wxmeddler

It used to, it doesn't much anymore in the past 5 years or so. DMV Winds from GOES and NPP-Era sounders do most of the heavy lifting these days. Balloons are good for calibration and reality check.

I "like" the RGEM take on things, probably a bit too wet but good representation of what we're thermally dealing with.

Wow, that's a really flat wave from the NAM. Way outside the consensus.

It probably will. This is a N MoCo / Carroll and west event. Will probably even get tricky with RA/SN in the lower elevations the Monocacy River Valley.

This is what I'd call a "High Chance of Disappointment" Profile. Even higher elevation won't save you from the mixed bag possibility. Go west young man!

Almost no change to the overall look between 12z and 18z over mid-atl. Might be settling in. GFS still wiggling around. Looks like a solid hit to the classic northern/higher elevation spots (Fredrick/Carroll/ WV PH / MD PH)

Still lots of change going on... trend for now seems to be a much weaker/flatter wave. Classic trend towards the gulf stream baroclinic zone as well.

Wait for the PIVOT..

Thankfully the trend has been more offshore with the LLJ winds... There is an insane patch of ocean though that is going to be 50G80kts offshore in the warm waters though. Heck of a swell coming for New England.

Cold sinks gonna cold sink

Only the NAM is trying to bring some of those 925mb winds down to the surface. Given the water temperatures off the coast and the easterly flow, I'm not sure how successful those winds are going to mix down. Real knife edge though, as if it doesn't mix it's 30G40 but it does you get 40G60+..

I'd thought I'd dust off the ol' account now that I'm back on the area. ..and thank you!

I'm very tired...

The DC split is for real...

Fog everywhere man! There was reports from the Bay Bridge (Annapolis) of visibilities down to <100 ft at 8 PM.Millersville has been stuck in the Conestoga Rivers fog bank for 24 hrs and counting. Went outside and took a pic. Down to <300 ft. Feels like you could drink the air. [img]http://imageshack.us/a/img834/7474/20121209024151150.jpg[/img]

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Winds gusted to 72 kts before the front moved through at 46035. I was looking at the GFS and it had 90 kts at 925 with 25 dm heights at the center. Anyway. Check Out this EPIC webcam site from the FAA. http://akweathercams.faa.gov/wxcamsitemap.php

This was like the slipping on ice one.. Axis of motion was NE/SW from my location.

PLEASE FILL OUT A REPORT: MAKE IT ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE! USGS: Did you feel it?

Super shallow SOB...