Typhoon Tip

that post reeked of self-soothing ... It was really drafted up to off-set the fear they, themselves, covet.

yeah anyway. you can't trust guidance beyond 90 or so hours in this maelstrom of a hemisphere. that goes for anything

Haha... How about, cuz'n it was 360+ hours out 'nough said?

I'm starting to think similarities that are dropping out of the comparison to the 1980s era of doldrums may be more of a coincidence. I was fully sentient then...I remember a lot less speed/velocity stressing in the flow types through that era compared to today. Boned for different reasons but the pay-check is the same.

well like I said a couple days ago. It might help the psycho-babbleness of it all if one sets up their expectations according to this being the new paradigm. there might be a reason we're seeing this leitmotif playing out every winter for the last 10 years or whatever, particularly over the last 5 years. there's been good times interspersed, sure... if look back 2017 or 18 or whatever. but objectively, what we're observing now has been dominant as though it has become the new base-line circulation type/norm. i keep hearing this internal statement, 'when the flow slows, it's too warm to snow'.

thanks support's still rather tepid

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/ewall/ENSHGT_0z/ensloopnew.html appears really only 1 member supports ... P026 But ..whatever. That thing has about as much chance verifying as any given D13 bomb does. Basically none

No one's askin' but ... I do. My 'druthers spectrum' changed as I've aged. I only like winter now if it is cyclonic and interesting. This is not that. No use for just cold at any time of year. Now, unless it serves something interesting? that's different. But making it un-fun to be outside, as it's only and singular achievement is a rotten horrible piece of shit winter. Proooobably? yeah, I'm not here after retirement - b'bye. But for the time being, if it's not going to be interestingly stormy, I just rather we blow torch it all away

ICON's taking a stab at the 00z Euro notion on this 12z run fwiw -

Flower February

Only a 132 hours away ... I guess we give it a shot ( lol, this crew gives 360's an at bat). Still, we are challenged by immensely fast atmosphere. Most are aware by now that this shortens the outer time range where confidences fade to randomness, considerably. Agree with Ryan that blends/ens clusters are the best bet. For now, the EPS does have a vague signal on the 14th, suggesting the operational EC is bit of a jacked outlier ( 00z ), but am noticing that those members are below 1000 mb it seems 1/3 of the members are likely significant, while 2/3rds struggle with cirrus clouds. Interesting range

another in a parade of phantoms

might help the psycho babble if folks finally accept this as the new paradigm

looks like every run's a different focus ... 12 hours, 24 or 36 apart from where it was on the last run, because it's actually a different wave altogether in a general careening buckshot of probably nearly impossible to process s/w swarm

Gotta love the Euro's rendition of that 20th beast... ruins Xmas by rolling up the entire electrical infrastructure into a giant fur ball, then vomits it out to sea. Here we go a pipes a-freezening