Interstate Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I hope to get my snowblower back next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Interstate said: I win 16 minutes ago, Interstate said: I hope to get my snowblower back next week. but you won? no snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 2 hours ago, WxUSAF said: One GFS run showing 18-24" and now everyone "mehs" 3-6" of cold powder. this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfewUniversesBelowNormal Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 No way that day7-8 storm happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, mappy said: but you won? no snow... leesburg 04 said : Taking bets on who is the first to call this one run of the GFS a trend.....or....says there have been hints all along that this solution was on the table. and I said someone in the mid-long range would say how about "this is another solution". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, Interstate said: leesburg 04 said : Taking bets on who is the first to call this one run of the GFS a trend.....or....says there have been hints all along that this solution was on the table. and I said someone in the mid-long range would say how about "this is another solution". fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfewUniversesBelowNormal Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 So weird that it's going to rain or be warm on Christmas. Can we stop dancing around this? It will keep happening... and it's going to keep happening. cold patterns are underperforming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 What's your temp forecast for Christmas, Chuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Someone needs to slow down on the recreational activities!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Where’s a broken record gif when you need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Radiation Awareness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 What if 18z only shows 2" but it falls in 10 degree temps is that acceptable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 17 minutes ago, leesburg 04 said: What if 18z only shows 2" but it falls in 10 degree temps is that acceptable? with the temps at 10 degrees... wouldn't the ratio be like 30:1... so that would be 6 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 18 minutes ago, leesburg 04 said: What if 18z only shows 2" but it falls in 10 degree temps is that acceptable? I've been told 2" is never acceptable.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Hey guys! I just saw the new Star Wars movie. What did I miss? Euro? Was it any good? oh and movie was ok. Spoiler Alert: Han lives!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, wxdude64 said: I've been told 2" is never acceptable.... But when done repeatedly.......it adds up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, wxdude64 said: I've been told 2" is never acceptable.... We're here for you. You're not alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1 minute ago, WxWatcher007 said: Calculating ratios isn't really about surface temps, you'd have to look aloft to see how temps/moisture are. You want to see a sufficiently cold and moist DGZ (dendritic growth zone) with good lift. It was a joke... to get to average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 Quick question for the board. What beverages, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, would you recommend drinking for 18z happy hour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said: I like the 12z run of the gfs for late next week more than any other run so far. I just feel that if we are going to be "missed" in a model run a week before the potential event, south and east is good. 4 hours ago, frd said: HM, the pattern Wth?? HM can't have an original thought? Even a blond squirrel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 19 minutes ago, Warrior Bigfoot said: We're here for you. You're not alone Thanks lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, George BM said: Quick question for the board. What beverages, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, would you recommend drinking for 18z happy hour? Whine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 20 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: Calculating ratios isn't really about surface temps, you'd have to look aloft to see how temps/moisture are. You want to see a sufficiently cold and moist DGZ (dendritic growth zone) with good lift. Yep. Some of the fluffiest and 'western' type snow I've ever seen here in my 50+ years fell on 1/29/14. Picked up 5.1 inches of snow on 0.11, a 46-1 ratio! Other CO-OPs in area were in the 50+ to 1 range! Course the high and low for the day was 16.2/2.5....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 13 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Wth?? HM can't have an original thought? Even a blond squirrel... Never seen one of those. Do they have more fun than other squirrels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, H2O said: Never seen one of those. Do they have more fun than other squirrels? IQs are lower too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I'm blond I can make that joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Warrior Bigfoot said: I'm blond I can make that joke Good catch... you have to be PC with everything these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, Bob Chill said: It's a giant pile of sleet. They get straight up sleeted on. Maybe that's how Brownsville Tx got its name. From lots of sleet being dumped there. My site in Texas would be straight up pi**ed if they got what the GFS was dishing out. They picked up 4" a few weeks ago with an arctic front and and serious isentropic upglide. They average a 0.5" a year haha. They were shoveling snow with garden spades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 hours ago, wxdude64 said: Yep. Some of the fluffiest and 'western' type snow I've ever seen here in my 50+ years fell on 1/29/14. Picked up 5.1 inches of snow on 0.11, a 46-1 ratio! Other CO-OPs in area were in the 50+ to 1 range! Course the high and low for the day was 16.2/2.5....... When I lived in CO I used to call the avalanche center recorded line every single day. I didn't think twice about this back then because ratios wasnt something i thought much about but when they would do a storm disco they would include ratios because it was important for avalanche conditions. 10 or 12:1 would get tagged as "low ratio high water content events". 15-20:1 was standard ratio. And over 20:1 was considered prime "blower" type of snow. When the CAIC used to use the term blower I knew sick powder conditions were imminent. The biggest "blower event" I ever experienced was in Monarch near Crested Butte. 40" in 24 hours the day before we had a backcountry snowcat trip planned. We looked like moles and not people coming down the chutes. I remember it like yesterday and it was 22 years ago. 40" of snow offered little resistance and just blew up and over your head. God I miss those years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Bob Chill said: When I lived in CO I used to call the avalanche center recorded line every single day. I didn't think twice about this back then because ratios wasnt something i thought much about but when they would do a storm disco they would include ratios because it was important for avalanche conditions. 10 or 12:1 would get tagged as "low ratio high water content events". 15-20:1 was standard ratio. And over 20:1 was considered prime "blower" type of snow. When the CAIC used to use the term blower I knew sick powder conditions were imminent. The biggest "blower event" I ever experienced was in Monarch near Crested Butte. 40" in 24 hours the day before we had a backcountry snowcat trip planned. We looked like moles and not people coming down the chutes. I remember it like yesterday and it was 32 years ago. 40" of snow offered little resistance and just blew up and over your head. God I miss those years.... That part about the blower event is pretty crazy. My family and I have gone skiing in Park City for the past 4 years during Spring break, and we have yet to see snow while we were there. Last year we weren't going anywhere during Spring break, so my Dad decided to plan a trip with my brother and I on a 4 day weekend to Park City. We lucked out, as there was a snowstorm happening while we were there. 12-18" of snow overnight at the base, and it was one of the best experiences I've had skiing in a long time. Can't imagine how fun 40" of snow had to be, especially with blowing snow with high ratios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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