Chargers09 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 This is crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 12z Euro is a lot less amped... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Glad to see the GFS is on board with the EURO :wub: Also could be some SICK LE SNOW if things verify like that.. Lake temps are above normal and those cold 850's just spell out a sig LE even.. That was my first thought, hopefully get something down in SW Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Can you say HEAVY LES for western UP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 If the GFS and Euro are right in the long range there will be plenty of southern/central plains severe action this season for all you weenies. Everyone relax and don't panic. The cold lovers will get theirs and so will the severe wx guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 The winds (at least at 850mb) are right off Hudson Bay for Saukville...he loves that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 12z Euro is a lot less amped... Looks like it backed off some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Made it up to 83, unless there's a very late afternoon bump which seems to be happening a lot lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Made it up to 83, unless there's a very late afternoon bump which seems to be happening a lot lately. The warm bias is getting warmer. Up to 84 at 5PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Equipment fail. INZ028-029-035-036-043>045-051>053-032200- WEST CENTRAL INDIANA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GREENCASTLE + MOSUNNY 90 54 29 S5 29.81 LAFAYETTE PTSUNNY 84 57 39 S5 29.77F TERRE HAUTE MOSUNNY 86 56 35 S10 29.79F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 The warm bias is getting warmer. Up to 84 at 5PM. lol. I guess we can expect more of these late highs now since the days are getting longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Equipment fail. INZ028-029-035-036-043>045-051>053-032200- WEST CENTRAL INDIANA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GREENCASTLE + MOSUNNY 90 54 29 S5 29.81 LAFAYETTE PTSUNNY 84 57 39 S5 29.77F TERRE HAUTE MOSUNNY 86 56 35 S10 29.79F Greencastle has been goofy. They were consistently several degrees warmer than everyone else during the big March warm spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Greencastle has been goofy. They were consistently several degrees warmer than everyone else during the big March warm spell. + - STATION NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. USE DATA WITH CAUTION...ESPECIALLY DEWPOINT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OBSERVATIONS. They should include temperature in their disclaimer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 lol. I guess we can expect more of these late highs now since the days are getting longer. LAF is for amusement only for me anymore. Think I'll go the Alek route and get my temps from bank clocks and car thermometers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Made it to 78 today. Looks like we're gonna miss out on yet another rain event. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Looks like it could be another swing and miss for rain here too. Guess I'll go out and finish painting the fence while I still have temps in the upper 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Nice temp drop at IKK this evening. 84º at 4:15pm 61º at 5:35pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Made it to 78 today. Looks like we're gonna miss out on yet another rain event. Amazing. Dont have to mow the grass though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 New AWOS site in La Porte, IN (PPO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 If the GFS and Euro are right in the long range there will be plenty of southern/central plains severe action this season for all you weenies. Everyone relax and don't panic. The cold lovers will get theirs and so will the severe wx guys. This is what I was thinking. I have read that in years where we have lots of warm air and no residual cold there tends to be a lot less svr storms. This roller coaster pattern we are currently in tells me we will have strong baroclinic zones this spring. Now if we can just get the ridge and cut off lows out of the way spring can continue to be interesting. Just look at what an outflow boundary did in the DFW area today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I could care less for storms. Sunny and 90 everyday would do wonders for me. Occasional rain to keep the soil moisture and humidity up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 New AWOS site in La Porte, IN (PPO). Welcome back. Did you have a good trip? BTW you missed nothing while you were gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 If the GFS and Euro are right in the long range there will be plenty of southern/central plains severe action this season for all you weenies. Everyone relax and don't panic. The cold lovers will get theirs and so will the severe wx guys. GFS OP/ensembles have been showing some substantial potential for svr wx after this coming eastern trough moves off the coast, obviously still far out though, but getting this ridge out of the way will likely go a long way towards getting some more healthy systems into the central part of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Welcome back. Did you have a good trip? BTW you missed nothing while you were gone. It was the best vacation/trip I have ever taken. Before getting into detail i'll just start off with a few notes... -Family and friends were along on the trip. -None of the crew on the ship were American. Everyone was from a different country...They are signed to a 9 month contract and have to know three languages (One being English, the other their home county language, and another). -Food is included in the cruise price, so it's all you can eat 24hrs a day (Formal ship resturants are not free). -This ship had two clubs, several bars and formal resturants, a theater, a casino, a spa, 4 pools, and an adults only section(The Sanctuary)...along with many other things. -I took about 1,500 photos and a few videos during the trip. I'm going to scan through them and i'll end up posting some of the best shots in a thread in the photography sub-forum in the next day or so. -If you or anyone you know has ever considered going on a cruise, but has not done so...I urge you to go on one. You will have an awesome time...You get to meet new and interesting people and get to visit some amazing places. The ship and island experience is great. Friday afternoon-Sunday afternoon(23-25th) we were in Ft. Lauderdale, where we spent time on the beach and visiting shops. We then boarded the cruise and set sail later that Sunday afternoon(25th). That night a cold front drifted southward into the area, which storms developed along and created an 8hr+ photogentic light show as we passed through the Florida Straits and between the Bahamas. Monday(26th) we were supposed to "port" at Princess Cay, Bahamas. The only issue is that this stop does not have an actual port, thus the ship anchors about a mile offshore and passengers take the tenders/life boats to shore. Well, with the continued storms and the front in the area, waters were too rough(waves 2+ feet), so the captain decided to play it safe and not "port"...instead getting a head start to the next port. Monday night we saw Magician, David Cats perform. Tuesday(27th) was an at sea day, and we ended up seeing comedian, Phil Tag perform Tuesday evening. As mentioned above, all ship crew are from numerous countries. Tuesday evening and night I had dinner and spent time with three of the younger waitresses. Two were from Ukraine and the other was from Serbia. It was great to talk, get to know, and have a fun time with them. We ended up getting together each of the following nights until the end of the cruise. Wednesday(28th) we arrived at St. Maarten(St. Martin) a few hours early due to us not stopping at the Bahamas. We spent the day in Philipsburg, visiting the local shops, beach and the "hoods" of the city. We also took a short drive up to Orient Beach, which is one of the top beaches in the world. A few things... Orient Beach is a nude beach and the hoods(Or as the locals call it, "Goonville") of Philipsburg is a nice place to find some of that "magic, mon". Thursday(29th) we were ported at St. Thomas, USVI. What started as a nice sunny day quickly turned cloudy with frequent showers. Even with that, we visited shops in the main city of Charlotte Amalie and took a short drive to Magens Beach, which is another top rated beach. Thursday evening and night we counted some nice wave actioned, which sent the ship rocking and made for fun times. Two of the larger top deck pools had tsunami-like action, with 4 foot+ waves and sig spray action. Water and kids in the pools were being thrown out of the pools and onto the surrounding deck and elevator areas with the bigger waves. One of the waves was too much for one of the deck hands...He was bent over trying to tie down a net to prevent passengers from entering the pool when a larger wave took him in. Friday(30th) we were ported in Grand Turk of the Turks and Caicos. Part of our group decided to head to Cockburn Town for some shopping then back to the beach, while myself and others spend the whole time at the beach. There were a few shops at the port/cruise center that we visited, but the rest of the day was spent relaxing on the beach and snorkling. What was great and amazing about this beach is that part of it was fine and white sandy beach, while other parts were rocky and coral reef...which made for great near shore snorkling. Friday night we ended up seeing comedian, Miguel Washington. Saturday(31st) was spent at sea. We spent just about all day up on deck in the sun. Saturday night we also saw a second combined performance by Magician David Cats and comediam Miguel Washington. Sunday morning we ported back in Ft. Lauderdale, which is were we stayed until yesterday before catching a flight back home. tl;dr version: Awesome and unforgettable trip, and the cruise is something you should do if you have ever thought about going on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Possible trouble severe weather wise around mid month if this pattern off of the 12z ensemble means verifies: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Chicago-Sounds like an awesome time. I've done 2 of them... The wife and I were on Orient Beach about 10 years ago. I remember back then it was a little odd being surrounded by naked people. I still remember someone snorkeling...with just snorkeling gear on! Neat place. Its weird driving through that island because there is cactus everywhere...yet on another island (Tortola) its all tropical and lush (elevation being key...or at least I would guess that is the case since Tortola was very hilly). Today I think I'd just walk around with my Charlie Brown swinging around Heading down quick here...Sparta should be around freezing I would guess in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 0Z GFS with a mighty healthy looking trough! :wub: Maybe a little snow shower activity as well for OH/MI.. zomg.. Even in April ~ -8 850's point to at least some mixing flakeage.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Sounds like a great trip ChiStorm. I've always wanted to go on a cruise, something I definitely plan on doing in the future. Aside from people who get seasick I've never really heard anyone have anything but praise for cruises they've been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Sounds like a great trip ChiStorm. I've always wanted to go on a cruise, something I definitely plan on doing in the future. Aside from people who get seasick I've never really heard anyone have anything but praise for cruises they've been on. Did a 3 day cruise to the Bahamas about 5 years ago, loved every minute of it, and won enough playing blackjack that the trip ended up being free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I might as well add to the cruise banter. I've been on 10 and have no plans to stop. I hate beaches though, so I'd rather go see other places. But right now I'm not calling the shots (or paying ) so I'll just stfu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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