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Scraff

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  1. Cosgrove on board… I almost titled this discussion, "This is your last and best chance for serious cold and snow if you live in the southern and eastern tier of the USA". But for reasons of brevity, I decided against that starting banner. Instead, I look at the 11-15, 16-20, and 21-25 day periods as a chance to see "true winter" before the warmer and wetter March pattern arrives. The analog forecasts did very well in January with the cold plunge and cases of excessive (frozen and liquid) precipitation, so the similarity of the numerical models to the 500MB and temperature alignment should not be ignored. You have a rare -EPO/-AO/-NAO configuration forecast by all of the ensemble platforms, which have been consistent for about a week now. Remember my mantra: the worst and most extreme systems show up, with clarity, for many days before. Besides the massive conjoined blocking ridge, there is the matter of the impressive southern branch jet stream. A cAk vortex will form over James Bay and nudge into Quebec by February16. The powerful wind field will have two prominent pieces of cyclonic energy that start in western Mexico, move into Georgia and Florida, then churn northward along the Atlantic shoreline and interact with the developing cold dome. As to which system, if any, hits paydirt and intensifies while moving parallel to the East Coast, I cannot say. But there is a chance for an impressive storm with cold drainage to match vorticity and deep moisture input. In a sense, the south central, Mid-Atlantic and New England states have the chance for "something really special" in terms of precipitation amount and type. The 500MB core on all of the schemes is just below Long Island NY on or near President's Day. The second shortwave is approaching South Texas at that time. I am following the colder GGEM panels in terms of surface temperature. Now again I will warn those of you that are winter weather enthusiasts that with a decaying El Nino, a la 1973, March will be much warmer outside of the West. The western states will be dumped on by heavy wet snow in this process (think Sierra Madre and San Juan Ranges), but by spring a Mogollon Rim closed cyclone is a good possibility. The remainder of February from the High Plains into the Upper Midwest may be cold, but most likely dry.
  2. And for those that went to WVU, I highly recommend picking up a copy of this book…
  3. The SBFI is trending highly positive and potentially into historic territory right around 2/15 as well. The split beer can flow between 3 fridges will mean only 1 thing… ETA: Scraff Beer Fridge Index for those that don’t know. Lol
  4. Who de fuck truly wanted to see Detroit and KC anyway? SF/KC should be pretty epic. Though SF/Ravens would have been our BECS, but now I’ll pay attention to it like our upcoming Wednesday flurries.
  5. This shit already sideways. I’m not feeling it. Going to take a miracle from Lamar to get it right.
  6. Hard to believe 5” 1 week ago. And now 70 fun loving degrees! Looks like it’s going to be a great afternoon to sit out on Carrol Creek and drink a few beers from Idiom.
  7. First check in here since noon. Soooo Canadian football, bus crash, shit on JI, and dirty lollipops is all I’ve been able to comprehend. How much snow does that equal!?
  8. I’ll bring all the beer if you have room for 1 on the wagon.
  9. It’s got vibes of both storms last week. Maybe we can reel this one in as well as we get closer? Would be nice to get one more on the board before the second half. Best part—we get the ball to start the 3rd quarter.
  10. The only thing missing next Sunday for the AFC Championship…a snowstorm. Came we manifest one somehow this week? Asking for a friend.
  11. Let’s Go Ravens!! What’s in everyone’s glass today? Sound off.
  12. Man wish I was in the streamer, but I’ll take my 5”+ and run with it. Great event. Great week! Next one is when?
  13. This! It was never big fluffy flakes, but it was damn nice. Still a steady light snow here now. I’m also 100/103 too. I’m off Wesley if you know where that is. Assuming you might.
  14. Shhhh. Don’t tell my deck we didn’t have a MECS. It thinks we did.
  15. Seems to be ramping up as I type and get ready for Jebwalk 2.
  16. 27. Light snow currently. First Jebwalk in the books. Time to fuel up before the upper level low drops the fresh pow.
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