Freezing Rain In NW FL?
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Freezing Rain In NW FL?
Accuweather is showing a mix of rain and freezing rain Sunday night on the 19th in Crestview,Fl.I know this will change,but is there any chance of us seeing any winter weather down here anytime soon?
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Re: Freezing Rain In NW FL?
Opal storm wrote:Accuweather is showing a mix of rain and freezing rain Sunday night on the 19th in Crestview,Fl.I know this will change,but is there any chance of us seeing any winter weather down here anytime soon?
Don't get your hopes up. That it about as likely as John Kerry having the required number of votes to win Ohio after all. Sorry, probably not going to happen.
I would advise you NOT to pay close attention to the exact details expressed in the accuweather long-range
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I would advise you NOT to pay close attention to the exact details expressed in the accuweather long-range
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Opal storm, the Accuweather graphics are solely based on the GFS model graphics at that range, and literally, I have a better chance of winning Powerball before the GFS ever verifying in exact detail 14 days out ...
SF
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Stormsfury wrote:I would advise you NOT to pay close attention to the exact details expressed in the accuweather long-range
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Opal storm, the Accuweather graphics are solely based on the GFS model graphics at that range, and literally, I have a better chance of winning Powerball before the GFS ever verifying in exact detail 14 days out ...
SF
DO NOT pay attention to the GFS past 5 days if at all. Only use it w/in 84 hrs... which I usually do when I make my own amateur forecasts here on campus. I only use the GFS for LR...
LOL SF, that is a good one.

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yoda wrote:DO NOT pay attention to the GFS past 5 days if at all. Only use it w/in 84 hrs...
I taught you well, yom kipper ...

which I usually do when I make my own amateur forecasts here on campus. I only use the GFS for LR...
good for practice, I guess ...
Next step, interpreting the 3 day average of the ECMWF Day 8-10...

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Stormsfury wrote:yoda wrote:DO NOT pay attention to the GFS past 5 days if at all. Only use it w/in 84 hrs...
I taught you well, yom kipper ...which I usually do when I make my own amateur forecasts here on campus. I only use the GFS for LR...
good for practice, I guess ...
Next step, interpreting the 3 day average of the ECMWF Day 8-10...
LOL!! Yes, I learned from you and some others when and when not to use the GFS model.
I make my own amateur forecasts because my roommate and dormmates on the floor and other people in my dorm ask me for forecasts... so I write them on my board I have on my door.
I can start to interpret the 3 day average of the ECMWF... but I have trouble doing that. Perhaps you can teach me, master?



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yoda wrote:Stormsfury wrote:yoda wrote:DO NOT pay attention to the GFS past 5 days if at all. Only use it w/in 84 hrs...
I taught you well, yom kipper ...which I usually do when I make my own amateur forecasts here on campus. I only use the GFS for LR...
good for practice, I guess ...
Next step, interpreting the 3 day average of the ECMWF Day 8-10...
LOL!! Yes, I learned from you and some others when and when not to use the GFS model.
I make my own amateur forecasts because my roommate and dormmates on the floor and other people in my dorm ask me for forecasts... so I write them on my board I have on my door.
I can start to interpret the 3 day average of the ECMWF... but I have trouble doing that. Perhaps you can teach me, master?
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Then perhaps we can work on Quasigeostrophic theory?

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wxguy25 wrote:yoda wrote:Stormsfury wrote:yoda wrote:DO NOT pay attention to the GFS past 5 days if at all. Only use it w/in 84 hrs...
I taught you well, yom kipper ...which I usually do when I make my own amateur forecasts here on campus. I only use the GFS for LR...
good for practice, I guess ...
Next step, interpreting the 3 day average of the ECMWF Day 8-10...
LOL!! Yes, I learned from you and some others when and when not to use the GFS model.
I make my own amateur forecasts because my roommate and dormmates on the floor and other people in my dorm ask me for forecasts... so I write them on my board I have on my door.
I can start to interpret the 3 day average of the ECMWF... but I have trouble doing that. Perhaps you can teach me, master?
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Then perhaps we can work on Quasigeostrophic theory?
The WHAT? Come again? Never heard if it....

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Christmas of 1989 will always hold a special place in my heart.
2+ inches of snow on top of a 1-2 inches of ice. The first recorded White Christmas in Jacksonville's history.
I would love to see at least a few flakes this year. Kinda funny watching offices shutdown temporarily as the staff goes in plays in the flurries.
Im in a spot that is about 5 degrees colder than the local weather stations.
Kinda interested in why AccuWeather has us @ 23F Tuesday Morning, 21F wednesday morning while the local NWS doesn't see it getting that low due to lack of snow cover up north.
How much does snow cover matter?
2+ inches of snow on top of a 1-2 inches of ice. The first recorded White Christmas in Jacksonville's history.
I would love to see at least a few flakes this year. Kinda funny watching offices shutdown temporarily as the staff goes in plays in the flurries.
Im in a spot that is about 5 degrees colder than the local weather stations.
Kinda interested in why AccuWeather has us @ 23F Tuesday Morning, 21F wednesday morning while the local NWS doesn't see it getting that low due to lack of snow cover up north.
How much does snow cover matter?
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jdray wrote:Christmas of 1989 will always hold a special place in my heart.
2+ inches of snow on top of a 1-2 inches of ice. The first recorded White Christmas in Jacksonville's history.
I would love to see at least a few flakes this year. Kinda funny watching offices shutdown temporarily as the staff goes in plays in the flurries.
Im in a spot that is about 5 degrees colder than the local weather stations.
Kinda interested in why AccuWeather has us @ 23F Tuesday Morning, 21F wednesday morning while the local NWS doesn't see it getting that low due to lack of snow cover up north.
How much does snow cover matter?
Yeah, I saw that too... Accuweather forecasting us to 21 this week

NWS is saying nothing below 30 which is actually a skilled forecast... Accuweather local forecast is solely based on the GFS computer model. I think the snow cover up north matters due to the winds being from the north over icy, snowy grounds which tends to be colder than no snowpack.
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jdray wrote:Christmas of 1989 will always hold a special place in my heart.
2+ inches of snow on top of a 1-2 inches of ice. The first recorded White Christmas in Jacksonville's history.
I would love to see at least a few flakes this year. Kinda funny watching offices shutdown temporarily as the staff goes in plays in the flurries.
Im in a spot that is about 5 degrees colder than the local weather stations.
Kinda interested in why AccuWeather has us @ 23F Tuesday Morning, 21F wednesday morning while the local NWS doesn't see it getting that low due to lack of snow cover up north.
How much does snow cover matter?
Snowcover helps by radiating whatever insolation occurs during the day back into space quite readily and with prime conditions, radiational cooling is significantly enhanced during the night. But in the case of January 21st, 1985 ... it didn't matter AT ALL, especially when you severely displace the PV into the Great Lakes, and sent unprecedented cold air FAR SOUTHWARD, including Florida.
The 850mb temperatures of 1/21/1985 at 00z, with the heart of the cold air over WV in that timeframe ...

More information on
http://www.stormsfury1.com/Weather/Wint ... 985AO.html
list of stations w/all time record cold, some records before 1985 stood for almost 100 years ... including Jacksonville, FL's all time record low of 7º (which still stands today) ...
Code: Select all
WOODBURY, TN: -28
ALLARDT, TN: -27
BRISTOL, TN: -21
CARTHAGE, TN: -17
CENTERVILLE, TN: -26
CHATTANOOGA, TN: -10
COLUMBIA, TN: -20
COOKEVILLE: -22
CROSSVILLE AIRPORT, TN: -21
CROSSVILLE EXPERIMENTAL STATION, TN: -25
DICKSON, TN: -23
FRANKLIN, TN: -21
KNOXVILLE, TN: -24
LEBANON, TN: -20,
LEWISBURG, TN: -20
LIVINGSTON, TN: -25
MONTEAGLE, TN: -20
MOUNT PLEASANT, TN: -17
NASHVILLE, TN: -17
NEAPOLIS, TN: -23
SHELBYVILLE, TN: -20,
SMITHVILLE, TN: -24
TULLAHOMA, TN: -20
MOBILE, AL: 3
BIRMINGHAM, AL: -6
PENSACOLA, FL: 5
JACKSONVILLE, FL: 7
MONTGOMERY, AL: 0
JACKSON, MS: 2
ATLANTA, GA: -8
COLUMBUS, GA: -2
ATHENS, GA: -4
AUGUSTA, GA: -1
SAVANNAH, GA: 3
COLUMBIA, SC: -1
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG, SC: -4
FLORENCE, SC: 0
ASHEVILLE, NC: -16
CAPE HATTERAS, NC: 6
RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC: -9
TRIAD INT'L AIRPORT, NC: -8
1989 will always be remembered for extreme weather events in South Carolina as well, particularly the Charleston area ... first, with an all-time record high in February (87º), followed by a 4" snowfall a week later ... then very severe thunderstorms which dropped a significant amount of hail during the summertime (June) ... Then, of course, Hugo in September, and then the astonishly cold December, with several ZR/IP events, before the Christmas snowstorm.
SF
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Jeb wrote:wxguy25 wrote:Then perhaps we can work on Quasigeostrophic theory?
Alright wxguy25, Step up to the Plate.
I'd like a detailed description of quasigeostrophic theory, stat. Please?
You asked yoda if he wanted to work on quasigeostrophic theory. Well, I do!!!
BRING IT!!!! BRING IT!!!!
-Jeb
Sure. I do as well. I have been looking it up... and it is most interesting.


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