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Potential major phasing event this weekend


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The 6z GFS is much smaller with the North Atlantic low compared to 0z ECMWF, early next week. Which is how GFS still goes east with Sandy. I don't think this much weakening is likely. Given that N. Atlantic low with be entraining or phasing with other systems in Atlantic, such as TS Tony:

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ECMWF:

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EC ensembles bring the low to Cape Cod and GEFS bring it west towards BID, LI, and NYC. Thinking the GFS op may tweak itself at 12z?

We've been saying that for 36hrs lol. And each run has trended west with ts sandy down south, it still hard turns her right at OBX.

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We've been saying that for 36hrs lol. And each run has trended west with ts sandy down south, it still hard turns her right at OBX.

The general pattern has gotten better. There is still time left, but even the 06z op started to try and come west. It's possible it may not shift at 12z...as we have still 6 days to go.

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I counted eight 6z GFS ensemble members, that bring phased Sandy somwhere between MA and VA.

There is going to be fine tuning of the forecast the next several days as to exact location once the Pacific

energy gets better sampled near the West Coast and Sandy lifts north of Cuba.

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There is going to be fine tuning of the forecast the next several days as to exact location once the Pacific

energy gets better sampled near the West Coast and Sandy lifts north of Cuba.

I think there will be some fine tuning, due to the handling of the N. Atlantic low and the NF ridge, as well.

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There is going to be fine tuning of the forecast the next several days as to exact location once the Pacific

energy gets better sampled near the West Coast and Sandy lifts north of Cuba.

Here are the recon requirements from the NHC page. What I find to be interesting is why aren't they flying out into the NE Pacific to sample the atmosphere out there? With what is being modeled and the potential threat to the US east coast that should be an easy decision to make.

Plan of the Day

000

NOUS42 KNHC 231544

REPRPD

WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS

CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.

1145 AM EDT TUE 23 OCTOBER 2012

SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)

VALID 24/1100Z TO 25/1100Z OCTOBER 2012

TCPOD NUMBER.....12-157

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS

1. TROPICAL STORM SANDY

FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 71 FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 72

A. 25/0000Z,0600Z A. 25/1200Z,1800Z

B. AFXXX 0518A SANDY B. AFXXX 0618A SANDY

C. 24/2000Z C. 25/0815Z

D. 18.9N 77.0W D. 21.4N 76.8W

E. 24/2330Z TO 25/0600Z E. 25/1130Z TO 25/1800Z

F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....CONTINUE 6-HRLY FIXES

WHILE SYSTEM REMAINS A THREAT.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS

1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.

2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE.

$$

JWP

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Latest HPC Comments:

PRELIMINARY EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION

NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD

949 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

VALID 12Z SUN OCT 28 2012 - 12Z WED OCT 31 2012

...CHANCES INCREASING FOR A MAJOR STORM IMPACTING THE MID ATLANTIC

AND NORTHEAST...

PRELIMINARY UPDATE...

USED THE 00Z/24 GEFS MEAN TO UPDATE THE PRELIMINARY FRONTS AND

PRESSURES FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7. WITH ALL THE ACTION ALONG THE EAST

COAST, THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN UNITED STATES ARE AWASH IN PACIFIC

AIR, WITH AN ENSEMBLE MEAN SERVING THOSE REGIONS WELL, CONSIDERING

THE INHERENT TIMING ISSUES IN THE MORE OPEN FLOW THERE. THE USE OF

THE MEAN FOR THE EAST AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC OCEAN FACILITATES MORE

LEEWAY TO ADJUST SANDY'S TRACK AS NEEDED BASED ON LATER FORECASTS

FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, AS WELL AS THE PROBLEMATIC

POST-TROPICAL PHASE OF THE CYCLONE.

WITH REGARD TO SANDY'S ULTIMATE FATE VIS A VIS THE AMPLIFIED POLAR

TROUGH OVER THE EAST, THERE IS INCREASING CONSENSUS AMONG THE

GUIDANCE FROM THE VARIOUS MODELING CENTERS, PARTICULARLY WITH

REGARD TO THE WHOLE OF THE INDIVIDUAL ENSEMBLE MEMBERS. THE

DETERMINISTIC SOLUTIONS, IN THE CASE OF THE 00Z/23 GFS AND GEM

GLOBAL, ARE OUTLIERS TO THE MAJORITY OF THEIR ENSEMBLE BROTHERS

AND SISTERS, WITH THE LION'S SHARE OF THE ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE

INDICATING A WHOLESALE INCORPORATION OF SANDY'S POST-TROPICAL

CIRCULATION INTO THE UPPER VORTEX CLOSING OVER THE CONTINENT. THE

ENTIRE ATLANTIC BASIN SEEMS DESTINED TO BECOME DOMINATED BY BLOCKY

HIGHS AND LOWS, WITH DECREASING WIGGLE ROOM FOR EVEN LARGE

FEATURES LIKE SANDY. THE BLOCKING IS KEY TO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC STORM OF TROPICAL ORIGIN AND

THE NORTH AMERICAN VORTEX OF POLAR ORIGIN. SOME OF THE MORE

AGGRESSIVE DETERMINISTIC MODELS THAT SPIN UP A TREMENDOUSLY DEEP

SURFACE LOW BACK ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND LONG ISLAND

INCLUDE THE 00Z/24 ECMWF, 00Z/24 NOGAPS, AND 06Z/24 GLOBAL

HURRICANE MODEL. IF IT BECOMES CLEARER WITH THE ADVENT OF THE

12Z/24 GUIDANCE THAT A LARGE HYBRID LOW IS LIKELY DAY 6, WILL

ADJUST THE FINAL PROGS TOWARD A DETERMINISTIC SOLUTION, WHICH

WOULD ROUND THE CIRCULATION OF THE MANUAL FORECAST AND DEEPEN THE

PRESSURE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE LUNAR CYCLE WILL PROVE TO BE A FACTOR

IN THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING, WITH HIGH TIDES MOST

ANOMALOUS FROM THAT EFFECT ALONE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTER THE

FULL MOON ON SUNDAY.

CISCO

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Here are the recon requirements from the NHC page. What I find to be interesting is why aren't they flying out into the NE Pacific to sample the atmosphere out there? With what is being modeled and the potential threat to the US east coast that should be an easy decision to make.

Probably due to their budget being very tight and not wanting to spend it on a pre-winter storm sending a Gulf Stream jet out there. They have an Atlantic basin hurricane to monitor and that probably takes precedent over upper air monitoring plus budgetary concerns IMO.

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