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April 2012 General Discussion


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Pretty cool:

SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources has tagged a 125-year-old sturgeon that's bigger than a linebacker and is the largest on record in Wisconsin.

Officials found the 7-foot-3-inch long, 240-pound female sturgeon in the Wolf River near Shawano on Tuesday, said DNR sturgeon biologist Ron Bruch. He estimated the fish was born around 1887, when Grover Cleveland was president.

MSP still mentioning a possibility of snow next week.

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The convecfion this weekend is going to wreak havoc on warm front placement, and subsequent temperatures in many locations.

Could be one of those situations where it's in the 50s here and the mid-80s around Fort WAyne and Indianapolis (just awful).

Yeah I think the convective complex train will keep the warm front in check compared to what some of the models are showing. Very typical for this early in the Spring though.

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The convection this weekend is going to wreak havoc on warm front placement, and subsequent temperatures in many locations.

Could be one of those situations where it's in the 50s here and the mid-80s around Fort Wayne and Indianapolis (just awful).

It won't be awful, we need the rain and I would like some interesting weather for work. Both ++ IMO.

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Tuesday, April 10th:

Hi: 45F

Lo: 30F

Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy

Max Wind Gust: 30MPH

Rainfall: 0.00"

Snowfall: 0.0"

Wednesday, April 11th:

Hi: 55F

Lo: 30F

Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy

Max Wind Gust: 21MPH

Rainfall: 0.00"

Snowfall: 0.0"

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Interesting:

SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THE MODELS ARE STILL STRUGGLING ON

HOW FAR NORTH THE WARM FRONT WILL GET. THE NAM/WRF MOVES THIS

FRONT AS FAR NORTH AS WISCONSIN 29. MEANWHILE THE GFS...GEM...AND

ECMWF SUGGEST THAT THIS FRONT WILL BE LOCATED SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF

THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. SOUTH OF THIS FRONT...THE ML CAPES

CLIMB INTO THE 1000 TO 2000 J/KG RANGE. IN ADDITION TO THIS

INSTABILITY...THERE WILL THE 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR WILL BE IN THE

EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SHEAR TO

ORGANIZE THE THUNDERSTORMS INTO SUPERCELLS. WITH THE 0-1 KM

HELICITY RUNNING BETWEEN 200-300 M2/S2 AND THE SIG TORNADO

PARAMETER USING MLCIN IS IN THE EXCESS OF 5...WE WILL HAVE TO

WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL OF TORNADOES ALONG THE WARM FRONT. ONE

THING INTERESTING THAT SHOWED UP IN THE CIPS WARM-SEASON ANALOG

WAS THAT THE NUMBER 1 ANALOG WAS MAY 25 2008. THIS WAS THE DAY IN

WHICH THE PARKERSBURG IOWA TORNADO OCCURRED.

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Probably shouldn't have thrown away the shovel

.THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT

THAT THERE WILL BE A STRONG CANADIAN HIGH. THIS PATTERN IS RATHER

SIMILAR TO APRIL 9-10 1973. HOWEVER THE LOW TRACK WAS JUST A BIT

FURTHER SOUTH....THUS...EVEN COLDER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. IN THAT

STORM...LA CROSSE RECEIVE 16 INCHES OF SNOW AND ROCHESTER RECEIVED

6.4 INCHES. THIS HIGH WILL BEGIN TO BRING UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR

INTO THE REGION BEGINNING ON MONDAY MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY COOL

THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ONE QUESTION IS WHETHER THE

TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL BECOME COLD ENOUGH FOR THE RAIN TO CHANGE

OVER TO SNOW PRIOR TO THE PRECIPITATION COMING TO AN END. LOOKING

AT THE BUFKIT SOUNDINGS...THEY WERE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT THEY

WARRANTED THE ADDITION OF SNOW TO THE FORECAST NORTH OF THE

INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR.

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Lol, we went from 54 at 3 PM to 52 at 4 PM then up to 56 after that. Technically a -9.5 departure for the day...can we round down? ;)

Shenanigans. :D

Interestingly, the 56 came at 4:02pm per the climate report, yet the 3:54pm temp was 52...though I guess the clouds were breaking up/sun was in and out around that time. Then of course 54 at 4:54pm, 55 at 5:54pm. Moral of the story, never say never at LAF.

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My forecast shows 65 tops this weekend. Only 2 days above 60 in the 7day.

I said latest model runs and not point and click. Also, stop clicking at the lakeshore.

MOS agrees. 3 days of warmth.

MILWAUKEE       
KMKE   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   4/12/2012  1200 UTC                       
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192      
     FRI 13| SAT 14| SUN 15| MON 16| TUE 17| WED 18| THU 19|FRI CLIMO
N/X  39  61| 48  66| 56  75| 53  66| 35  47| 34  53| 39  56| 40 38 55
TMP  42  56| 51  62| 58  67| 55  58| 37  42| 37  48| 42  50| 42      
DPT  32  35| 44  52| 52  52| 45  36| 27  24| 27  30| 34  35| 35      
WND   5  18| 14  14| 18  23| 22  23| 19  13| 11  13| 10  16| 13   

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I said latest model runs and not point and click. Also, stop clicking at the lakeshore.

MOS agrees. 3 days of warmth.

MILWAUKEE       
KMKE   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   4/12/2012  1200 UTC                       
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192      
     FRI 13| SAT 14| SUN 15| MON 16| TUE 17| WED 18| THU 19|FRI CLIMO
N/X  39  61| 48  66| 56  75| 53  66| 35  47| 34  53| 39  56| 40 38 55
TMP  42  56| 51  62| 58  67| 55  58| 37  42| 37  48| 42  50| 42      
DPT  32  35| 44  52| 52  52| 45  36| 27  24| 27  30| 34  35| 35      
WND   5  18| 14  14| 18  23| 22  23| 19  13| 11  13| 10  16| 13   

Ok... I was clicking 4 miles inland where I live! A lot of convection would keep things as Forecast here.

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