BuffaloWeather Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Winter Is Coming The GRR NWS is now looking at a potential pattern change that several members have been talking about for some time now. The is from today’s discussion WEEK TWO (WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) A CHANGE TOWARD A MORE PERSISTENTLY COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THIS PATTERN CHANGE SHOULD LAST INTO THE NEW YEAR. THE MOSTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WE HAVE BEEN SEEING OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER (2015) IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END. THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY SHOWN BY THE GFS AND ECMWF OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND IN FACT THE LATEST LONG RANGE ECMWF (28TH OF NOVEMBER) SHOWS THE COLDER TEMPERATURES (HIGHS BELOW FREEZING) CONTINUING INTO MID JANUARY. PART OF THE REASON FOR THIS CHANGE IS THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN. FOR THE MOST PART MOST OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN, EVEN NORTH TO ALASKA HAS BEEN WARMER THAN NORMAL THROUGH THE SUMMER INTO MID FALL. SINCE OCTOBER, MOST OF NORTHERN ASIA HAS BEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH UNUSABLY LARGE AMOUNTS SNOW COVER, WHICH AS PERSISTED THROUGH NOVEMBER. THAT COLD AIR OVER NORTHERN ASIA HAS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT COOLING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH OF 35N, FROM THE ASIAN COAST NEARLY TO THE WEST COST OF NORTH AMERICA. THIS COOLING COUPLED WITH THE DEVELOPING WEAK LA NINA WILL RESULT THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE PATTERN CHANGE THAT WILL FAVOR A TROUGH OVER EASTERN NORTH AMERICA FROM MID DECEMBER INTO AT LEAST EARLY JANUARY (AS SEEN ON THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST FOR 500 HEIGHT AND 850 TEMPERATURES). IT IS THAT PATTERN CHANGE THAT WILL BRING US THE COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. BOTH MODELS HAVE SUGGESTED A SIGNIFICANT STORM EVENT DURING THE LATE NEXT WEEK ( THU- FRI). IT IS WAY TO EARLY TO SUGGEST IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM BUT IT IS TYPICAL TO HAVE A MAJOR STORM AHEAD OF A MAJOR UPPER LEVEL WAVE PATTERN CHANGE. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME IF THIS COLDER THAN NORMAL PATTERN CHANGE DOES OCCUR WE WILL BE SEEING LAKEEFFECT SNOWS ONCE THE COLD AIR ARRIVES. THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN HAS HIGHS BELOW FREEZING STARTING ON THE THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH TO SEE HOW THIS PATTERN CHANGE EVOLVES OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Cmc has a 950 low at end of period over northern ny. Looks like last event a week ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, tim123 said: Cmc has a 950 low at end of period over northern ny. Looks like last event a week ago Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe the last low was even close to the 950s mb. There would be some serious winds with a storm of that magnitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Your correct. Dont think last storm got below 980s even still had 50 60 gusts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 30 minutes ago, tim123 said: Your correct. Dont think last storm got below 980s even still had 50 60 gusts Yeah, that GEM image is fun to look at, but has about a 0.000001% chance of happening. I can only dream of a 950MB low over Montreal in December... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Speaking of late next week, Syracuse.com is already throwing up some flags, with an assist from NWS Binghamton. Late next week certainly looks interesting, but seems early to be throwing around accumulation predictions... http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/11/high-impact_storm_could_bring_rain_snow_to_upstate_ny_next_week.html#incart_m-rpt-1 Syracuse, N.Y. -- A major storm system could arrive in Upstate New York at the end of next week, bringing a mix rain and snow. "A surge of cold next week will produce lake effect, and we will see the snow pilling up," said Paul Pastelok, a meteorologist with Accuweather. "It's a high-impact system from the Plains to the East, with snow, lake effect snow, heavy rain and even thunderstorms in the South," he said. "That could be one of your biggest systems of the month if it all comes together like we think it will." The National Weather Service's long-term forecast system is also predicting several inches of snow across Upstate New York late next week, with up to a foot in the heart of Tug Hill. The snow might not stick around until Christmas, Pastelok said. Overall, December will likely end up about 1 degree above normal, with a warmup just before Christmas. "I don't see frigid weather the entire month of December," he said. "I think there's going to be some lake effect, but it won't be continuous throughout the month." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 52 minutes ago, Buffalo Bumble said: Speaking of late next week, Syracuse.com is already throwing up some flags, with an assist from NWS Binghamton. Late next week certainly looks interesting, but seems early to be throwing around accumulation predictions... http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/11/high-impact_storm_could_bring_rain_snow_to_upstate_ny_next_week.html#incart_m-rpt-1 Syracuse, N.Y. -- A major storm system could arrive in Upstate New York at the end of next week, bringing a mix rain and snow. "A surge of cold next week will produce lake effect, and we will see the snow pilling up," said Paul Pastelok, a meteorologist with Accuweather. "It's a high-impact system from the Plains to the East, with snow, lake effect snow, heavy rain and even thunderstorms in the South," he said. "That could be one of your biggest systems of the month if it all comes together like we think it will." The National Weather Service's long-term forecast system is also predicting several inches of snow across Upstate New York late next week, with up to a foot in the heart of Tug Hill. The snow might not stick around until Christmas, Pastelok said. Overall, December will likely end up about 1 degree above normal, with a warmup just before Christmas. "I don't see frigid weather the entire month of December," he said. "I think there's going to be some lake effect, but it won't be continuous throughout the month." Unreal Euro run.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Euro showed 1-2 feet from next weeks storm from Buffalo to Watertown to Albany. Going to be a fun active pattern to track going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Gfs is so confused still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Some nice insight from the Niz... I also wanted to show the progression of colder temperatures across the nation. So, I used the ECMWF Ensemble model to show the progression of the Upper Level Trough (colder temps) across the Rockies Wednesday, note the ridging (warmer temps) across the Northeast. Then I go to the weekend to show the development of a Closed Upper Level Low (colder temps) over the Northeast. Now the neat part, I also have plots of the low level temperatures (850mb) for all of the Ensemble model members for Denver and Boston to show you that when it gets cold in Denver next week, its warmer in Boston. Eventually as the Upper Level Low closes off, that colder air gets into Boston. Finally, this type of undulation in the jet stream should produce a very active weather pattern, I think we will get some big winter weather, the details however will have to wait. Stay tuned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Which site do you guys use for your euro model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Considering we are 8 days out some pretty solid model agreement overall on for the end of next week.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 27 minutes ago, Ryd10 said: Which site do you guys use for your euro model? WX Bell, Accuweather Pro, EUROwx are some common ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Wow quite a squall line moving through. Wasn't expecting thunder and lightning. Really pouring outside! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Great pretty good line of storms there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 One of the better thunderstorms this year in the city. Go figure it would be in late November. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Found this tid bit on his personal page. He did not post this on his WC page...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 If it was just a couple degrees colder... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 46 minutes ago, SouthBuffaloSteve said: If it was just a couple degrees colder... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The dreaded lake effect rain mega band on top of me right now...(just cold enough for some big wet flakes to mix in). Nothing like 2"/hour snow rainfall rates pouring down in December. Natures way of balancing out all of those summer days we sit high and dry on the Niagara Frontier under the lake shadow, while points just east pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Yeah lake effect warning if it's a few degrees cooler. buf nws mentions possible significant les in latest discussion. right now winds look w/nw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Wet snow outside at work in Orchard Park right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 What a waste of a good band. Heavy wet rain/snow outside, not sticking though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tim123 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Fun time are coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmax Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 30 minutes ago, tim123 said: Fun time are coming. Fun 'times' as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 What a waste of a good band. Heavy wet rain/snow outside, not sticking though. Was just about to say how much this bites. Perfect band setup, even looks like some curvature on the northern side. Just a little more cold air and the south towns would be getting destroyed right now... Thinking about running the 219 in a few hours to check out the Boston Hills. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 KBUF latest discussion. In any case we will get some winter weather in December for the first time in years. Looking further down the road...the cold air over the western half of the country is forecast to make its way across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley during the second half of the week. There is relatively high confidence of this change to more wintry weather... as H85 temps are expected to finally drop into the negative teens c. This cold air will likely be accompanied by plenty of synoptic moisture by the end of the week...as the stacked storm system from the northern plains will cross by to our north. If this scenario would hold true...then the stage would be set for a significant lake effect snow event. The question would then relate to the low level flow...which at this time cannot be answered with any degree of confidence. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 GFS is crapping out...Let's go Euro!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 I thought Euro and GFS looked amazing for LES. Several shots of arctic air with meandering bands, should be a fun pattern. LES wind direction is futile outside of 2-3 days. Globals can't pinpoint mid level shortwaves that can change wind directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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