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December Pattern Disco- 2013


Damage In Tolland

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It's going to mess them up for sure....and even the regular MJO guidance is getting screwed around with by these Kelvin waves enhancing and suppressing the MJO convection. However, a lot of guidance does edge it towards the warmer east coast phases albeit weakly. Definitely not a high confidence forecast. Nothing has been for the past month.

 

 

GEFS are a pretty good look for us through mid-month and probably a bit beyond.

 

The EC ensembles look more precarious after about the 14th as we see the ridge retro pretty far west in the couple days leading up to that. Hopefully the GEFS are closer to correct.

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GEFS are a pretty good look for us through mid-month and probably a bit beyond.

 

The EC ensembles look more precarious after about the 14th as we see the ridge retro pretty far west in the couple days leading up to that. Hopefully the GEFS are closer to correct.

 

Yeah no kidding. Wouldn't be the first time either....look back at Feb.

 

But in the meantime, it could get interesting after next weekend. I like the overall look for that time you outlined in your earlier post.

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Yeah no kidding. Wouldn't be the first time either....look back at Feb.

 

But in the meantime, it could get interesting after next weekend. I like the overall look for that time you outlined in your earlier post.

 

 

Yeah I like the Dec 7-14 period right now. Probably a couple shots in there anyway. Hopefully we don't miss.

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The op model looks potentially snowy in that 12/7-14 time frame with us on the good side of the boundary.

 

El Gradiante pattern...ensembles have been showing this too, though obviously with less fine detail as OP runs. That could be chance #1 in the pattern (that look at the end there around 12/9-10)...I think another chance comes in the 12/12-12/14 range too...but obviously this type of flow is very difficult to forecast storm timing. Its a fast flow once it sets up.

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The euro ensembles also tried to build a ridge into NE Greenland that at least kept the PV still near Hudson Bay. At least the cold wasn't wiped out of Canada. It's funny because the ridge doesn't retro a lot and is locked by the dateline, but a sharp trough popped in the GOA. Makes me wonder if it's more temporary than anything, and we don't know for sure if it ends up forming like that.

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Well the euro ensembles didn't get really worse so that's good.

 

The positives:

After next weekend we may have a couple of chances of snow. I say chance because the track still could be over our fannies..but we will have some colder air around.

 

The vortex stays on our side of the Pole near Hudson Bay even as GOA troughing develops. This will at least keep colder air close by.

 

Ridging into Greenland (not really a -NAO) will help keep the vortex near Hudson Bay

 

Dateline ridging alive and well.

 

The negatives:

 

There is really one big negative. The GOA troughing will limit cross polar flow and attempt to flood the country will more milder Pacific air.

 

 

The GEFS continue to look the best with more of a lack of any GOA troughing. Hopefully they are right, but I have a feeling they may cave a bit. If that troughing isn't strong, that is a SWFE city pattern with storms being forced to move overhead. It's possible people (esp NNE) still could do well if that happens.

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Well the euro ensembles didn't get really worse so that's good.

 

The positives:

After next weekend we may have a couple of chances of snow. I say chance because the track still could be over our fannies..but we will have some colder air around.

 

The vortex stays on our side of the Pole near Hudson Bay even as GOA troughing develops. This will at least keep colder air close by.

 

Ridging into Greenland (not really a -NAO) will help keep the vortex near Hudson Bay

 

Dateline ridging alive and well.

 

The negatives:

 

There is really one big negative. The GOA troughing will limit cross polar flow and attempt to flood the country will more milder Pacific air.

 

 

The GEFS continue to look the best with more of a lack of any GOA troughing. Hopefully they are right, but I have a feeling they may cave a bit. If that troughing isn't strong, that is a SWFE city pattern with storms being forced to move overhead. It's possible people (esp NNE) still could do well if that happens.

good summary.

 

canadian ensembles seem to lend support to the euro. gefs are definitely far more favorable. stronger ridging into greenland, PV is displaced even further south and much weaker - if any - troughing in the GOA. i feel like this is always the case though.

 

and, 06z ens made some moves toward the euro anyway.

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good summary.

 

canadian ensembles seem to lend support to the euro. gefs are definitely far more favorable. stronger ridging into greenland, PV is displaced even further south and much weaker - if any - troughing in the GOA. i feel like this is always the case though.

 

and, 06z ens made some moves toward the euro anyway.

 

Yeah they'll probably cave a bit. If the euro relaxed even a little, It still probably would be a decent look for us because it's a fast flow bringing weaker systems close by with cold nearby as well. We'll see. No need to grab the toasters yet. If anything, the tropical forcing for the "warmer" stages of the MJO may not be all that strong.

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Sounds like we can be ok in New Eng with that type of pattern. Sounds like a gradient deal where maybe south of NYC is not so good. I think we'd take our chances with that mid and late month esp with all that cold just over the border

perhaps. 

 

we'll just have to see how things evolve. verbatim the ec ens are turning mild toward the end of the run across the CONUS as the flow flattens. but like scooter said...a subtle shift in the right direction and it's OK.  of course, subtle shift the other way, and it's not good. 

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Sounds like we can be ok in New Eng with that type of pattern. Sounds like a gradient deal where maybe south of NYC is not so good. I think we'd take our chances with that mid and late month esp with all that cold just over the border

 

It depends how strong the GOA low is. A gradient pattern doesn't mean snow near 42N. It could set up near 45N or 40N. It just refers to the type of pattern where we have a locally strong thermal gradient in a matter of a few hundred miles. Verbatim the pattern shown isn't horrible...but that's assuming models don't trend stronger with that.

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it would be nice if we could get that tuesday system to wrap up - even if it's just a rainer i'd prefer some rain/wind to nothing. otherwise it's sort of a doldrums week until the weekend or so. from there the whole set-up gets complicated with boundaries trying to sag through the region with waves moving along 'em. 

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it would be nice if we could get that tuesday system to wrap up - even if it's just a rainer i'd prefer some rain/wind to nothing. otherwise it's sort of a doldrums week until the weekend or so. from there the whole set-up gets complicated with boundaries trying to sag through the region with waves moving along 'em. 

 

Kevin may owe me an apology after saying I was crabby and turning the bored against me because I said it may be boring and turning milder.

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it would be nice if we could get that tuesday system to wrap up - even if it's just a rainer i'd prefer some rain/wind to nothing. otherwise it's sort of a doldrums week until the weekend or so. from there the whole set-up gets complicated with boundaries trying to sag through the region with waves moving along 'em. 

The liking the period posts have diminished now the complicated posts appear. on the fence it seems is where we will be  ala 07/08. 

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