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Always take those with caution but at least in this case, it looks like basically a rain to snow scenario so little if any contamination from sleet or zr.

Yeah, conversely though it is still trying to paint surface temps 32-34 which could be holding down totals especially since the 850 temps at the time are -4 to -7.

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So the last few runs we have the PGFS insisting on a further west secondary, and the Euro insisting on a bomb moving up towards Huron.  Sort of the two main camps at this point.  27km GFS looks sort of bizarre compared to the other guidance, with a weak primary moving towards Superior.  Seems a little out of character with such a dynamic environment to work with.  GEM seems to split the middle between the Euro/PGFS.  Ultimately it's gonna come down to the timing of the secondary evolution.  

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Euro text for YXU and YYZ. Agree that LL lapse rates look too gradual at this point.

 

YYZ

 

ECMWF Deterministic FORECAST FOR: YYZ    LAT=  43.67 LON=  -79.63 ELE=   568

                                            12Z DEC19
                 2 M     850     SFC     SFC     700    6 HR     500    1000 
                 TMP     TMP     PRS     RHU     RHU     QPF     HGT     500 
                 ©     ©    (MB)    (PCT)   (PCT)   (IN)    (DM)     THK 

TUE 12Z 23-DEC   1.1    -0.1    1016      91      88    0.00     552     539    
TUE 18Z 23-DEC   3.9     2.2    1013      95      94    0.04     553     543    
WED 00Z 24-DEC   4.3     3.5    1011      93      47    0.00     554     545    
WED 06Z 24-DEC   4.2     5.9    1006      96      88    0.02     553     548    
WED 12Z 24-DEC   4.9     6.6     998      96      90    0.09     550     551    
WED 18Z 24-DEC   7.2     6.4     986      96      99    0.31     542     554    
THU 00Z 25-DEC   6.3     4.4     977      91      97    0.57     529     548    
THU 06Z 25-DEC   2.2    -3.9     977      93      84    0.12     514     533    
THU 12Z 25-DEC   1.8    -4.3     976      93      98    0.13     513     533    
THU 18Z 25-DEC   2.1    -5.5     982      83      98    0.20     518     533    
FRI 00Z 26-DEC   1.5    -7.0     995      80      94    0.08     527     531

 

ECMWF Deterministic FORECAST FOR: YXU    LAT=  43.03 LON=  -81.15 ELE=   912

 

YXU
                                            12Z DEC19
                 2 M     850     SFC     SFC     700    6 HR     500    1000 
                 TMP     TMP     PRS     RHU     RHU     QPF     HGT     500 
                 ©     ©    (MB)    (PCT)   (PCT)   (IN)    (DM)     THK 

TUE 12Z 23-DEC   1.4     1.4    1014      93      93    0.02     551     540    
TUE 18Z 23-DEC   5.0     2.9    1010      92      70    0.03     552     544    
WED 00Z 24-DEC   5.3     4.1    1008      94      57    0.02     553     547    
WED 06Z 24-DEC   5.1     6.1    1002      95      92    0.07     551     549    
WED 12Z 24-DEC   6.7     6.5     994      96      95    0.16     547     551    
WED 18Z 24-DEC   9.3     6.3     981      93      96    0.39     537     553    
THU 00Z 25-DEC   1.6    -1.2     976      99      58    0.33     523     542    
THU 06Z 25-DEC   0.9    -4.0     976      97     100    0.16     512     532    
THU 12Z 25-DEC   0.9    -4.7     978      94      99    0.33     515     533    
THU 18Z 25-DEC   0.9    -6.2     987      85      96    0.29     522     532    
FRI 00Z 26-DEC   0.6    -7.6     999      72      60    0.08     531     532

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Euro text for YXU and YYZ.

 

YYZ

 

ECMWF Deterministic FORECAST FOR: YYZ    LAT=  43.67 LON=  -79.63 ELE=   568

                                            12Z DEC19

                 2 M     850     SFC     SFC     700    6 HR     500    1000 

                 TMP     TMP     PRS     RHU     RHU     QPF     HGT     500 

                 ©     ©    (MB)    (PCT)   (PCT)   (IN)    (DM)     THK 

TUE 12Z 23-DEC   1.1    -0.1    1016      91      88    0.00     552     539    

TUE 18Z 23-DEC   3.9     2.2    1013      95      94    0.04     553     543    

WED 00Z 24-DEC   4.3     3.5    1011      93      47    0.00     554     545    

WED 06Z 24-DEC   4.2     5.9    1006      96      88    0.02     553     548    

WED 12Z 24-DEC   4.9     6.6     998      96      90    0.09     550     551    

WED 18Z 24-DEC   7.2     6.4     986      96      99    0.31     542     554    

THU 00Z 25-DEC   6.3     4.4     977      91      97    0.57     529     548    

THU 06Z 25-DEC   2.2    -3.9     977      93      84    0.12     514     533    

THU 12Z 25-DEC   1.8    -4.3     976      93      98    0.13     513     533    

THU 18Z 25-DEC   2.1    -5.5     982      83      98    0.20     518     533    

FRI 00Z 26-DEC   1.5    -7.0     995      80      94    0.08     527     531

 

ECMWF Deterministic FORECAST FOR: YXU    LAT=  43.03 LON=  -81.15 ELE=   912

 

YXU

                                            12Z DEC19

                 2 M     850     SFC     SFC     700    6 HR     500    1000 

                 TMP     TMP     PRS     RHU     RHU     QPF     HGT     500 

                 ©     ©    (MB)    (PCT)   (PCT)   (IN)    (DM)     THK 

TUE 12Z 23-DEC   1.4     1.4    1014      93      93    0.02     551     540    

TUE 18Z 23-DEC   5.0     2.9    1010      92      70    0.03     552     544    

WED 00Z 24-DEC   5.3     4.1    1008      94      57    0.02     553     547    

WED 06Z 24-DEC   5.1     6.1    1002      95      92    0.07     551     549    

WED 12Z 24-DEC   6.7     6.5     994      96      95    0.16     547     551    

WED 18Z 24-DEC   9.3     6.3     981      93      96    0.39     537     553    

THU 00Z 25-DEC   1.6    -1.2     976      99      58    0.33     523     542    

THU 06Z 25-DEC   0.9    -4.0     976      97     100    0.16     512     532    

THU 12Z 25-DEC   0.9    -4.7     978      94      99    0.33     515     533    

THU 18Z 25-DEC   0.9    -6.2     987      85      96    0.29     522     532    

FRI 00Z 26-DEC   0.6    -7.6     999      72      60    0.08     531     532

 

Could you post DTW's. Thanks

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diagnostics....

 

 

MODEL DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
145 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2014

VALID DEC 19/1200 UTC THRU DEC 23/0000 UTC

...AN EVALUATION OF THE 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE ALONG WITH FINAL
PREFERENCES/FORECAST CONFIDENCE...

 

THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY INITIALIZATION ERRORS WITH THE 12Z
NAM/GFS DEEMED SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO IMPACT THEIR FORECASTS.

...SHORTWAVE MIGRATING FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS THROUGH 21/0000Z...

 

FINAL PREFERENCE: NON-12Z NAM MODEL COMPROMISE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: AVERAGE

 

A PRONOUNCED AREA OF HEIGHT FALLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY BEFORE REACHING THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BY MIDDAY
SATURDAY. THE 12Z NAM RESIDES NORTH OF THE STRONGER CONSENSUS THE
VORTICITY CENTERS MOVES INTO THE DAKOTAS ON 21/0600Z.
OVERALL...THERE ARE PLENTY OF DETAIL DIFFERENCES WITH THE OTHER
GUIDANCE BUT FEEL SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE WILL WORK AMONG THE
OTHER SOLUTIONS EXCLUDING THE 12Z NAM.

 

 

 

...DEEP UPPER TROF ANCHORING THE CENTRAL U.S. BY LATE SUNDAY...
...AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND EASTERN
SEABOARD...RESPECTIVELY...

 

FINAL PREFERENCE: BLEND OF THE 12Z ECMWF/00Z ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: BELOW AVERAGE

 

BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK...THE FLOW BECOMES MUCH
MORE AMPLIFIED IN NATURE. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL TRACK ABOVE
AN EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION WHICH WILL
CARVE OUT A PRONOUNCED CENTRAL U.S. TROF. THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF
SOLUTIONS OUT THERE WITH THE 12Z CMC BEING MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE
WHILE THE 12Z NAM/GFS/UKMET ARE STRONGER ALOFT. THE TREND IN THE
540-DM SPAGHETTI PLOTS IS TO BE A LITTLE SLOWER WHICH RULES OUT
THE QUICKER 12Z CMC SOLUTION. THE 12Z ECMWF CONTINUES TO OFFER A
MORE MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION WHICH IS NOT AS DEEP AS THE NCEP
GUIDANCE AND IS SLOWER THAN THE 12Z CMC. ONLY LIMITED CHANGES WERE
NOTED IN THE LATEST ECMWF WHICH BODES A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENCE IN
ITS SOLUTION. WILL MAINTAIN THE PREVIOUS PREFERENCE WHILE
INCORPORATING THE 12Z ECMWF.

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