Weather Will Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Lot of hits on WB 12Z EPS 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:26 PM, Ji said: when have you ever seen with an EPS mean of a foot at Dulles lol Expand I was thinking, the Eps mean looks right based on what the AI is showing but not the Euro operational. Also, how often is the ensemble snowfall mean more than the operational? I don't know, but it's pretty rare if my memory in correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather Will Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 WB prob of 18, 12, 6, and 3 inches next 15 days. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 lol almost 20% chance of 18” IMBY. Bananas 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:32 PM, Weather Will said: WB prob of 18, 12, 6, and 3 inches next 15 days. Expand Where is the inch map. That is more my speed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:23 PM, Ralph Wiggum said: Chuck's been quiet Expand He admitted that look is good yesterday when I posted the extended eps, but he doubts it ends up that way due to recent seasonal trends. Thing is I was in his camp to start the season but I’ve seen enough this winter that I now believe we have broken out of the longer term cycle we were stuck in. The pacific base state is different. I don’t think we get the same end of season torch we’ve had most of the last 6 years. We will see. Betting against warm is risky these days! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:31 PM, mitchnick said: I was thinking, the Eps mean looks right based on what the AI is showing but not the Euro operational. Also, how often is the ensemble snowfall mean more than the operational? I don't know, but it's pretty rare if my memory in correct. Expand It's a very impressive mean, so this is not to deb on it...but the way it gets there is not as sure a thing as when its from mostly one or two defined threats. Instead about 4" of it is from that one event...the rest is spread out across like 5 waves where only a minority of the members have a hit for each one. On the one hand it means we have a chance with multiple waves. But on the other hand...if you just take each one the most likely outcome is a miss...historically in these setups that is a recipe for a possible failure despite a crazy good looking mean, although not usually this good...but in the past that is how we failed when the EPS has some 5 or 6" mean for a week and we thought it looked good...but it was from a few hits on multiple waves and once the members converged on the most likely outcome (a miss) for each wave the mean went down to nada. I am NOT predicting that here, just pointing out one thing to be cautious about...and that is for the waves after next Tuesday. I think some snow from that seems to be a really good bet...enough to make Ji happy...that's another story. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:34 PM, Interstate said: Where is the inch map. That is more my speed. Expand so sorry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 6:30 PM, Ruin said: Key take away models suck 5 days out sometimes even the next day. Expand Thats a no no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:34 PM, WxUSAF said: lol almost 20% chance of 18” IMBY. Bananas Expand Ji would like to point out that means you have an 80% chance of NOT getting 18" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather Will Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:43 PM, psuhoffman said: Ji would like to point out that means you have an 80% chance of NOT getting 18" Expand I am a little worried about the multiple wave issue skewing the mean but with a little luck we shore multiple times.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjd1114 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:31 PM, Weather Will said: Lot of hits on WB 12Z EPS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:44 PM, Weather Will said: I am a little worried about the multiple wave issue skewing the mean but with a little luck we shore multiple times.... Expand yea as I mentioned above it's a much riskier way to get that same clown map look than when its from 1 or 2 defined threats with majority support. But the waves day 7-12 all trended south some and look better today, not "likely" yet but way more hopeful than yesterday and the threat around Feb 20 is starting to show itself a little. It's a good run, I don't want people to think I am saying otherwise...just use caution with that crazy mean. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:34 PM, WxUSAF said: lol almost 20% chance of 18” IMBY. Bananas Expand I’m liking the over 40% chance at a foot. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Almost a 50% chance of 12" of snow for the northwest suburbs on the MEAN is really impressive. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:42 PM, WEATHER53 said: Thats a no no Expand I haven't said a thing, I keep my word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:34 PM, WxUSAF said: lol almost 20% chance of 18” IMBY. Bananas Expand 18" and bananas definitely lead to a pants tent forecast! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Ah the age old question...if you knew you were getting 20" of snow in winter would you want it all in one storm or 20 1" storms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:50 PM, aldie 22 said: Ah the age old question...if you knew you were getting 20" of snow in winter would you want it all in one storm or 20 1" storms? Expand Depends on temperatures for me. If it’s going to stay cold, give me a bunch of smaller storms. I love snowcover. Otherwise, give me the big dog. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:39 PM, psuhoffman said: It's a very impressive mean, so this is not to deb on it...but the way it gets there is not as sure a thing as when its from mostly one or two defined threats. Instead about 4" of it is from that one event...the rest is spread out across like 5 waves where only a minority of the members have a hit for each one. On the one hand it means we have a chance with multiple waves. But on the other hand...if you just take each one the most likely outcome is a miss...historically in these setups that is a recipe for a possible failure despite a crazy good looking mean, although not usually this good...but in the past that is how we failed when the EPS has some 5 or 6" mean for a week and we thought it looked good...but it was from a few hits on multiple waves and once the members converged on the most likely outcome (a miss) for each wave the mean went down to nada. I am NOT predicting that here, just pointing out one thing to be cautious about...and that is for the waves after next Tuesday. I think some snow from that seems to be a really good bet...enough to make Ji happy...that's another story. Expand I agree it's probably a "cheesy" way of getting to those totals, but we haven't had a snowfall mean like that, cheesy or legit, since 2016. So there's something to be said about that, which it sounds like you sorta acknowledged so I don't want to make it sound like I'm being critical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:42 PM, psuhoffman said: so sorry Expand Left that one for @ravensrule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruin Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Thats a yes yes yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:50 PM, aldie 22 said: Ah the age old question...if you knew you were getting 20" of snow in winter would you want it all in one storm or 20 1" storms? Expand 40 1/2 inch storms 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:17 PM, winter_warlock said: To my untrained eye. The 20th actually looks like a better pattern for a more widespread biggie storm. Unless I'm looking at it wrong lol Expand That is a more classic big snow look yes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:53 PM, nw baltimore wx said: Depends on temperatures for me. If it’s going to stay cold, give me a bunch of smaller storms. I love snowcover. Otherwise, give me the big dog. Expand Exactly what I was about to say. Knowing our climo and knowing that the mid January 2024/2025 cold ain’t happening most of the time, I’d go with the big dog. Makes it a lot more memorable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSN+ Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Going to be sad 14 days from now when we get 2 sleet pellets and 1” from all this and mostly rain. Ducks for cover 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:34 PM, WxUSAF said: lol almost 20% chance of 18” IMBY. Bananas Expand Banana on a weenie bun fr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:34 PM, Interstate said: Where is the inch map. That is more my speed. Expand @ravensrule do your thang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Icon looks snowier 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 0 hour..here we go for the 18z Happy Hour. Let's hope it's happy 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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