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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2321 Postby wxman57 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:58 am

12Z GFS for Houston continues to back away from any pre-Christmas extreme cold. It does indicate some "interesting" weather potential for the weekend following Christmas. Certainly can't rule out an extreme cold event, but it probably won't be just before Christmas.

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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2322 Postby Kludge » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:11 pm

Portastorm wrote:For strictly entertainment purposes, Texans can check out the 12z operational run from the GFS ... it offers a major Texas snowstorm for much of the state the week between Christmas and New Years. :lol:

But of course. According to the GFS, we are always 2 weeks away from a significant weather event. :roll: :(
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2323 Postby katheria » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:25 pm

:uarrow:

very true :)

think im ready for spring storm season already :cheesy:
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2324 Postby TrekkerCC » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:28 pm

A little off-topic for a moment. If you want to see interesting (non-Texas) winter weather, then turn your attention to the NE. In the Ohio Valley and in the Northeast, they are and will be seeing a significant winter storm impacting them. This winter storm will feature a surface low development off the east coast. This will be a event where you will see snow transitioning to sleet since the low *is projected* to form just right off the coast and bring warmer air in to coastal cities. The coastal cities (Boston, NY) should still get a healthy helping of snow from this event. So you might want to watch the weather up there with your favorite radar, also looking at satellite images occasionally. Intense non-tropical lows can form intense mesoscale banding on their northwest side as warm air is wrapping around the surface low aloft. These lows tend to be very photogenic on satellite images, especially when viewing these lows using visible imagery.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2325 Postby Big O » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:42 pm

Portastorm wrote:For strictly entertainment purposes, Texans can check out the 12z operational run from the GFS ... it offers a major Texas snowstorm for much of the state the week between Christmas and New Years. :lol:


Image, please. On the road.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2326 Postby Portastorm » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:50 pm

Big O wrote:
Portastorm wrote:For strictly entertainment purposes, Texans can check out the 12z operational run from the GFS ... it offers a major Texas snowstorm for much of the state the week between Christmas and New Years. :lol:


Image, please. On the road.


You're kinda bossy, don'tcha think?! :wink:

OK ... here ya go:

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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2327 Postby Big O » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:54 pm

Portastorm wrote:
Big O wrote:
Portastorm wrote:For strictly entertainment purposes, Texans can check out the 12z operational run from the GFS ... it offers a major Texas snowstorm for much of the state the week between Christmas and New Years. :lol:


Image, please. On the road.


You're kinda bossy, don'tcha think?! :wink:

OK ... here ya go:

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Sorry if I was terse in my request. I just can't type very much while I'm driving. Thanks Porta and keep the good news coming.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2328 Postby Portastorm » Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:00 pm

I was just kidding, buddy. Of course no worries. I'm here to serve ... :wink:

Now, quit reading your favorite weather forum and drive safely to your destination.

PWC is getting ready for tomorrow's press event and will be offline for awhile today in preparation. Y'all enjoy your Saturday!
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2329 Postby hriverajr » Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:20 pm

And a rather somber press conference it may be for the short term.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2330 Postby ravyrn » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:20 pm

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I wouldn't mind that 12z too much, no extreme cold and a little of the white stuff the day before my birthday.
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#2331 Postby weatherdude1108 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:34 pm

Here is an interesting link that my brother sent me regarding the Arctic Sea ice.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -year.html
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2332 Postby Red Raider fan » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:50 pm

So then I guess what everyone is saying here is the models are now swaying from extreme cold down here in south texas the week of christmas? :roll:
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#2333 Postby Red Raider fan » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:53 pm

Was looking forward to a white christmas this year in south Texas
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2334 Postby Red Raider fan » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:56 pm

Sorry everyone but how can I put in where I'm from in my profile for everyone here to know where I from.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2335 Postby gboudx » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:59 pm

Red Raider fan wrote:Sorry everyone but how can I put in where I'm from in my profile for everyone here to know where I from.


At the top-right, under "Radar" and "Satellite" buttons, click "User Control Panel". Then on left click Profile.
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#2336 Postby Lagreeneyes03 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:24 pm

Hello All!
I re-registered on the boards (because I couldn't for the life of me remember my username) after being away from my home state of Texas for a couple of years, was up in Northeast PA through the 2 years of snow drought. Go figure they are going to get more today than we got all of Winter 2011-2012.

Just wondering how did the models handle this last cold snap/storm 7 days out? I seem to remember them backing off..thus the TV mets didn't take things seriously, then a day out there it was.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2337 Postby Red Raider fan » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:10 pm

Oh ok thanks a lot I got it.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2338 Postby wxman57 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:49 pm

Just looked at the GFS ensembles for Houston temps out to Dec. 30th. Only a few members indicate any freezing temps at all for Houston. Lowest is 25F on the 23rd, but the median that day is 33F. The trend away from any extreme cold over the next 10 days continues.
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#2339 Postby dhweather » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:58 pm

I said it before, I just don't see any kind of severe cold event happening in Texas. The vast majority of the cold weather goes northern plains to midwest to northeast. There's a reason they generally have rough winters and Texas doesn't. Why do we get all excited when it actually does happen? Because it rarely does happen.

And as kludge noted, the GFS is always onto something big in 10-14 days, cat 5 in the gulf, 83/89 arctic blast, We know it's trash but we hope anyway.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#2340 Postby ThunderSleetDreams » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:08 pm

As long as it's cool to cold during the holidays is all I care about. Anything over 60 sucks during the holidays
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