The gfs takes the Christmas system and makes it into a long duration event. Literally dumps about 2 feet of snow on the mountains. Just eye candy but a surreal solution for the Christmas day storm.
Another good hit by the gfs for us for the 23rd storm. It's doesn't phase and blow up but we still see anywhere from 4 to 12 itches of snowfall. The border counties really clean up. But listen this storm is a weak out. Keep expectations real at this point. All this is, is a signal.
Again the biggest takeaways are it's getting cold, going to get colder then get bone chilling cold and we have several opportunities for winter weather signals on multiple gfs runs.
A nice hit for the mountains on the euro. The storm is more north but the mountains do a decent job on the snow side. Still a lot of time for positive changes or to lose this altogether.
Well in a nutshell we have a very active pattern taking shape across the region. The pattern change is here starting today. As I preached and preached the target date was always the 15th and right on time. Stay steady and look lively but don't get ropped in on any one solution just yet mates.
I may have spoken too soon about 0 degree temps. The blocking is so strong and the ridge going up in the west the tpv is roling over and rotating back down....