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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#4121 Postby Stormnut » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:48 am

[quoteTheProfessor][/quote]

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You can watch the GFS roll in there.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#4122 Postby cigtyme » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:54 am

I'm confused on that site. Imma Noob a little help regaurding watching the GFS come in :(


Think I kind of got it
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#4123 Postby wxman57 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:57 am

12Z GFS run is still dry for east and SE TX post-frontal. A little light precip for the hill country.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#4124 Postby gboudx » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:58 am

cigtyme wrote:I'm confused on that site. Imma Noob a little help regaurding watching the GFS come in :(


Think I kind of got it


On the top, click "GFS". All the controls are on the left side. You'll see 3 hour time increments at the top-left. Green means it's in, red means it's not yet. Down the left side you can select what specific about the run you want to see, like Wind & Height, Temperature, Moisture, etc. Have fun!
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#4125 Postby Big O » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:58 am

Light to moderate snow for west Texas and parts of central Texas at hour 66.
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#4126 Postby Big O » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:59 am

Hour 72, light snow for all of central Texas and very light snow for Houston and southeast Texas.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#4127 Postby stormlover2013 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:00 am

its going to be really close, we won't till thurs.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#4128 Postby Portastorm » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:02 am

wxman57 wrote:12Z GFS run is still dry for east and SE TX post-frontal. A little light precip for the hill country.


Amounts appear light but duration of 18 hours for AUS would still mean societal chaos/traffic issues. Of course, the 12z NAM showed about 24 hours straight of light precip for AUS.

We've got a seat for you in the front row for tomorrow's press conference, wxman57! :wink:
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#4129 Postby Tireman4 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:04 am

Big O, are you and Wxman57 seeing the same models?
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#4130 Postby Big O » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:06 am

Tireman4 wrote:Big O, are you and Wxman57 seeing the same models?


We should be. I am looking at 12z GFS 3-hour accumulated snowfall off the WxBell site; I believe Wxman57 looks at the same model output.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#4131 Postby Texas Snowman » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:07 am

@BigJoeBastardi: Think guidance not cold enough in Texas with arctic attack. Should be 5-9 lower than GFS 23 in DFW

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#4132 Postby Stormnut » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:09 am

Tireman4 wrote:Big O, are you and Wxman57 seeing the same models?


Wxman just wont let us have any fun! His shtick is getting a lil old..
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#4133 Postby Portastorm » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:11 am

As srainhoutx has noted to me, it's interesting to watch the 500mb flow pattern per the GFS through 96 hours. The model takes the shortwave up and over the ridge, brings it down the east side of the ridge/west side of the trough and then buries it underneath and relatively cuts it off offshore of California. If that does indeed happen, it is easy to understand why the GFS is on a drier trend. And it appears to be the same reason WHY the Euro is also relatively dry. But the NAM and short-range ensembles (SREF) do not take that approach and, thus, they appear much "wetter." They do not bury the upper-level energy beneath the West Coast ridge but instead move it through Texas.

Which model will be right? That's the $10,000 question at the moment.
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Re: Texas Winter 2013-2014

#4134 Postby gboudx » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:12 am

Texas Snowman wrote:@BigJoeBastardi: Think guidance not cold enough in Texas with arctic attack. Should be 5-9 lower than GFS 23 in DFW

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#4135 Postby northjaxpro » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:17 am

I absolutely love this thread every single day. It is really fun seeing all of the gang here from Texas doing battle seemingly against wxman57 LOL..

You guys are very entertaining! All in fun for us weather enthusiasts!
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#4136 Postby gpsnowman » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:18 am

Stormnut wrote:
Tireman4 wrote:Big O, are you and Wxman57 seeing the same models?


Wxman just wont let us have any fun! His shtick is getting a lil old..

He gets the best of us due to location. We are in Texas and Louisiana for the most part. 57 calls it as he sees it, which is normally too warm or dry for any winter fun down in these parts. Imagine if we all lived in Chicago or Boston. 57 would not know what hit him!!!
I do hope we can get some revenge at some point this winter and this week could be it!!!!
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#4137 Postby Portastorm » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:19 am

northjaxpro wrote:I absolutely love this thread every single day. It is really fun seeing all of the gang here from Texas doing battle seemingly against wxman57 LOL..

You guys are very entertaining! All in fun for us weather enthusiasts!


Glad to have you along ... and yes, it is all in good fun. Hopefully nobody gets too worked up over it.

Don't worry, we in Texas will live vicariously through you and your Florida folks come tropical weather season since we never seem to have any action on this end of the Gulf anymore.
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#4138 Postby TheProfessor » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:20 am

So 12 GFS is drier? What exactly is it showing for North Texas
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#4139 Postby Tireman4 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:21 am

Don't worry, we in Texas will live vicariously through you and your Florida folks come tropical weather season since we never seem to have any action on this end of the Gulf anymore.[/quote]


We had Don Porta...:)
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#4140 Postby Tireman4 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:22 am

A question for all. Has the NAM and GFS improved since 2009? I know it is yes, but by how much and can it be quantified?
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