Blowvember - and not named for wind potential

[CoastalWx]

36 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

weathermodels.com sucks 

What's the issue?

[dendrite]

9° at BML. Not bad. SFM with the Maple Hollow 11°  

[CoastalWx]

18 at OWD is respectable.

[Typhoon Tip]

pretty fat recovery today too.   big diurnal swing.   21 at 4 am and now 54 type rise at these home stations within a mile of me... but this spread matches kfit identically

zip wind ...even the sloped sun of solar min is offering some nape affect out there. 

[weatherwiz]

34 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

What's the issue?

It would be great if there was a wider selection for option, especially for winter weather forecasting. The winter weather selection just consists of snow maps, Ptype, and sleet accumulation. They have the basics for each level but I think COD (which is free) is far superior and has much better graphics...must easier visually. 

For $10/month it isn't bad because that comes with access to city charts and forecasts for teleconnections. I do like the EPS products for tropical and what they have for ensemble information but I think something like Ray mentioned, f5 plus weatherbell is the better route to go. 

 

[ineedsnow]

18 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

It would be great if there was a wider selection for option, especially for winter weather forecasting. The winter weather selection just consists of snow maps, Ptype, and sleet accumulation. They have the basics for each level but I think COD (which is free) is far superior and has much better graphics...must easier visually. 

For $10/month it isn't bad because that comes with access to city charts and forecasts for teleconnections. I do like the EPS products for tropical and what they have for ensemble information but I think something like Ray mentioned, f5 plus weatherbell is the better route to go. 

 

I got stormVista which isn't bad.. plus the Euro comes out super fast

[CoastalWx]

Then again maybe I should stick with the freebies. I don't want to pay money only for it to show me how I'll change to rain.

[40/70 Benchmark]

1 minute ago, CoastalWx said:

Then again maybe I should stick with the freebies. I don't want to pay money only for it to show me how I'll change to rain.

Well, you are on my F5 plan....just get wxbell

[weatherwiz]

9 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

I got stormVista which isn't bad.. plus the Euro comes out super fast

forgot about that site

[CoastalWx]

6 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Well, you are on my F5 plan....just get wxbell

Ha, totally forgot about that. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

5 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

forgot about that site

I hate SV graphics/color schemes, though.....another pretty good combo would be SV for speed and wbxell for graphics.

[weatherwiz]

8 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Then again maybe I should stick with the freebies. I don't want to pay money only for it to show me how I'll change to rain.

What are you looking for really? Just day-to-day forecasting or more long-range? You really can't go wrong with cod, especially if you're looking for more day-to-day or more interested in when we have a potential storm. Cod and then complimenting bufkit for specific locations. 

I wish Cod had more products for HRRR/ability to generate soundings and I wish they had more products for ensembles but for a free site, its easily the best.

[ineedsnow]

what a monster on the 12z CMC

[weatherwiz]

Just now, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I hate SV graphics/color schemes, though.....another pretty good combo would be SV for speed and wbxell for graphics.

yeah I remember that being a thing about them. I think i had SV way back in the day and the graphics/color schemes were brutal. Looked like something Kevin would spit up after one too many IPAs.

[CoastalWx]

1 minute ago, weatherwiz said:

What are you looking for really? Just day-to-day forecasting or more long-range? You really can't go wrong with cod, especially if you're looking for more day-to-day or more interested in when we have a potential storm. Cod and then complimenting bufkit for specific locations. 

I wish Cod had more products for HRRR/ability to generate soundings and I wish they had more products for ensembles but for a free site, its easily the best.

Just something that comes out quick and has good graphics and parameters. 

[CoastalWx]

2 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

what a monster on the 12z CMC

That model lol.

[NorEastermass128]

16 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Then again maybe I should stick with the freebies. I don't want to pay money only for it to show me how I'll change to rain.

I like how you think you’ll even be able to start as snow.  Scooter optimism. 

[Cyclone-68]

14 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Well, you are on my EF5 plan....just get wxbell

Fixed because I’m bored lol 

[CoastalWx]

Just now, NorEastermass128 said:

I like how you think you’ll even be able to start as snow.  Scooter optimism. 

I used to always be optimistic when it came to winter. Now I'm a Debbie, but it's been the correct take to have. I hope it breaks this winter.

[weatherwiz]

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Just something that comes out quick and has good graphics and parameters. 

Then you definitely can't go wrong with cod. 

Probably one other aspect of wxbell that is underrated (I don't have it but school used to have a subscription so used it there) is its extremely user friendly navigating products, models, and comparing between models. While cod is great it involves alot of clicking around.

[MJO812]

6 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

what a monster on the 12z CMC

 

[dendrite]

There’s too much good free data out there now and the euro isn’t a tier above the rest anymore so I don’t plan on paying just to get a couple more special maps. 

[NorEastermass128]

Just now, CoastalWx said:

I used to always be optimistic when it came to winter. Now I'm a Debbie, but it's been the correct take to have. I hope it breaks this winter.

I can usually tell by the third week of Dec if the smell of a ratter is in the air. So far, why buck the trend? Feels like another ratter incoming. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

8 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

yeah I remember that being a thing about them. I think i had SV way back in the day and the graphics/color schemes were brutal. Looked like something Kevin would spit up after one too many IPAs.

Makes it difficult to distinguish...its like dark green, puke green and lighter green.

[40/70 Benchmark]

6 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Then you definitely can't go wrong with cod. 

Probably one other aspect of wxbell that is underrated (I don't have it but school used to have a subscription so used it there) is its extremely user friendly navigating products, models, and comparing between models. While cod is great it involves alot of clicking around.

100%...this is what I meant by great graphics. If you are actually forecasting, that is a major difference and time saver.

[CoastalWx]

4 minutes ago, dendrite said:

There’s too much good free data out there now and the euro isn’t a tier above the rest anymore so I don’t plan on paying just to get a couple more special maps. 

I want to be first in seeing how bad I'm porked.

[40/70 Benchmark]

BTW, if this PD 1 set up this weekend played out a month later, I'd have already melted.

[weatherwiz]

4 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

100%...this is what I meant by great graphics. If you are actually forecasting, that is a major difference and time saver.

It was my favorite part of wxbell.

[weatherwiz]

If that end of the week evolution pans out like what is modeled, we could see a pretty decent line of convection develop and move across the region. That's a nice narrow ribbon of instability on the GFS in the warm sector. 

[MJO812]

Should I get stormvista ?

I currently use pivotal and the maps are great.