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Still watching model ensembles plat a big role in the evolution of this storm chance here over New England as we move into Tuesday Night. Looks like most, if not all, models are starting to show 500mb axis shifting negative, which is a decent indication if any that this system will not pass harmlessly out to sea. I am not focusing on precipitation concentration (qpf) or exactly where the track is on models, because those are just simply averages and in no way represent the strength or exact track of a system. I blended together 4 models on a track probability map, this includes 18z GFS/12x ECMWF/18z NAVGEM/12z CMC and produced a contour map of where the models converge on low track probabilities. This is only a representation of where the low tracks, not the precipitation.

 

http://weather-talk.net/32614-low-track-probabilities-updates-32114-7pm/

 

Good stuff. Thanks for that. Much easier on the eyes than trying to eye-ball details, one run vs. the other, and juxtaposing images on a single monitor.

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Whether this directly impacts SNE or not, one has to be a complete numb nut not to appreciate an image like this... That might actually be destructive for NS ... 

 

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That is a more progressive blizzard of '78, displaced a bit to the east.

Period.

That mother of all storms had a 64mb peak pressure gradient (984/1048mb), this one has the exact, same gradient (964/1028mb)...just a 20 mb lower ambient pressure field.

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Good stuff. Thanks for that. Much easier on the eyes than trying to eye-ball details, one run vs. the other, and juxtaposing images on a single monitor.

Pretty much why i made it, to give others a good idea about where concentrations of track probabilities were. Makes it much easier for me to reference when others are hammering on whether something makes it close or not. At this time, I think we really need to be careful here in Southern New England. Since these probabilities are non-biased, the trend is disturbing to say the least.

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Pretty much why i made it, to give others a good idea about where concentrations of track probabilities were. Makes it much easier for me to reference when others are hammering on whether something makes it close or not. At this time, I think we really need to be careful here in Southern New England. Since these probabilities are non-biased, the trend is disturbing to say the least.

 

Interesting and nice interface. It's probably difficult, but is there a way for you to identify any model outliers that might be skewing (or optimistically, leading) the consensus? Your consensus SLP track has steadily shifted... but my impression was most models 12z/18z shifted slightly east. Like 18Z NAVGEM? As Tip noted, this jumped significantly west from its prior runs.

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That is a more progressive blizzard of '78, displaced a bit to the east.

Period.

That mother of all storms had a 64mb peak pressure gradient (984/1048mb), this one has the exact, same gradient (964/1028mb)...just a 20 mb lower ambient pressure field.

What did the Jan 2005 Cape shifter have for a pressure gradient?

And I really don't see much whining in here

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Interesting and nice interface. It's probably difficult, but is there a way for you to identify any model outliers that might be skewing (or optimistically, leading) the consensus? Your consensus SLP track has steadily shifted... but my impression was most models 12z/18z shifted slightly east. Like 18Z NAVGEM? As Tip noted, this jumped significantly west from its prior runs.

Well, the easiest way to notice is by looking east of concentration, if you start to see red, it means ouliers are causing consensus to the east. I wlll make a graphic right now explaining how to read the chart! Thanks for the heads up! I would like everyone to enjoy the work I do.

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Well, the easiest way to notice is by looking east of concentration, if you start to see red, it means ouliers are causing consensus to the east. I wlll make a graphic right now explaining how to read the chart! Thanks for the heads up! I would like everyone to enjoy the work I do.

That is really cool. Were you on here before?

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Might be slightly confusing at first, but the overall idea is to follow the central track by drawing a line over the highest concentration of tracks. The heavuier the colors to the east or west (N or S ) of this line, the more weight the Major runs are putting on that track. Since the probabilities blend, the number will drop quickly once outside of an outlier track, hence the lines with be greatly concentrated together on that side of the track.

 

Also you will notice the red showing up near nova Scotia and they jump from median line. This essentially tells you that most tracks are showing up too far east on model averages. hence, they throw weight to the east and compensate by tossing a few ensemble tracks back to the west.

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I've seen cases where its very far NW of other guidance and ends up totally out to lunch but that seems to be more on SW flow or Miller B type events, when its NW on this sort of system more often than not its a red flag.

A good red flag as in it could be on to something?
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