I am away from my PC now but thinking the Euro really cut back on the extreme cold/PV drops into the MA idea. The GFS was still quite cold 14-15 days out but....14-15 days out. I did not look at ensembles though.
A week out and I am not going to use words like going to. A cut and transfer could screw most of us. I think the Euro is the only one not cutting right now. Fortunately we have some decent cold air to protect us. But fingers crossed we are good with this one.
Blizz must still be sleeping to not post the bulbous WB Kuch Euro map for Jan 6/7th. A Mid Atlantic Mauler with close to a foot even up to the M/D Line. Decent snows into our area but lessening as one goes North. Some other suites are more Miller B like in their presentation so a screw zone develops near us as we lose the lift in the atmosphere. 0Z UK was more similar to the Euro but focuses on this area instead of the MA as a low cuts to our west but CAD holds all levels here before a transfer happens.
43 this PSU AM. Another nasty (for me) inversion in progress with 30's all around me in valleys. HRRR has adjusted the more vigorous area of lightning and thunder for today a bit east and focuses on the Lanco area which was in line with SPC's calls from yesterday though they have expanded their map now.
Has a thinnish squall line crossing Lanco around 8PM today.
0Z HRRR really cranking up the NYE fireworks show tomorrow evening. NWS has been bullish on this but not much model support until now. HRRR had a bit lesser version of it at 18Z.
MDT's near midnight high of 60 will stand as the high today. They now have 8 hours to drop 10 degrees thus avoiding the Max Min record for the day. Meso's still say they make it.
I believe the GA/ND odds are the closest of all 4 games. AZ State sounds very confident so my pick of Texas worries me a bit. I knew everyone here would cringe at my pick of a Oregon roll of OSU but I am an offense first guy and Ohio State has already lost to them once.
My Picks
PSU 31-Boise 27. Good Karma pick for the group. I think Boise is underrated (but who knows how they show on this stage). Closed roof/indoor game.
Texas 29- ASU 19 Roof Closed I believe.
Oregon 44-OSU 20 Outdoor game...maybe the only one.
ND 34-GA 20 Closed roof stadium. (UMass scored 21 on GA and GA Tech dropped 40+ on them just in the last 2 months)
I have been informally tracking this a bit and the Rgem/CMC frequently out performs most other suites when it comes to forecasting radiationally cooling. Not overly helpful in precip situations but it is the go to for us when the situation is right. It is often "too cold" but much closer to reality than not.
EC looked like a big dog was coming in but also dampened out/held steady vs. deepening...still a decent event this run. 3-5" for southern LSV on 10-1. Kuch surely higher. A little more to the west and less North.