bubba hotep Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 The 6z and 18z runs of the GFS are really throw aways as there is no ensemble support behind them. In fact, I never look at those runs. The only runs that truly matter are the 0z and 12z. So the other two runs are only best used in some short range situations imho. The 12z ECMWF has some fun for DFW this weekend. However, it has been crappy all winter long in that time range, so take what you want out of that. I look at all the runs, easy way to veg out on the train in the mornings and afternoons. I don't think any given run is more accurate than the next, the initial conditions data is constantly changing. There is a pretty big spread in the ensembles for next weekend and that is getting smoothed out in the mean. Cluster analysis is going to be the most useful way to use the ensembles until later in the week. The 12z Euro has a crazy H5 evolution, no way that is accurate at D7 It will be interesting to see which way the models trend this week, lots of thrashing around is a lock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Light IP mixed with -RN in NW Harris County ATT. The CPC Day 8+ Analogs aren't looking particularly warm either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Light IP mixed with -RN in NW Harris County ATT. The CPC Day 8+ Analogs aren't looking particularly warm either... 02162015 CPC Day 8+ Analogs 610analog_off.gif 02162015 CPC Day 6 to 10 Temps 610temp_new.gif 10222015 CPC Precip 814prcp_new.gif This winter has blown but give me below normal temps and above normal precipitation in February and something just might work out in our favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixotic1 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Some snow entering the Llano Estacado right now. That's our only shot left with this system...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Some snow entering the Llano Estacado right now. That's our only shot left with this system...... Ugh dry air... radar out west looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Light IP with some occasional grauple mixed in across NW Harris County at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm growing cautiously optimistic about this coming weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Morning briefing from Jeff: Public reports of light sleet and snow flurries across Grimes, Montgomery, and NW Harris Counties since about 700am this morning. Radar shows increasing light activity approaching from Colorado and Austin Counties currently and some of this may be reaching the ground in the form of light sleet and very light snow. Surface temperatures range from 32 at College Station to 33 at Conroe to 36 at Sugar Land with most of the area above freezing. This should result in any sleet or snow melting on contact with the ground with no impacts expected. Precipitation should end by late morning with temperatures slowly warming into the 40’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 At this point, not looking at the models anymore beyond an occasional check since every promising run all year has proven false. If we get snow, great. Otherwise, hope we have a nasty severe weather season. Excited to be out of Midland to where hopefully will get more of that instead of being drylined all the time. But, with my luck, this will be the slowest severe weather season and an incredibly dry spring, exacerbating the drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Update from Jeff: Band of sleet and light snow moving into the US 59 corridor. Law enforcement and public reports light snow along US 290 and SH 249 in the Tomball and Cypress area and along I-10 in Katy and Fulshear. Radar shows higher reflectivity which is likely slightly heavier sleet/snow over NW Fort Bend County moving toward Sugar Land and SW Harris County. Band of precipitation should exit SE TX in the next 2-3 hours, but until then light sleet and snow is possible across the region…no accumulation is expected with temperatures at or above freezing and warm ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgrrc Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm growing cautiously optimistic about this coming weekend. Probably not this weekend. But early next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The afternoon Update from the Climate Prediction Center continues to advertise well below normal temperature and slightly above to above normal precipitation in their Day 6 to 10 Forecast. Some of the analog dates are very impressive for our Region. The WPC Day 3 to 7 surface charts suggest the first in a series of cold fronts arrives Sunday morning. The fly in the ointment continues to be what happens to our West as a deep trough and upper level storm develops across the Great Basin. This upper low and positive tilted cold upper trough may bring some significant snow across portions of the Southern Rockies (Colorado/New Mexico) that has been lacking a bit lately. It does appear there may be a second storm system dropping S from Central/Western Canada into the Great Basin around the middle of next week bringing an additional surge of very cold air across the Inter Mountain West and Plains into Texas and Louisiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmx Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yes, it appears that it will be two cold waves, with some s/w action as well. By now, I'm almost out of the game, but for the rest of the region there's good potential. This winter was full of unfulfilled potential, it seems. Let's see if it proves me wrong In the longer range (> 10 days), it appears that the Aleutian low will give way to a ridge...but may not be for long, as there's a chance that said ridge migrates to near AK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiegeog Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Looks like North Texas is getting some rain this afternoon and that should move into NE TX before dissipating this evening. Next week is looking interesting, but it is too far out to get into details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Looks like North Texas is getting some rain this afternoon and that should move into NE TX before dissipating this evening. Next week is looking interesting, but it is too far out to get into details. Pretty surprising, very spring like with a nice little storm rushing through this evening. Lots of model thrashing around with pretty much every possible solution offered up b/w the many runs today. I'm guessing this will continue with no blocking in sight and all the crazy northern energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well this is shocking... the Euro & EPS have a nice system for north Texas in the 8 - 10 day range. The joke would be funny but it's pretty worn out at this point! Also, maybe a small event Sunday or Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 12z GFs goes all in with single digits at DFW and near zero temps for the far NE burbs. And that is without significant snow pack, if we could get snow then sub zero could be a possibility #FantasyLand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixotic1 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 12z GFs goes all in with single digits at DFW and near zero temps for the far NE burbs. And that is without significant snow pack, if we could get snow then sub zero could be a possibility #FantasyLand If it verifies, that could challenge some all time temperature departures since it would be towards the end of February. The record of course is the February outbreak in 1899 with a daily average of 2 degrees, 47 degrees below normal. I believe the next few are in the -36 to -40 range (December 1989/1983, January 1962, March 1948). The average temp for late February is 53 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFWWeather Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 If it verifies, that could challenge some all time temperature departures since it would be towards the end of February. The record of course is the February outbreak in 1899 with a daily average of 2 degrees, 47 degrees below normal. I believe the next few are in the -36 to -40 range (December 1989/1983, January 1962, March 1948). The average temp for late February is 53 degrees. Which it won't verify. It has been a good 18 years since the last time DFW has hit the single digits (longest stretch in our history), and I'm beginning to seriously doubt if we ever will again. This should occur every 4 years based on climatology. Though the AMO did plummet this year, so if anything, that could be the catalyst to get it that low, but so late in the year? It has never been in the single digits past February 18th here. That would be some astounding record if it were to occur that late, though, we have been as cold as 10°F on the 3rd of March before (so, there is a bit of precedence here for lower than 15°F). I wouldn't expect anything close to that though. The records for the end of February are in the upper teens to around 20ish. Urban heat island effect may negate us ever seeing a low like February 12, 1899 ever again. As stated before, the models in that time frame have just been pure garbage this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiegeog Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I am gonna go with member 5 of the 12Z GFS ensembles, a multi-day heavy snow event to end February and a freeze for all but the LRGV to start March. Hey, hailmarys connect sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgrrc Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well this is shocking... the Euro & EPS have a nice system for north Texas in the 8 - 10 day range. The joke would be funny but it's pretty worn out at this point! Also, maybe a small event Sunday or Monday Yes next Fri/Sat look snowy for dfw. But even that, the trend is it's shifting north/east at 12z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yeah, the trend is moving that storm north and east of DFW, not a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiegeog Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Not liking how far north the West Coast low is looking to set up. How the models are looking right now we will be pretty dry for the early part of next week and when it comes out it will likely go too far north. Though maybe we can still get a trough to dig in late in the week to bring in more cold and moisture. Edit: Well the 18Z sure digs the trough. It shows 2+ inches of precip with temps below freezing the entire time late next week over NE TX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgrrc Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Not liking how far north the West Coast low is looking to set up. How the models are looking right now we will be pretty dry for the early part of next week and when it comes out it will likely go too far north. Though maybe we can still get a trough to dig in late in the week to bring in more cold and moisture. Edit: Well the 18Z sure digs the trough. It shows 2+ inches of precip with temps below freezing the entire time late next week over NE TX. Guess that not includes dfw. But Texarkana in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Not liking how far north the West Coast low is looking to set up. How the models are looking right now we will be pretty dry for the early part of next week and when it comes out it will likely go too far north. Though maybe we can still get a trough to dig in late in the week to bring in more cold and moisture. Edit: Well the 18Z sure digs the trough. It shows 2+ inches of precip with temps below freezing the entire time late next week over NE TX. GFS going buck wild today! No one from Collin County to Texarkana could complain about this winter if either the 12z or 18z verified At this point, I can't put stock in any solution given the pattern but that timeframe is being highlighted by both the Euro and GFS at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgrrc Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 GFS going buck wild today! No one from Collin County to Texarkana could complain about this winter if either the 12z or 18z verified At this point, I can't put stock in any solution given the pattern but that timeframe is being highlighted by both the Euro and GFS at this point. If both models show 2 runs consistently, that's likely to be legit. Only problem is too far out... So that still tells nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 If both models show 2 runs consistently, that's likely to be legit. Only problem is too far out... So that still tells nothing! The best analysis so far was from WxMx in his post that was along the lines of ~ multiple shots of cold, multiple s/w ejections, hope someone gets lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixotic1 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 2003 and 1989 both on the table according to CPC......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorMu Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 CPC is brining some cold love. WxMx has excellent insight and experience as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Wow, 00z GFS is so close to something epic. The potential seems off the charts but will it be realized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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