OSUmetstud

It's the rainiest city in mainland north America I believe.

Ketchikan is in the se rainforest. It's not even that snowy compared to areas further north.

Nah. I knew what you meant. ****ing around.

I think everyone agrees that ak people are tough

It's the worst looking of the three packages. Wants to maintain more toughing in ak.

There was a reduced amount of ridging in ak around day 10 so it looked like less of a weenie look then it did at 12z yesterday.

State of emergency/driving ban was finally lifted an hour ago.

Well I was looking at the RH fields too, I think the max snow would run from NW NJ north into eastern NY. Normal coastal jack of course, too.

I think it's a N NJ special the way it tucks in and looking at the RH fields.

Yeah, it was basically a clipper/redeveloper/miller b. There's been seen other storms do this in the past, the biggest one in april 99 was a way more intense version of this where a shortwave dove from northern QC to south of NS and exploded then tracked underneath a block south of Newfoundland.

I saved it as .gif instead of jpg and it worked okay. Drew the short straw this year, apparently. I'm working 5 night shifts in a row, this being number 3, a view from the office... One of our business development guys in Mississauga is paying for our dinner so I got some skip the dishes chinese so it's not all bad.

Round 1 was 7" or so. Round 2 looks decent on the radar, but it's only supposed to be like another 2-3" but we'll see. The low trended weaker over the past 24-36 hours or so.

I was going to post a pic from my phone but im getting a -200 error. Does anyone know why that is? The picture is under the size limit.

I think the most meaningful thing for this would actually be to grade yourself vs. climatology. This applies to everyone of course, not just you. The whole point of this exercise should be to get skill over climatology in the long hall.

The Icon is so good at tropical forecasting that the NHC doesn't even run statistics on it.

This is the third leading story on fox. Much more responsible. Canadian ex-PM 'rooting' for Hurricane Dorian to slam Mar-a-Lago

indeed

I'm grateful for those who know how to embed tweets, otherwise I wouldn't be able to see any of Ryan Maue's. He blocked me a few months back.

BUF's is cold Sunday I believe (Jan 17th 1982). -37F. Also the week before set the record for the lowest wind chill for an NFL game...the AFC Championship game in Cincy "Freezer Bowl" on jan 10th 1982.

faint green glow to the northeast. Didn't even know anything was going on tonight so no confirmation bias lol. Kp is 5 and the map shows it pretty close so I don't think I'm seeing things.

christ..my heart sank for a minute. overall, pretty funny though after you get over the initial shock

I didn't feel like a fish out of water when I left SUNY Oswego to work in Bermuda...synoptic 1 and 2, the forecast game, and the student website all helped hone forecasting skills. However, I still learned a hell of a lot about forecasting while working in Bermuda for 3 1/2 years. Isohume is right that forecasting is a bit of an art. This is why knowledgeable amateurs can occasionally outforecast meteorologists.

the euros might disagree

If at some point in the future vets are so numerous that they completely block out all non-vets from being considered, then I'd consider a change in policy. Right now, that just isn't even close to the case. It seems like vets do block some of the panels...but probably not most...and definitely not all. Experience still does matter in vets vs. non-vets. If a vet is just a vet with a BS met degree..he would not make GS-09 grade. Therefore, non-vets at GS-09 would still be considered on equal footing to a vet or vets that were referred at GS-07 and GS-05. The MIC is not required to choose a vet in a case like that. For example, I was referred to Spartanburg, SC and Charleston, WV at GS-07 and GS-09, but not at GS-05. Vets were qualified at GS-05 so they were referred, while non-vets at that grade were not. Gold candidates at GS-07 and GS-09 were referred to the MIC.

I don't have a problem with the way vets preference is done. Each and every one of has a choice of joining the military and serving in a forward area and putting your life on the line. This is a policy wherein the government gives back to the vets for their sacrifice. If you don't like it...you can sign up tomorrow and get your vet preference in a few years. Now, I think there certainly is some potential for better candidates being overlooked in deference to a veteran...but I think it's a small price to pay. Having a better resume doesn't even really make you a better forecaster, anyway.