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October 2012 General Discussion


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Somewhat conditional severe threat for Iowa on Monday. NAM forecasts dews rising to above 60 with a surface low moving through the state later in the day. Forecasts cape values to between 1000-2000j/kg. Lingering morning elevated convection and associated cloud cover may put a dent in destabilization in the afternoon though. Forecast soundings/hodos look somewhat interesting, but sort of lacking in the mid-upper levels. If instability pans out and a surface-based storm can ignite it may do okay in this environment. Something to watch anyway.

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NAM_218_2012102012_F57_40.5000N_92.5000W_HODO_SM.png

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Somewhat conditional severe threat for Iowa on Monday. NAM forecasts dews rising to above 60 with a surface low moving through the state later in the day. Forecasts cape values to between 1000-2000j/kg. Lingering morning elevated convection and associated cloud cover may put a dent in destabilization in the afternoon though. Forecast soundings/hodos look somewhat interesting, but sort of lacking in the mid-upper levels. If instability pans out and a surface-based storm can ignite it may do okay in this environment. Something to watch anyway.

NAM_218_2012102012_F57_40.5000N_92.5000W.png

NAM_218_2012102012_F57_40.5000N_92.5000W_HODO_SM.png

Seems like there is a bit of a disconnect between the best instability and best low level flow/shear, at least on the NAM. One thing is for sure...moisture is not bad for latter October.

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FWIW, SPC MARS has been consistently progging June 7th-8th, 1984 as a strong 500 mb analog for the GFS side of things, although obviously that won't have the thermos to match.

Day of the Barneveld F5 for anyone who didn't know. Yeah, the results of this one might come up just a bit short.

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The 00z GGEM is a near apocalypse...955 mb over DC with a 1034 mb high in the northern Plains at 192 hours lol. Probably a huge wind machine. Could be fun to watch the models try to handle the mid latitude features in combination with this TC or hybrid system.

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THE 12Z ECMWF MEAN SUGGESTS THE 12Z ECMWF MAY BECOME

TOO FLAT WITH ITS TROF BUT THE UKMET IS AT LEAST AS FLAT OVER SOME

AREAS BY F84. IN SPITE OF THE UKMET BY F84... STILL PREFER TO

LEAN AWAY FROM THE 12Z ECMWF FROM TUE ONWARD AS UPSTREAM FLOW

STILL DIFFERS FROM MOST OTHER GUIDANCE SOMEWHAT. WITH SLIGHTLY

MORE CONFIDENCE IN AN OPERATIONAL CONSENSUS VERSUS THE OLDER

ENSEMBLE MEANS... WILL RECOMMEND A GFS/18Z GEFS MEAN COMPROMISE

2/3 TOWARD THE GFS FOR TUE-WED.

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High wind warnings galore.

954 via these maps BTW: http://meteocentre.c...hh2=180&fixhh=1

Storm ends up moving northwest from DC to south of YYZ, still sub 980. Impressive.

FWIW (next to nothing at this point), the GGEM precip type plots do attempt a changeover to snow on the backside.

This type of evolution is pretty hard to swallow but if there's actually a tropical or hybrid cyclone lurking near the southeastern US and a deep enough trough coming in from the west, hey, who knows.

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