January Banter

[tnweathernut]

Euro control and/or individuals should be fun today.  Oh, and the weeklies might look nice too.

[MotoWeatherman]

Here is a present for Lookout.  These are up all over the ATL.

 

[LithiaWx]

Here is a present for Lookout.  These are up all over the ATL.

 

He was the only local met to nail 3/1993, everyone else went too conservative.

[buckeyefan1]

Here is a present for Lookout.  These are up all over the ATL.

     

[MotoWeatherman]

He was the only local met to nail 3/1993, everyone else went too conservative.

 

There's a reason for that.  He goes bonkers just about every time so he's bound to get it right once in a while.  LOL.

 

As a kid growing up in the south ATL burbs during the 80s, Glenn was my favorite for one reason.  He was always the first to honk the snow horn while Ken Cook was the last.

 

I was at UNCA in Asheville back then(1993) and on the Monday before the storm we (the Met students) sat in the Met room in disbelief at what the EURO was showing for the coming Saturday. 

 

Back then the GFS didn't exist so all we had for long range was the preGFS -MRF model and the King EURO.  Also the NAM wasn't even born but we did have the super awesome NGM that went out a whole 48 hours.  Oh and the Met computer model room equated to a wall of printed off dot matrix maps.  No internet.  LOL

[Amos83]

I heard a rumor some people in this forum saw this thing called the "sun" today... not sure what that is. 

[buckeyefan1]

I heard a rumor some people in this forum saw this thing called the "sun" today... not sure what that is. 

I thought I did earlier, but I may have imagined it    

[LithiaWx]

There's a reason for that.  He goes bonkers just about every time so he's bound to get it right once in a while.  LOL.

 

As a kid growing up in the south ATL burbs during the 80s, Glenn was my favorite for one reason.  He was always the first to honk the snow horn while Ken Cook was the last.

 

I was at UNCA in Asheville back then(1993) and on the Monday before the storm we (the Met students) sat in the Met room in disbelief at what the EURO was showing for the coming Saturday. 

 

Back then the GFS didn't exist so all we had for long range was the preGFS -MRF model and the King EURO.  Also the NAM wasn't even born but we did have the super awesome NGM that went out a whole 48 hours.  Oh and the Met computer model room equated to a wall of printed off dot matrix maps.  No internet.  LOL

 

 

Bingo!

[superjames1992]

Yeah. If he means our chase to Front Royal, VA, it was the first week in March, 2013. It does seems like it was a long time ago.

Those pictures were awesome from you guys' chase. Two feet of heavy, wet snow, IIRC.

[packfan98]

Have the GEFS been upgraded too?  Have all of the individual members been changed?  Or are they now higher resolution out to hr384? 

[Cold Rain]

CR we need a winter poem 

 

Here you go sir:

 

Winter, winter I remember

What thou promised in November

Snow advanced to great delight

Of watchful weenies day and night

 

And shades of blue shown all around

On every map that could be found

With visions white from front to end

An epic season did portend

 

But all the hope November brought

Then vanished when December wrought

Its wrath of warmth upon the land

The weenie cliff was close at hand

 

The SAI had been a bust

And analogs had lost our trust

Climo too had let us down

 And Modoki could not be found

 

When at the point of most despair

And after looking here and there

At last some hope before us lay

A pattern change ten days away

 

So wait we did and waited more

To rid this pattern heretofore

And in its place with righteous might

An arctic blast was taking flight

 

So wait we did and waited more

As ten days turned to twenty four

Christmas came and Christmas went

A warm Yuletide you did present

 

So wait we did and waited more

As you mocked with snowy lore

Of winters cold so long ago

With perfect west-based NAO

 

And now we have more days behind

Than in lay front for us to find

Someway somehow to watch the fall

Of heavy snow to thrill us all

 

But winter winter you remember

How you tried to drown the ember

Of our joy, our love for cold

And snowy fun for young and old

 

You can try but won’t succeed

To ever make us all concede

We know our snow is on the way

In only ten short days away

[buckeyefan1]

Here you go sir:

 

    

[frazdaddy]

That my friend is a masterpiece. Now we can get our snow on!

[FallsLake]

Here you go sir:

 

Winter, winter I remember

What thou promised in November

Snow advanced to great delight

Of watchful weenies day and night

 

And shades of blue shown all around

On every map that could be found

With visions white from front to end

An epic season did portend

 

But all the hope November brought

Then vanished when December wrought

Its wrath of warmth upon the land

The weenie cliff was close at hand

 

The SAI had been a bust

And analogs had lost our trust

Climo too had let us down

 And Modoki could not be found

 

When at the point of most despair

And after looking here and there

At last some hope before us lay

A pattern change ten days away

 

So wait we did and waited more

To rid this pattern heretofore

And in its place with righteous might

An arctic blast was taking flight

 

So wait we did and waited more

As ten days turned to twenty four

Christmas came and Christmas went

A warm Yuletide you did present

 

So wait we did and waited more

As you mocked with snowy lore

Of winters cold so long ago

With perfect west-based NAO

 

And now we have more days behind

Than in lay front for us to find

Someway somehow to watch the fall

Of heavy snow to thrill us all

 

But winter winter you remember

How you tried to drown the ember

Of our joy, our love for cold

And snowy fun for young and old

 

You can try but won’t succeed

To ever make us all concede

We know our snow is on the way

In only ten short days away

So your saying we'll get snow in 10 days? .....

[metwannabe]

Where is pack?

[LithiaWx]

The pattern change is still 10 days away

[superjames1992]

The pattern change is still 10 days away

Forever and always.

[Isopycnic]

I should change my sn to Pattern Change

[pcbjr]

Its pouring down rain, been in the 40's all day, with a Barometer of 30.16 in (1021.3 mb), apparently sitting under a high pressure (a little unusual - not unheard of but still ...)

 

[superjames1992]

Anyone want to celebrate after the 18z GFS?

[packfan98]

I need to see a clown map to count up my fantasy snow!

[sparklecity]

I'll go ahead and cash out with this even though I'm straddling that .5 line that seems to stay over Charlotte forever. Beggars can't be choosers. 

 

[NGA WINTER]

Someone give us a clown map! I know it won't verify. But that's how desperate I am after this winter...

[Isopycnic]

Greg Fishhead @ wral is getting little excited for NEXT weekend.

[tazaroo]

 18z GFS, 18Z GFS, 18Z GFS

 

 

May all our weenie dreams be fulfilled!

[packfan98]

Someone give us a clown map! I know it won't verify. But that's how desperate I am after this winter...

Twister data is stuck at hour 108. I don't know of any other free snow maps.

[tnweathernut]

You guys should splurge on the model suite.  Here is your incentive.

 

 

Someone give us a clown map! I know it won't verify. But that's how desperate I am after this winter...

[superjames1992]

PGV jackpot.

[tnweathernut]

PGV jackpot.

I think there would be a lot on this board that would not care about the rest of the winter if it verified anywhere close to that map.

[NC_WX10]

You guys should splurge on the model suite.  Here is your incentive.

 

 

GFS 18z 1 to 16 snow map 01152015.gif

I maintain on my prediction that someone in NC will get a  foot of snow on the 23rd-24th.haha