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Late February will be rocking. February Long range Discussion thread


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16 hours ago, snownut said:

EastCoast NPZ ... Wow ... how much snow have you had there in Cross Junction area? It's been a toxic train wreck (worse than the real one in OH) of a season there! 

Increasing odds of split time retirement between VA & OR for me. Certainly will be interesting how the climate unfolds over the next 20 years.  After that I will be too old to care!

Photo from my last winter in Virginia.  Taken in Boyce VA Feb 2014. 

remember the nice storms that winter? 

My daughter in the picture is now a graduating senior.  visiting Universities all over the USA including this weekend in the midwest. 

 

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I think I've got 5.5" on the season.  Which is 11X what stephens city has on the year.  It's been horrible, but I managed a white Christmas out of it, so I'm good. 

I'm likely headed back into the desert of stephens city this summer.  Pray for me.

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14 hours ago, CAPE said:

Making a move to a location with a "slightly better" climo in our general region probably won't make much difference at this point lol. Hell it doesn't even snow on Mount PSU anymore.

Need to move to the western highlands to notice a significant difference.

The climo at my place is 4F cooler than Winchester general.  It does make a big difference in the marginal events (which seem to be the only events we get anymore) and how long snowcover lasts.  Compared to stephens city the last several years, I live in Vail.

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32 minutes ago, Weather Will said:

WB 6Z GEFS…and latest GFS MJO does not go into Phase 6 the first week of March.  So for at least 6 hours, still in the game the late February/ early March period.

 

 

 

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You act as if that’s some magic dividing line. Do you really think it matters if that plot is slightly right or left of that line?

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6 minutes ago, dallen7908 said:

I always find these phase diagrams confusing but aren't we currently in phase 7 and rapidly heading into either the favorable phase 8 or the less-favorable but consistent with La Niña COD?

The phase doesnt really matter when there is very little amplitude anyways. This winter is over. Not like ever started. 

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18 hours ago, Stormchaserchuck1 said:

Man, do we have a shot of +NAO before it turns negative. Look at this map (warm pattern). 

Now we have a tropical ridge over Florida. (may have to get past this first for -pna weakness, model has been initializing more on current conditions). I'm surprised you guys aren't talking about this. 

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It checks back to a warm day or 2. I would watch for thunderstorms risk.  (Maybe some 80s and 90s in the SE as the +NAO hooks up with -PNA.)

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28 minutes ago, Stormchaserchuck1 said:

Now we have a tropical ridge over Florida. (may have to get past this first for -pna weakness, model has been initializing more on current conditions). I'm surprised you guys aren't talking about this. 

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It checks back to a warm day or 2. I would watch for thunderstorms risk.  (Maybe some 80s and 90s in the SE as the +NAO hooks up with -PNA.)

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Why would we discuss a nightmare? We aren’t in a therapists office.

We probably should be though.

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CFS says we FINALLY get some PAC help.........next November. But hey, if this model has any kind of value I would take that as a sign of a changing ENSO state and better look going into next winter. Obviously this is sarcastic post in a way, but that wouldn't be a terrible look headed into next winter. Aleutian low, +PNA, -AO.....sign me up please.

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6 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Southern Cali in the line of fire again. Another atmospheric river headed their way with day after day after day of rain. We aren't the only ones in desperate need of a longwave pattern change.  

I'm honestly happy for them. Folks out West can really use a steady dumping to get the water levels back up again. Consistent flooding rains aren't great, of course, but it's better than staying dry as a bone.

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1 hour ago, mattie g said:

I'm honestly happy for them. Folks out West can really use a steady dumping to get the water levels back up again. Consistent flooding rains aren't great, of course, but it's better than staying dry as a bone.

This. The past atmospheric river event helped with the reservoirs, but the groundwater replenishment process needs much more help. So if they take another set of deluges, it's probably for the best even with the short-term pain it causes as it falls. 

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31 minutes ago, mattie g said:

I'm honestly happy for them. Folks out West can really use a steady dumping to get the water levels back up again. Consistent flooding rains aren't great, of course, but it's better than staying dry as a bone.

Yep, this was much needed for them and I’m glad they’re putting a dent in their water crisis. 

I don’t think it will be long before they go on another multi-year drought, so they need whatever they can get now. 

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40 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Southern Cali in the line of fire again. Another atmospheric river headed their way with day after day after day of rain. We aren't the only ones in desperate need of a longwave pattern change.  

They need it though. Will get their reservoirs refilled and also the mountain runoff will be replenished.  

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