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  1. Carvers Gap
    I very rarely read other sites than AmWx, but I have read similar thoughts on this forum(maybe MA). Our weather has responded accordingly so far this winter to MJO cycles. Within four days of it going into warm cycles, it turned very warm here right after Christmas. Is it possible that it decouples? Sure. That happens. We have been cold during warm phases before. I am sure the opposite could happen. But until it actually decouples, I will give it weight. The waffling in LR modeling actually parallels nicely the MJO trying to loop back in 7.
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    The 12z CMC is close to a lot of decent looks. Temps are marginal at best, but lots of sliders and lows beneath us. Again, I think the GFS is struggling right now. It really has since the week during fall. It definitely has problems w/ the Pacific contruct for lac of a better phrase.
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    Interesting stuff. One of the guys in the NE or MA forum was talking about it as well. It will potentially allow for the Jan 5-10th trough to quickly retract westward which we see right after the 10th. I think the trough during La Nina is default Mountain West anyway. The trick is seeing if the cold will spread eastward. Ultimately, I think the MJO, strat split, and potential ensuing block(where does the cold dump?) are going to be the drivers. At some point if Nina continues to hold on, the trough is going to stick in the West and hold. I don't think we are there quite yet. What we need is for El Nino climatology to high the QBO/Nina pattern.
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    I actually don't think we have chased unicorns at all up to this point which is a plus! That can always change. We usually work winter through about early April. LOL. So far though, this is textbook Nina progression for our region. Cold/seasonal December -> warm Jan -> warmer February but w/ Jan and Feb featuring extreme swings. Again of note, there is a colder cluster of analogs for year 3 Ninas. If it continues to follow that path, we should see one or two more maybe severe shot of cold east of the MS. Think Memphis a couple of years ago. Honestly, the analog from a couple of years ago is similar off the top of my head. Early cold and snow. Then there was a warm-up. Then the middle and western areas of our forum got hammered w/ a multi day overrunning event. The thing to look for if severe cold is on the horizon is A LOT of flip flopping by operationals and some by the ensembles. And of course it can always stay warm.....the current CPC 8-14d analog package is full of warm January years. That said, during December it was full of cold January years. So, it can adjust. Oddly, the GFS/GEFS had been doing remarkably well w/ catching the Jan5-10th cold front...but seems overly warm after that. You can almost see on the verification charts above...it begins to slip. American modeling warmed in the LR last time we saw HL blocking/strat warming show up in modeling during early December. For now, it is all spitballing and speculation at this range.
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    In reference to my earlier post above, I would expect to see some signs of high latitude blocking continue to develop in the LR. So, just take a wrench and throw it in modeling after d7. It is very likely modeling in the LR is going to be all over the place right now. That said IF the MJO is correct and the SSW is also somewhat correct, that would mean the cold could POTENTIALLY dump into the East in the 15-25day range which would be phase one. Just spitballing, but that is how it might work. Below is the GEFS-EXT(looks very similar to the ECMWF and last Thursdays EMON MJO. Let's see if modeling adjusts to the MJO above. I will add that we are definitely dealing w/ source region issues. That said, Canadian origin cold will work. It just doesn't stay around as long. If the warming of the PV verifies, we are then looking at cold moving to lower latitudes in either Asia, NA, or both.
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    During the past couple of days, I have started noticing potential GFS long range warm bias(remember that back in Nov/Dec?) starting to show its presence again. This is how global operational models are comparing to the GFS right now over time. Red is the Euro. Black is the GFS. Mustard is the UKMET. Green is the CMC. American modeling is MUCH different than the Euo/EPS right now. Most MJO modeling now gets into phase 8 which is cold, and takes its time there. I know Cosgrove hinted yesterday at strat warming occurring. When you see a gigantic WAR(western Atlantic ridge for newcomers) connected to the SER during winter, that is likely doing some damage to the SPV. I think he is correct on this. Whether it reaches the official definition of SSW, who knows. What we are looking for is the PV to get jostled. It tightened up recently which is why NA likely warmed quickly after the previous disturbance. How quickly does it work down to the surface? Generally, IF it is going to affect the tropospheric polar vortex (TPV) that will occur about 2-3 weeks once the event begins. I am going to use the GEFS here. I doubt its surface is right, but it has done well w/ strat warming, and I don't have access to the EPS LR strat stuff. Notice the tightly wound vortex at 50mb(68k') is at the beginning of the run. 10mb which is usually the first place we notice warming at about 100k'. Then notice it get perturbed as air warms around it as the run progresses. I will say the Euro strat stuff(which I do have access to) looks quite similar to the d10 GEFS. In past years, we have seen cold patterns disrupted by SSWs. This time, it is disrupting a currently warmer pattern at the surface. So, I say bring it on. Here is the link to convert millibars to altitude. https://www.sensorsone.com/altitude-pressure-units-conversion/
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    So, it looks like we get a window of decent storminess(systems passing potentially below our latitude, but w/ marginal temps) during the 5th-9th. We get another warm-up, and then I am hypothesizing that we see a more productive cold shot around the 15th.
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    I think our forum does a good job of separating emotion from wx. Nina winters are winters of extremes. We all braced for that once winter started. I suspect that continues. The GEFS has a +EPO late in its run which I am sure must be part of the consternation. The 12z EPS looks more like what MJO progressions are showing. So, I am riding with it. There are places along the EC which haven't seen a flake yet. We all have pretty much had some winter already. Anyway, this is a snapshot just past 300 hours of the 12z EPS...
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    The 12z EPS is textbook cold MJO phases. It is quite chilly at 300+ and continues the look from overnight. IF the MJO is heading into cold phases quite slowly...modeling should begin to show some cold looks mid month. The EPS certainly does that.
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    During chess, great players count moves. I have played against players who can see moves at a ridiculous range - and no, I don't play chess well, but I can play. Sometimes in weather, folks "count moves." I do. In chess, the board is two dimensional and limited in space. With weather, to echo Boone, people talking like 15-30 day forecast are gospel are making educated guesses. I may "think" something is going to happen...but modeling is only good at very broad patterns at that range. They don't see embedded storms and often miss cold shots or warm-ups. And when people are "right", they often are simply playing a game of chance. Nina climatology has its biggest cluster of solutions which are warm IMBY for Jan and into Feb. I made my winter forecast during June by using that. There is a cold cluster which I didn't use, but certainly is showing up in LR modeling. I think our best chance for winter weather this seasons will be from Jan10 to the end of the month. Then, at some point...this is likely going to flip back west at 500 and we do it all again during February. And that is counting moves....BUT the weather is not bound by the dimensions of a chess board. It exists in chaos, and does not obey computer algorithms nor the opining of the human mind. Cosgrove should have an update tonight. I will be interested to see what he says.
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    The 12z global ensembles look really decent between d10-15 w/ abundant AN heights at high latitudes. That is a big league cold signal.
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    Yep, Twitter group think is real. Whatever viewpoint one wants, it is on Twitter. LOL. The first 5 days will likely be super warm which makes a warm January highly likely. But as we found w/ December, warm starts don't tell the entire story. I do think this side of the Apps is far better situated for cold and even in western NC. And Boone, I know you know this. I am not really interested if the month is base warm. What I look for are winter storm windows. Cold helps, but we get some leeway during January which we don't have during other months. To me, I see 2-3 storm windows with increasing chances as each week passes. We are going to be fighting source regions, but the MJO rotations have generally looked not hostile. And the MJO is moving so slowly, if it gets into 8...it may take some time to get it out of there. I have seen winter end during January, and this is not how it usually looks when that occurs. Right now, it looks like the pattern is going to slowly reload like it did during November.
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    I could make that argument for sure. Jan is likely to be AN for temps as the warm spells will be very warm. Seems like Jan 96 wasn’t overly cold by averages. I just think winter is coming back beginning this week and with each passing storm. The progression looks quite similar to Nov and Dec.
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    The 12z EPS has finally caved to the GEFS - lock, stock, and barrel. A great look d10+.
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    HB was a man among boys. Yeah, the Vols have been my team since I was a kid. My first football game was against Southern Cal in Knoxville. There were NFL Hall of Famers in that game. I have been to basketball games in Stokely. I grew up listening to John ward. As a student, I lived some of the great years at UT, early to mid 90s. It is nice for my own kids to finally get a chance to see TN play meaningful games late in the season! While nothing is ever guaranteed, I think the pattern improves with each passing week after week 1 on January. Very much agree. I tend to think American modeling is able to adjust more quickly to pattern changes during winter. The GFS operational, as maligned as it has been(me included), spotted the Jan5th cold front first. I am leaning more towards cold/stormy, but still isn't a slam dunk.
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    The 6z CFSv2 is firmly adamant that the NAO block returns for the second half of January. Coupled w/ the HB AN heights, it funnels cold into most of the continental US - icebox pattern.
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    The CFSv2 is decidedly colder today. I feel like I have seen this movie before....
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    Last post after a flurry of them, the shortened wavelengths deal has my interest. When wavelengths shorten up (instead of broad troughs and ridges), storm genesis can occur even during a warmer pattern.
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    The CMC keeps them separate. Thing is, with HP over the stop and southern stream energy w/ shortened wavelengths.....there is room for something to come north along the coast.
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    Let's see if the 12z CMC does something similar as it has a similar setup just at 84.....
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    Yeah, the 12z GFS stalls that low or at least it crawls. That was close to a very, very big storm. That is only 5-6 days out.
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    Who knows if the 12z GFS is right(and it did identify the jan5 cold front before other modeling if memory serves me correctly), but it just about phased the northern and southern branch features at 126, and then buckled the jet at 132 w/ a slp along the SC coast.
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    So, I have been meaning to change my profile for a while. When I went to Roan Mtn this week, I decided to get a better photo. Most of the time I get too much glare from the sign up there(or it is socked in cloudy), and I don't get a clear shot for whatever reason. It fits my handle so I rolled with it. I didn't even make the connection to the game until after it was over. I thought about changing it back to the PowerT for a few days, but was like hey...why mess with a good thing(as in we won)!!!
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    Operational modeling this morning looks good. Ensembles look to be following the GEFS lead. Does it score a coup? It just might. GBO!
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    What a win. Whew. I am worn out!!!!
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