Deweydog Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, kokaneekidz said: The one thing I vividly remember from Feb '89 was the steam coming off Possession Sound along the Mukilteo waterfront I have never seen that since. It had to be a 40-50 degree diff in water vs air temp. Also it was such a long cold sunny arctic airmass after the snow stopped. Would love to witness that just once more in this lifetime. Easily the most anomalous event of my lifetime. Until last June. 3 1 3 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Well defined snow level today... 5 1 Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Brian_in_Leavenworth said: (sarcasm ON) Yeah but what the hell would he know, he's only a PhD, its not like he knows anything about weather or had any formal education in it (sarcasm OFF) PHD’s are wrong all the time. It’s human nature. The Yukon/NW Canada is an Arctic air source for the PNW. Alaska is not. To reach the PNW from Alaska, the airmass would have to travel 400+ miles over the Pacific. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow drift Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, joelgombiner said: Apparently different people use different conventions... "Note that positive values of the 850 hPa zonal wind indices imply easterly anomalies." "https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214423625-SCIOPS" No kidding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminen Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Phil said: PHD’s are wrong all the time. It’s human nature. The Yukon/NW Canada is an Arctic air source for the PNW. Alaska is not. To reach the PNW from Alaska, the airmass would have to travel 400+ miles over the Pacific. Except that cold airmasses are commonly, i.e. almost always, shared between Yukon and Alaska. Same airmass essentially. Or do you mean a slightly more eastward based airmass? Like western NWT and eastern Yukon? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Brian_in_Leavenworth said: Sorry Phil, but someone who is a PhD and has forecasted for the PNW knows more about our area than you do. Have you actually read his bio and credentials? No disrespect intended, I honestly respect your knowledge and you certainly know more than I do, but you have got to get off your high horse that you know more about our weather than anyone living in the PNW. Not to put words in anyone’s mouth, but I suspect if pressed he would acknowledge the fact Alaska itself is not the source. I assume he’s speaking broadly in reference to the region encompassed by the vortex, which includes Alaska. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, luminen said: Except that cold airmasses are commonly, i.e. almost always, shared between Yukon and Alaska. Same airmass essentially. Or do you mean a slightly more eastward based airmass? Like western NWT and eastern Yukon? True. I’m only speaking to the notion that arctic cold can advect into the PNW directly from Alaska. I can’t find any instances of that ever happening, though I’m open to being proven wrong. Even Feb 1989 didn’t come straight from Alaska (though it’s the closest example I can find in the NCEP NCAR reanalysis). Whether a behemoth +EPO vortex can translate to arctic cold in the PNW is another discussion. Though in my opinion, the data suggests it is more of a hindrance than a benefit, with some very notable exceptions. 2 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Depending on perspective, we do get a ton of Arctic outbreaks sourced from Alaska. They’re just typically called cold/cool onshore flow. 1 1 2 1 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, Phil said: True. I’m only speaking to the notion that arctic cold can advect into the PNW directly from Alaska. I can’t find any instances of that ever happening. Even Feb 1989 didn’t come straight from Alaska (though it’s the closest example I can find in the NCEP NCAR reanalysis). Whether a behemoth +EPO vortex can translate to arctic cold in the PNW is another discussion. Though in my opinion, the data suggests it is more of a hindrance than a benefit, with some very notable exceptions. I think February 1989 was pretty much a direct connect. It was insane how much overwater trajectory there was with that behemoth. 1 1 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, Deweydog said: I think February 1989 was pretty much a direct connect. It was insane how much overwater trajectory there was with that behemoth. I’ll take another look at it. I admit I’m relying on memory re: 1989. Still can’t fathom viewing AK as a source for arctic air anywhere in the lower-48. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroYoBro Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 LOOK AT ALASKA AT HOUR 30 ON THE 18Z GFS. WOWOWOWOW. THIS COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Just now, Phil said: I’ll take another look at it. I admit I’m relying on memory re: 1989. Still can’t fathom viewing AK as a source for arctic air anywhere in the lower-48. The strength of the vortex up there in late January was insane. Then it weakened slightly and just took off like a rocket. It was like a CFS 660 hour solution come to life! 3 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminen Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, FroYoBro said: LOOK AT ALASKA AT HOUR 30 ON THE 18Z GFS. WOWOWOWOW. THIS COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING! What about it? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 22 minutes ago, Phil said: True. I’m only speaking to the notion that arctic cold can advect into the PNW directly from Alaska. I can’t find any instances of that ever happening, though I’m open to being proven wrong. Even Feb 1989 didn’t come straight from Alaska (though it’s the closest example I can find in the NCEP NCAR reanalysis). Whether a behemoth +EPO vortex can translate to arctic cold in the PNW is another discussion. Though in my opinion, the data suggests it is more of a hindrance than a benefit, with some very notable exceptions. December 1964 was pretty direct as well. Anchorage was -8/-30 on December 14 and Portland was 17/6 on December 17. I'd also check out November 1955. Anchorage had a record 7/-11 on November 10 and the next day the arctic front hit the PNW, with a mostly WNW trajectory here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RentonHill Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 winter uncancel? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slushy Inch Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 minute ago, RentonHillTC said: winter uncancel? 18z gfs is looking so much better so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RentonHill Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 anyone still here? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_in_Leavenworth Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 25 minutes ago, Phil said: I’ll take another look at it. I admit I’m relying on memory re: 1989. Still can’t fathom viewing AK as a source for arctic air anywhere in the lower-48. So maybe it would help if you define "source". Do you mean the place where the arctic air was "born", or simply its latest stop before heading south? Perhaps this is a matter of semantics. Of course when it crosses the border, we don't claim that it was "bitter Vancouver air". I do remember how insanely cold it was there in 1989, there was a lot of media coverage of it here, and when the pattern changed, they talked about how all that Alaskan cold was coming our way. I am guessing having the cold air go over the ocean instead of land often modifies it quite a bit, so maybe that is why you are thinking we can't or rarely get true arctic air from Alaska. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 2 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_in_Leavenworth Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said: anyone still here? Whats poor Fred going to do with thousand of "devasting run" T-shirts now? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snownerd3000 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said: anyone still here? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christensen87 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 18z to the rescue! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phishy Wx Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said: anyone still here? just woke up from my daily nap, what you got? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Andrew gets a visit from the 528dm fairy! 2 2 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWoodsLibido Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 2 1 1 1 Quote Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats: Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024) Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024) Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024) Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024) Total snowfall: 0.0" Total ice: 2.25” Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9") Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F) Last White Christmas: 1990 Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0 Personal Stats: Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F) Last White Christmas: 2008 Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0" Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4 Venmo GoFundMe "College Basketball vs Epilepsy": gf.me/u/zk3pj2 My Twitter @CBBjerseys4hope 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RentonHill Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 all of our thoughts and prayers paid off bigtime today, folks. Time for some of grandpas ol' cough medicine to get the holidays started. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthHillFrosty Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said: 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snownerd3000 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 minute ago, RentonHillTC said: all of our thoughts and prayers paid off bigtime today, folks. Time for some of grandpas ol' cough medicine to get the holidays started. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RentonHill Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Snownerd3000 said: mrw the 00z takes it all away but im already piss drunk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacomaWaWx Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, Deweydog said: Andrew gets a visit from the 528dm fairy! 552dm fairy will be there on the next run 1 2 Quote Tacoma WA elevation 300’ Monthly rainfall-3.56” Warm season rainfall-11.14” Max temp-88 +80 highs-2 +85 highs-2 +90 highs-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Just a quickie. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 minute ago, BLI snowman said: Just a quickie. DECEMBER (fourth) TO REMEMBER!!! 1 1 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snownerd3000 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said: mrw the 00z takes it all away but im already piss drunk What happens after a couple bowls of loud mouth soup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RentonHill Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Booooo GEFS is worse. but atleast we got the trusty GFS back on our side. What could go wrong? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacomaWaWx Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 minute ago, RentonHillTC said: Booooo GEFS is worse. but atleast we got the trusty GFS back on our side. What could go wrong? Gfs is sooo much more trustworthy 1 1 Quote Tacoma WA elevation 300’ Monthly rainfall-3.56” Warm season rainfall-11.14” Max temp-88 +80 highs-2 +85 highs-2 +90 highs-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 D**n… Fred Meyer was BUSY. Word of the 18z got out hella fast. 1 2 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kayla Posted November 24, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Chased the snow for skiing up in Canmore/Banff this week. Of course it snowed 4" back in Bozeman last night but I'll never complain about a trip up here! 10 2 1 Quote Cold Season 2023/24: Total snowfall: 26" Highest daily snowfall: 5" Deepest snow depth: 12" Coldest daily high: -20ºF Coldest daily low: -42ºF Number of subzero days: 5 Personal Weather Station on Wunderground: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMTBOZEM152#history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Deweydog said: He’s kinda right though. Alaska is rarely the direct connection for us during a “typical” Arctic outbreak evolution. It’s probably atypical enough to consider it an outlier. February 1989 is of course the steroidal example of it. Yeah....Feb 1989 is forever burned into my mind....and probably yours too. 1 Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snow_wizard Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Nice to see the 18z spit out a fairly good run. This thing is still very much alive. 1 Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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