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Mark,

Good morning! It is great to be off work eh? Well deserved for ya bro. Anyway, I mentioned last night about a def zone setting up and I noticed that you posted the FD from GSP and they mention that. I am sure glad I have my expectations low on this. However, I think quite a few people will be surprised at the end result. I sure hope this snookers you and Robert! Ahyway, things are looking encouraging. We need to get our soundings specialist QC to look at our areas! Heck...I always leave that up him. :weight_lift:

Unfortunately I would be right on the line for p-type issues with these solutions.

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Comparing the 12z Euro (a good run) to the latest NAM at 54 hours, the Rockies ridging is very similar on both. But the southern dist is a little farther S on the NAM, and the northern dist is more like a vort max on the Euro and more like a vort filled trough on the NAM....phasing is more difficult.

Matt -- trying to learn... tell me if I'm off base. One thing I see here I don't like is that there appears to be less ridging in the west. Overall the trough looks less amplified -- not good for us in WNC, right?

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Comparing the 12z Euro (a good run) to the latest NAM at 54 hours, the Rockies ridging is very similar on both. But the southern dist is a little farther S on the NAM, and the northern dist is more like a vort max on the Euro and more like a vort filled trough on the NAM....phasing is more difficult.

is that bad for north GA?

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OK, so I should be rooting for

a) A more consolidated northern shortwave (but not too strong, lest it devour the southern stream disturbance)

b- Not to far south of a track by the southern shortwave (but not too far north either, lest it get absorbed into the northern stream)

RIght?

Comparing the 12z Euro (a good run) to the latest NAM at 54 hours, the Rockies ridging is very similar on both. But the southern dist is a little farther S on the NAM, and the northern dist is more like a vort max on the Euro and more like a vort filled trough on the NAM....phasing is more difficult.

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Right....and the big key is of course phasing happening at the right time.....we don't need phasing in the Plains, and we don't need phasing when it is too far along.

OK, so I should be rooting for

a) A more consolidated northern shortwave (but not too strong, lest it devour the southern stream disturbance)

b- Not to far south of a track by the southern shortwave (but not too far north either, lest it get absorbed into the northern stream)

RIght?

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Not really much positive in this run. I think what is happening is there is a disturbance in Iowa (seen at 30 hours) that is holding back northern stream energy. This prevents the phase and then by the time the southern stream wave is close enough it just gets sheared out. :gun_bandana:

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Not really much positive in this run. I think what is happening is there is a disturbance in Iowa (seen at 30 hours) that is holding back northern stream energy. This prevents the phase and then by the time the southern stream wave is close enough it just gets sheared out. :gun_bandana:

Still seems better than 00z where there is some type of dance of death around Texas and the southern s/w is gone. Now at least we have a southern s/w, it's just having trouble hooking up.

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Wow, what a difference a day makes! Looking at the GFS and NAM it seems like it's just a frontal passage. What happened to the LOWs that used to bowling ball from west to east with precip a plenty? Why doesn't the low tap into the gulf moisture and send it north? Does it have to phase to do that? Sorry too many questions. I guess the TV mets knew something we didn't last night. I heard "one or two inches" and thought WOW are they underdoing it. Confidence has taken a dive this morning.

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Wow, what a difference a day makes! Looking at the GFS and NAM it seems like it's just a frontal passage. What happened to the LOWs that used to bowling ball from west to east with precip a plenty? Why doesn't the low tap into the gulf moisture and send it north? Does it have to phase to do that? Sorry too many questions. I guess the TV mets knew something we didn't last night. I heard "one or two inches" and thought WOW are they underdoing it. Confidence has taken a dive this morning.

The GFS has a storm. Check the last two runs. It just phases it too late. The nam crushes the southern wave.

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Wow, what a difference a day makes! Looking at the GFS and NAM it seems like it's just a frontal passage. What happened to the LOWs that used to bowling ball from west to east with precip a plenty? Why doesn't the low tap into the gulf moisture and send it north? Does it have to phase to do that? Sorry too many questions. I guess the TV mets knew something we didn't last night. I heard "one or two inches" and thought WOW are they underdoing it. Confidence has taken a dive this morning.

Actually, I think confidence is increasing that the two streams are not going to phase, and yes, you need a phase to get moisture transport from the gulf.

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