PNW February 2023 Weather Discussion - Meteorological winter finale

[RentonHill]

We have the only decent ridge in the northern hemisphere. Would be nice if it decided to grow up  a bit. 

 

[RentonHill]

couple frozen corndogs in here. at totally different times and speeds. 

[snow_wizard]

The 18z GFS actually gets really close to being good later in the run.

[snow_wizard]

7 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Wow 99mph sustained, G 112

I figured this thing was going to be ridiculous in New England.  Going to be a very quick hitter though.

[snow_wizard]

4 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

We have the only decent ridge in the northern hemisphere. Would be nice if it decided to grow up  a bit. 

 

That's where the big MJO comes in.  It just has to get to the right region.

[snow_wizard]

8 minutes ago, Terreboner2 said:

This winter really turned into crap.  Feeling like el nino is here already.

You've had a very cold winter there.  It was just cold in fact.

[Tyler Mode]

26 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Had to look it up... Google Street view shows scenes from a happier time.   

Went up there on a beautiful day in October a couple of years back!  Some of the most incredible views!

[RentonHill]

[MossMan]

Screw the east coast…We have our own wind here!

[MossMan]

Well…We did! And I had no idea that most of my ground would be white from that day through mid March!! 

[TacomaWx]

15 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Well…We did! And I had no idea that most of my ground would be white from that day through mid March!! 

It also snowed at my house on this day in 2020

[TacomaWx]

Not much rain so far….0.06”. 50/37 temp spread today. 

[MossMan]

10 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

It also snowed at my house on this day in 2020

Yep here as well! Got to love February’s! 

[MossMan]

Windstorm carnage…Might need to pull out the chainsaw. 

[Gummy]

12 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Not much rain so far….0.06”. 50/37 temp spread today. 

Well the radar in Seattle looks awful. I have to walk home from work at 700. Hopefully the CZ breaks down a bit by then.

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, Gummy said:

Well the radar in Seattle looks awful. I have to walk home from work at 700. Hopefully the CZ breaks down a bit by then.

No c-zones with this set up... broad SW flow and the storm is not actually moving inland.    Its racing northward offshore.  

[Phil]

2 minutes ago, Terreboner2 said:

I'm getting my fork out right NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'm also eating a salad so read into it as you may!!

How’s the dressing?

[Timmy Supercell]

13 minutes ago, Terreboner2 said:

I'm getting my fork out right NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'm also eating a salad so read into it as you may!!

Put that fork away..

[High Desert Mat?]

Spork Nelsen is going to pull his “insert expletive here”, and then eat his own words and maybe his “insert another expletive here”. Long story short, his wife will never be the same again. 

[RentonHill]

I know it’s long range YEEFUS but still that’s a good signal for sustained  BC cold.

 

[Cascadia_Wx]

29 minutes ago, Timmy Supercell said:

Put that fork away..

I....like this.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Ended up with a 50/34 day here. Morning rain then showers and sunbreaks. Probably a pretty average day for February overall, Andrew.

[Cascadia_Wx]

That ridge around the 11th-13th looks pretty massive on the 18z GFS. Let’s see if we hit mid-upper 60s again like we did last February. Maybe a big ridge is what it will take to finally shake up the pattern again, though.

[SouthHillFrosty]

[Timmy Supercell]

27 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

That ridge around the 11th-13th looks pretty massive on the 18z GFS. Let’s see if we hit mid-upper 60s again like we did last February. Maybe a big ridge is what it will take to finally shake up the pattern again, though.

I'll never forget late February 2014, it was mid-60's at over 4k feet for a couple days.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Had to look it up... Google Street view shows scenes from a happier time.   

That is how it looked the one time I was up there. It was mid-October, but it was clear, calm, and the temperature was in the fifties. The forests below were a crazy quilt of fall color. Those who worked there remarked that the conditions were very unusual for that late in the season.

[RentonHill]

5 minutes ago, Terreboner2 said:

Getting worse. We are now getting excited about druncle 384 maps.  Just like Kramer and Newman, we have officially hit rock bottom.  Soon we will be talking about peeling the labels off cans of beans.

I’m also excited about 400-600 hour maps! Pretty sick eh chubbs 

[Cold Snap]

Sounds like Jim wrote this tweet.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

11 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

I’m also excited about 400-600 hour maps! Pretty sick eh chubbs 

Unbelievable GEFS run tonight. Wow! 

[RentonHill]

12 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Unbelievable GEFS run tonight. Wow! 

Something or someone is coming somewhere sometime this midsommers spring 

[Gradient Keeper]

00z GFS time! It's the weekend and we need some weather excitement which isn't likely the next 6-8 days. Maybe after? Maybe. Maybe not? Maybe. MAYBE! C'MON!!!!

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 1

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Day 2

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Day 3

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Day 4 A bit chilly

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Day 4 A bit chilly

Too bad that doesn’t dig. 

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 5

[Gradient Keeper]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Too bad that doesn’t dig. 

I know, right.

[Gradient Keeper]

Off-topic somewhat.

Facebook is doing something new if you reply, or click a reaction to a post or comment it opens another window. This is dumb. I don't like this at all. Then you have to close the new window to get back to the group page. I don't know if this is only in groups, or on personal fb pages too. The worst idea ever. This is going to make my group far less enjoyable.
 

00z ECMWF in 1 hour 37 minutes

 

 

 

 

[Gradient Keeper]

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