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0Z Guidance Discussion 12/20/2010


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that is very interesting, and i would have to agree given the extent of the block! il be watching for that trend for sure..Slower is better, got it...:snowman:

A measly 12 hours sure seems important this week. :scooter:

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If I'm gnna wake up for work at 2am, this is what I want to be seeing lol! Euro is the beast

This is looking more and more like our Heather A. storm...if the next few runs keep up with this new trend, then I see no reason not to honk.

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Alarm bell in what sense? I am thinking in a good way ...

Oh I'm sorry. The NOGAPS is a notoriously progressive model. I am suggesting that if the GFS has company with the NOGAPS then perhaps it is slightly too fast with the s/w...not by a lot...but maybe that matters in the end.

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Oh I'm sorry. The NOGAPS is a notoriously progressive model. I am suggesting that if the GFS has company with the NOGAPS then perhaps it is slightly too fast with the s/w...not by a lot...but maybe that matters in the end.

I like using the NOGAPS for the same reasons....this past storm it was always very very offshore which worried me it was going to miss, and it ultimately did.

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I like using the NOGAPS for the same reasons....this past storm it was always very very offshore which worried me it was going to miss, and it ultimately did.

Yeah, it's not a bad idea to break it out in situations like this.

Based on everything we have in (waiting on euro ensembles), it probably will be in W MO 12z FRI. I'm sure the euro ens. will agree.

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The Euro run was certainly exciting. However, the biggest indicator of a possible real threat is the spike in the number of HM posts.

MDstorm

LOL

The legit threats bring me out of the woodwork. :thumbsup:

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This is looking more and more like our Heather A. storm...if the next few runs keep up with this new trend, then I see no reason not to honk.

No doubt about it. Let us see a few more runs at least, but let us also be thankful that the euro/ggem are signaling this and were not holding out on gfs fantasy solution at this moment

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We have expounded her findings over the years and noticed that during -NAO to +NAO phase shifts, especially, there tends to be major KU events. Intuitively, this makes sense because at the end of a -NAO phase, usually there is a retrograding block or a 50-50 low that slowly shifts north. Both of these features ultimately work their way back to where they belong (warmer bubble back to Mid Latitudes and PV back to north latitudes). Therefore, you go from a -NAO to +NAO and these same features gave way to a snowstorm.

Make sense?

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That does make alot of sense. Right now this was i believe the strongest -AO during a la nina for december, and the -NAO block has been -2/-3 and keeping the temps well below normal...And it's also is looking that the PNA is spiking at the right time...Looks like we have the big 3 factors in place..Also, arent we going to be in phase 7/8 of the MJO?

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That does make alot of sense. Right now this was i believe the strongest -AO during a la nina for december, and the -NAO block has been keeping the temps well below normal...And it also is looking that the PNA is spiking at the right time...Looks like we have the big 3 factors in place..Also, arent we going to be in phase 7/8 of the MJO?

If you want to get a KU storm in a strong La Nina, you are going to need something equally mammoth to negate its effects...that being our incredible -AO/NAO block. The PNA spike and Atlantic enhancement are from the "MJO" parameters. Technically, the MJO is "dead" but that's because ENSO's effects are dampening the signal. The mean uplift cell over Indonesia associated with ENSO has weakened and will remain that way for another week before it comes back again in full strength. Call it a burp, blip, MJO phase7-8, whatever...but it is helping the end of December out big time.

A lot of cool "coincidences" happening to negate la nina and it is quite amazing.

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I quite literally have to go to the bathroom after looking at the EURO. Is this another blemish as it had with the last threat? I'm much more interested in seeing some sort of consistency, especially since we'd still be a week out. However, given the possible explosive nature of this storm and its perceived proportions, it may be possible that models lock on this early. I'm still concerned that this being a La Nina it would be more difficult to achieve model accuracy, but at least for the time being it is something to watch. Better than tracking nothing, I suppose.

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Would the Euro known bias of holding too much energy in the SW be playing into why we are seeing such a wrapped up solution?? I know it's only one run so people have to be calm..I remember for this past weekend getting all excited over a storm on 1 run of the euro... then it vanished. One thing though for sure is that higher ratios will be the key further inland as the storm draws much colder air into it so even .75 could yield a foot of snow..

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Would the Euro known bias of holding too much energy in the SW be playing into why we are seeing such a wrapped up solution?? I know it's only one run so people have to be calm..I remember for this past weekend getting all excited over a storm on 1 run of the euro... then it vanished. One thing though for sure is that higher ratios will be the key further inland as the storm draws much colder air into it so even .75 could yield a foot of snow..

This time it has support from the GGEM and its own ensembles.

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fwiw HPC is favoring the Canadian solution...believes the 0z OP Euro is too far north/close to the coast. Going with the ensemble means gives a slightly more southerly and offshore track so its sort of splitting hairs at this point. nice to see all the models pretty close and consistent at this time frame though.

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PRELIMINARY EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION

NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD

757 AM EST MON DEC 20 2010

VALID 12Z FRI DEC 24 2010 - 12Z MON DEC 27 2010

THE 00Z ECMWF IS SLOW/MORE CLOSED THAN THE OTHER DETERMINISTIC

GUIDANCE WITH ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN

PLAINS...WITH LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER OF THE OVERALL 00Z GLOBAL

ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE SUPPORTING ITS SOLUTION...IMPLYING IT IS TOO

SLOW. TELECONNECTIONS FARTHER NORTH IMPLY STRONGER ENERGY SHOULD

BE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE COUNTRY...WHICH SHOULD

ABSORB THE SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY AS IT MOVES INTO THE

PLAINS/MIDWEST. EITHER WAY...A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE

THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE DEEP SOUTH OR TENNESSEE

VALLEY OFFSHORE THE VIRGINIA CAPES. THE BIGGER QUESTION IS HOW

CLOSE TO THE COAST THIS CYCLONE WILL TRACK. THE ECMWF BECOMES THE

MOST NORTHWESTERLY OF THE GUIDANCE AT THE SURFACE...AND IF THIS

SURFACE LOW WERE MOVING UP THE EAST SIDE OF AN AMPLIFIED TROUGH

RATHER THAN A PROGRESSIVE CLOSED CYCLONE A MORE COASTAL TRACK FOR

NEW ENGLAND WOULD MAKE SENSE. SINCE THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE

THE CASE...AND THE 00Z ECMWF ALSO APPEARS TOO FAR NORTH WITH ITS

CYCLONE IN CANADA...ITS CYCLONE TRACK ALONG THE EAST COAST IS

PROBABLY TOO FAR NORTH/TOO CLOSE TO THE COAST. THE OTHER

GUIDANCE...INCLUDING THE ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTIONS...MOVE THIS

SYSTEM CLOSER TO THE GULF STREAM...A NATURAL BAROCLINIC ZONE/AREA

OF TEMPERATURE GRADIENT OFFSHORE THE EAST COAST...WHICH APPEARS

MORE LIKELY CONSIDERING THE FLOW PATTERN ALOFT. DUE TO

PREFERENCES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND WEST LATE IN THE PERIOD...CHOSE

THE 00Z CANADIAN HERE...ALTHOUGH THE 00Z ECMWF OR 00Z GEFS MEAN

ARE REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES. EITHER WAY...WINTER WEATHER SHOULD

SPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS EASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE

VALLEY THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...AS WELL AS SNOW SHOWERS

UNDER THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND

NORTHEAST. THE IMPACT OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHEAST REMAINS

SOMEWHAT OF A QUESTION MARK...BUT FOR THE TIME BEING...THE 00Z

ECMWF LOOKS LIKE A LOWER PROBABILITY ALTERNATIVE SCENARIO.

SOURCE

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fwiw HPC is favoring the Canadian solution...believes the 0z OP Euro is too far north/close to the coast. Going with the ensemble means gives a slightly more southerly and offshore track so its sort of splitting hairs at this point. nice to see all the models pretty close and consistent at this time frame though.

OZ EURO ENSEMBLES SUPPORT HPC AND SHOW HISTORIC VA / WESTERN NC MD XMAS SNOW

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