 6z verifies slightly worse than the 120h forecast from 0z, recall that the two points for verification are not the same. The 114h forecast from 6z is almost always better than the 120h forecast from 0z, for example. If no data were assimilated at 6z, the 120h forecast from 0z would be identical to the 114h forecast from 6z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdude Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 From a met? really? Also, even if we didn't make those forecasts public, we would still need to run the 06z GFS to drive all of the down stream models (NAM, HWRF, GFDL, Ruc/Rapid Refresh, Hycom, etc.). Seriously, please don't post about models if you don't know what you're talking about. Yes from a met. And instead of being a jackass with your answer, maybe you could answer more appropriately. Mets still learn as well. Not all mets understand all the details that go into models. You can actually be a pretty damn good forecaster without knowing that, which I am and was, so don't tell me not to post. And all of what you told me isn't exactly taught in school. All I was saying is a lot of people don't even bother looking at the 06z and 18z GFS because they're usually not as accurate. And I didn't understand why, but thanks for your pathetic answer. Please don't post if you're gonna answer questions in the ways you do. And in response to your edited version to your post. Yes I know that about the models and their hours. THAT, a met should know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I seriously want to know why we even have a 06z GFS run. It is horrible and usually the opposite of what all the other models show. Get rid of it or improve it. Yes from a met. And instead of being a jackass with your answer, maybe you could answer more appropriately. Mets still learn as well. Not all mets understand all the details that go into models. You can actually be a pretty damn good forecaster without knowing that, which I am and was, so don't tell me not to post. And all of what you told me isn't exactly taught in school. All I was saying is a lot of people don't even bother looking at the 06z and 18z GFS because they're usually not as accurate. And I didn't understand why, but thanks for your pathetic answer. Please don't post if you're gonna answer questions in the ways you do. And in response to your edited version to your post. Yes I know that about the models and their hours. THAT, a met should know. I believe I answered the bolded above, even if you completely ignore the perceived lack of skill for the referenced cycle. I'm not about to get into a pissing contest over something so stupid. Given that you called it "horrible", "the opposite of what other models show", and to "get rid of it", I don't think my response was that out of line (sorry for my negative tone, however). I shouldn't have said "not to post about models", so I apologize (though, again, your original post was pretty ridiculous in my opinion). This issue of 6z/18z versus the other cycles, perceived skill, etc., has been discussed many times in many threads. If you have an actual question or want to learn more, then ask. However, if my replies are so offensive, I'm happy to keep my thoughts to myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yes from a met. And instead of being a jackass with your answer, maybe you could answer more appropriately. Mets still learn as well. Not all mets understand all the details that go into models. You can actually be a pretty damn good forecaster without knowing that, which I am and was, so don't tell me not to post. And all of what you told me isn't exactly taught in school. All I was saying is a lot of people don't even bother looking at the 06z and 18z GFS because they're usually not as accurate. And I didn't understand why, but thanks for your pathetic answer. Please don't post if you're gonna answer questions in the ways you do. And in response to your edited version to your post. Yes I know that about the models and their hours. THAT, a met should know. Perhaps you, as a met, should not throw out such lines as "Get rid of it or improve it" when not knowing what goes into the model. This is especially true when you have a developer on the forum who is able to and does provide the correct information in addition to discussing some of the finer points and future plans. His tone is fine... he has addressed the depreciation of accuracy of the off-hour runs several times in this sub-forum and has dispelled the myth that the off-hour runs are garbage, with the stats to back it up. It's insulting to him and the other developers to have to repeatedly get these criticisms and false assumptions. ----- EDIT: Also, what dtk said above (he posted while I was writing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Now experiencing my 60th winter, the great bulk of which were in MD/DC/DE, I can say without hesitation the winter of '76-'77 stands unparalleled. Some winters are snowy, some not; some winters cold, some not; but I have to wonder just how great are the statistical odds against three consecutive months in D.C. running 10F below normal. January 1977 was remarkably cold in DC, with an average temperature of 25.4 degrees, ranking it as the sixth coldest month ever -- and the coldest since January 1940. However, December 1976 (average temperature of 35.5) and February 1977 (average temperature of 38.8) weren't all that bad. The most remarkable thing about January 1977 was that, for 20 consecutive days, the temperature never got into the 40s, with the high temperature range being 18-39 and the low temperature range being 2-27 during that period (mean of 23.6). P.S. More relevant to this topic, AccuWeather currently shows an East Coast snowstorm on Martin Luther King Day, January 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Man, you know it's a tough winter when red taggers are fighting each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Man, you know it's a tough winter when red taggers are fighting each other. From a female perspective... its kind of awesome. I'm curious to who comes out as top alpha met Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yes from a met. And instead of being a jackass with your answer, maybe you could answer more appropriately. Mets still learn as well. Not all mets understand all the details that go into models. You can actually be a pretty damn good forecaster without knowing that, which I am and was, so don't tell me not to post. And all of what you told me isn't exactly taught in school. All I was saying is a lot of people don't even bother looking at the 06z and 18z GFS because they're usually not as accurate. And I didn't understand why, but thanks for your pathetic answer. Please don't post if you're gonna answer questions in the ways you do. And in response to your edited version to your post. Yes I know that about the models and their hours. THAT, a met should know. Any people who aren't using off hour model runs are making a mistake. I also think DTK answer was appropriate given your outlandish original statement. Maybe he shouldn't have made the comment about coming from a met but I'm sure that was out of frustration as the myth that the 06Z and 18Z model runs are way worse than the 00Z or 12s runs. that myth has been discussed with verification stats numerous times on this board. If you go back to midlo's post in this thread and look at the difference in anomaly correlation scores. You'll see that you have to to to the third decimal point to order them. That is not a statistically significant difference. Essentially, the verification suggests little difference in the runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 From a female perspective... its kind of awesome. I'm curious to who comes out as top alpha met It does beat sitting around waiting for this pattern change to happen. What did the 6z GFS show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Perhaps you, as a met, should not throw out such lines as "Get rid of it or improve it" when not knowing what goes into the model. This is especially true when you have a developer on the forum who is able to and does provide the correct information in addition to discussing some of the finer points and future plans. His tone is fine... he has addressed the depreciation of accuracy of the off-hour runs several times in this sub-forum and has dispelled the myth that the off-hour runs are garbage, with the stats to back it up. It's insulting to him and the other developers to have to repeatedly get these criticisms and false assumptions. ----- EDIT: Also, what dtk said above (he posted while I was writing) The funny thing is I started digging some more into the past 60 days worth of scores (various metrics), and the 06z cycle does seem to be systematically slightly worse than the other cycles (particularly over the NH/Conus)...though the differences aren't statistically significant (at least not at a 95% confidence level) for the same lead times. However, the differences aren't even close to a 6h advantage (meaning, as I said before, a 114h forecast from 6z will almost always be better than a 120h forecast from 0z.....and those are the two forecasts valid at the same time....so it's not degrading anything, per say). As an aside, I don't think that I (nor my colleagues) mind criticism if/when it's warranted. p.s. This winter sucks. I really need it to snow > 1" on the 16th so that I can win our office "first snowfall pool". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 From a female perspective... its kind of awesome. I'm curious to who comes out as top alpha met Wes it will be...not foolish is he with forecasting emotion...facts he deals in not wishes. he is my Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 It does beat sitting around waiting for this pattern change to happen. What did the 6z GFS show? Nothing that you'd be interested in unless you like rain and then cold and then warm and then cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yes from a met. And instead of being a jackass with your answer, maybe you could answer more appropriately. Mets still learn as well. Not all mets understand all the details that go into models. You can actually be a pretty damn good forecaster without knowing that, which I am and was, so don't tell me not to post. And all of what you told me isn't exactly taught in school. All I was saying is a lot of people don't even bother looking at the 06z and 18z GFS because they're usually not as accurate. And I didn't understand why, but thanks for your pathetic answer. Please don't post if you're gonna answer questions in the ways you do. And in response to your edited version to your post. Yes I know that about the models and their hours. THAT, a met should know. I remember lots of people in met school didn't take the 6z or 18z runs of the ETA/AVN seriously, but I think that thought process is somewhat outdated. There have been multiple trends that have begun on intermediate runs of those models. Cannot remember exact storms at this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Wes it will be...not foolish is he with forecasting emotion...facts he deals in not wishes. he is my Yoda Oh please, I can beat Wes on the golf course, and I'll take him down here too . Oh wait, he was already sort of on my side.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Wes it will be...not foolish is he with forecasting emotion...facts he deals in not wishes. he is my Yoda The only thing I could think of when I saw Wes's post was FINISH HIM ... snowdude is a good guy though, so I don't wanna knock him too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Man, you know it's a tough winter when red taggers are fighting each other. There seems to be a lot of handbags being swung around here on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Nothing that you'd be interested in unless you like rain and then cold and then warm and then cold. Since i received about 60" of it last year, no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Nothing that you'd be interested in unless you like rain and then cold and then warm and then cold. You know, we are thinking of banning this negativity. Blizz24 is our model poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 The only thing I could think of when I saw Wes's post was FINISH HIM ... snowdude is a good guy though, so I don't wanna knock him too much I am by far the most macho in this thread. You know it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Oh please, I can beat Wes on the golf course, and I'll take him down here too . Oh wait, he was already sort of on my side.... I think I did tie you or beat you once using Buzz's rules which meant I really lost to you that time too. I recently shot a 38 on the front nine at Twin Shields and only used two mulligans though I now play from the yellow tees. So just wait, next time I'll crush you like a bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I am by far the most macho in this thread. You know it I realize Philly sucks and all, but GTFO of my subforum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I realize Philly sucks and all, but GTFO of my subforum I can go to any subforum I want, except NE. They threw rocks at me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 As an aside, I don't think that I (nor my colleagues) mind criticism if/when it's warranted. p.s. This winter sucks. I really need it to snow > 1" on the 16th so that I can win our office "first snowfall pool". Bolded for emphasis I lost my snow pool Was hoping for late Nov/early Dec to pay off in an early blocking pattern that never developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am19psu Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I realize Philly sucks and all, but GTFO of my subforum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think I did tie you or beat you once using Buzz's rules which meant I really lost to you that time too. I recently shot a 38 on the front nine at Twin Shields and only used two mulligans though I now play from the yellow tees. So just wait, next time I'll crush you like a bug. Well played sir, well played. I think I need to abide by Buzz's "rules" from now on, it will make golf a lot more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Bendy Mod can stay - Rib has to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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