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Late January 2013 mid-long range disco thread


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  On 1/21/2013 at 1:34 PM, usedtobe said:

It actually has two light snows, the clipper Thursday morning and not a clipper but weak low Friday.  Right now I'd settle for either one. 

How much QPF did the euro have over us for the second event? 

 

BWI-.44"

DCA-.36"

IAD-.31"

 

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  On 1/21/2013 at 1:54 PM, WinterWxLuvr said:

Dang, I had that one all along and had only used it for precip. Does that low have the look of one that has transferred from the OV to you?

Unless I am mistaken, the answer is no. It just tracks basically WSW to ENE and stays south of us.

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  On 1/21/2013 at 2:52 PM, mitchnick said:

after the end of the run, NAM would take the storm into the Great Lakes

 

 

Last week at 84 hours the the NAM was taking the cut off into the lakes.  Once it got under 60 hours it was in the ballpark and within 48 hours it was fairly good.

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  On 1/21/2013 at 2:55 PM, packbacker said:

Last week at 84 hours the the NAM was taking the cut off into the lakes.  Once it got under 60 hours it was in the ballpark and within 48 hours it was fairly good.

I didn't say it was right, I just said what it was doing

though that happens to be what has been happening most of the season (to our west) with the exception of the cut off low from last week

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  On 1/21/2013 at 3:02 PM, mitchnick said:
I didn't say it was right, I just said what it was doing

though that happens to be what has been happening most of the season (to our west) with the exception of the cut off low from last week

Yeah it seems like your area has been unlucky for a while now. Rooting for you guys, I will be in DCA this week, although might hit the road on Friday if it ends up looking like a big storm, don't want to get snowed in.

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I've been real quiet on this one. It's best to let things be and not get hung on every model until you get at least 2-3 runs in a row showing the same thing. I just don't think that's gonna happen here. 

 

A relatively weak system with limited forcing, ull support and a so-so track is going to bounce quite a bit with solutions. 

 

I suppose the surface/850 lows could pass south but I would bet over us or just north. It's all about the front end I think. But I hope I'm wrong of course. 

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  On 1/21/2013 at 4:07 PM, Bob Chill said:

I've been real quiet on this one. It's best to let things be and not get hung on every model until you get at least 2-3 runs in a row showing the same thing. I just don't think that's gonna happen here. 

 

A relatively weak system with limited forcing, ull support and a so-so track is going to bounce quite a bit with solutions. 

 

I suppose the surface/850 lows could pass south but I would bet over us or just north. It's all about the front end I think. But I hope I'm wrong of course. 

yep

it will be all over the place all week with an occasional agreement by the GFS/Euro then a split between the 2

as long as everyone knows that, then this is nothing more than weenie exercises that build character!

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  On 1/21/2013 at 4:09 PM, mitchnick said:

yep

it will be all over the place all week with an occasional agreement by the GFS/Euro then a split between the 2

as long as everyone knows that, then this is nothing more than weenie exercises that build character!

 

I think we can be pretty optimistic with the waa precip out in front being all snow. That's a huge + with this system. Yea, it would be sweet and all to get on the north side of the surface low but that's just bonus at this point. Most everything that falls in front does so with the surface below freezing. Do we even know what the feels like anymore? Snow actually hitting the ground with the bl below freezing? 

 

Prob ok to feel comfortable with 1-3 / 2-4 area wide. Doesn't really look like a n-w jackpot either. Kinda uniform. At least to me anyways. 

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  On 1/21/2013 at 4:13 PM, Bob Chill said:

I think we can be pretty optimistic with the waa precip out in front being all snow. That's a huge + with this system. Yea, it would be sweet and all to get on the north side of the surface low but that's just bonus at this point. Most everything that falls in front does so with the surface below freezing. Do we even know what the feels like anymore? Snow actually hitting the ground with the bl below freezing? 

 

Prob ok to feel comfortable with 1-3 / 2-4 area wide. Doesn't really look like a n-w jackpot either. Kinda uniform. At least to me anyways. 

I'm witcha' on that

then we hope for a reshuffle to a more favorable pattern after a warmup to something Matt's been saying/hoping

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  On 1/21/2013 at 4:14 PM, swimmatte said:

Nope....come on man.....we're still 100+ hours out.  I refuse to get excited about every 00z run, only to give up after every 12z run.  I don't have it in me.

 

Come on man, that's why we're all here, for the excitement of 8:30a, 10:30a, 1:30p, 2:30p, 4:30p, 8:30p, 10:30p, 1:30a :)

 

If there were no models or they were right 100% of the time this would be an incredibly boring hobby (obsession).

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  On 1/21/2013 at 4:16 PM, mitchnick said:

I'm witcha' on that

then we hope for a reshuffle to a more favorable pattern after a warmup to something Matt's been saying/hoping

 

 

IMO- any warm up will be quick and dirty. ENS guidance already liking the idea of re-building the ridge out west. PV still wobbling all over canada. Keep it focused on the eastern half and we're all good. GEFS and euro ens + the gfs op are pretty much set on the idea of the mjo entering 8 and moving towards 1. Strength of the wave is significant. Moreso than we've seen for years to be honest. If the 8-1-2 "promised land" really means anything, this looks to be the test coming up. 

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  On 1/21/2013 at 4:18 PM, BTJustice said:

Come on man, that's why we're all here, for the excitement of 8:30a, 10:30a, 1:30p, 2:30p, 4:30p, 8:30p, 10:30p, 1:30a :)

 

If there were no models or they were right 100% of the time this would be an incredibly boring hobby (obsession).

 

I hear ya, I've been here for every model run (including the 00z euro) for the past few days, it consumes me.  And I agree, it would be boring if there was no uncertainty in the models.  That doesn't mean I need to change my opinion on how this will end up after each and every model run.

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As much as guidance has jumped on this weeks system, it's pretty easy to see the obvious common theme. Slug of .25-50 waa precip in front of a so-so surface low track. Temps at onset all support snow. I don't think the envelope is a wide as people are making it out to be. 

 

Just look at the upper levels through the runs and ask yourself if you really think we get the low to track underneath us. If you say yes I would like to see the reasoning behind it. 

 

I'm not afraid of dry unless you call .25-.50 dry. Doubt we end up with less than .2. 

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  On 1/21/2013 at 4:23 PM, Bob Chill said:

As much as guidance has jumped on this weeks system, it's pretty easy to see the obvious common theme. Slug of .25-50 waa precip in front of a so-so surface low track. Temps at onset all support snow. I don't think the envelope is a wide as people are making it out to be. 

 

Just look at the upper levels through the runs and ask yourself if you really think we get the low to track underneath us. If you say yes I would like to see the reasoning behind it. 

 

I'm not afraid of dry unless you call .25-.50 dry. Doubt we end up with less than .2. 

People are scared because it has been many years since we have had a "normal" 4 inch snowfall across the area with cold temperatures (or period, really). The pattern has been either this blows up into a MECS/HECS or far more likely it just fizzles to nothing.

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