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1 hour ago, MaineJayhawk said:

I went to the shore of Mooselookmeguntic Lake and got cooked .. haha!   It was a great time obviously with a smaller crowd than the usual places.  One shot of the diamond ring and the other a wide angle which I haven't edited yet.   Might add the various phases of the eclipse to it.  Epic traffic on the way home - took me about 4.5 hours for a normally 2.5 hour drive

Awesome stuff. I decided on Island Falls (random I know lol) and we were on the road very shortly after totality. There was some congestion but I got to Portland with very few delays. 

It’s a truly awesome experience. Congrats to everyone able to see the eclipse today.

Truly spectacular day. There’s really nothing like it.

28 minutes ago, MaineJayhawk said:

My spies tell me the Katahdin Overlook is plowed and open, fwiw

Thanks. Still deciding where to setup. Tomorrow’s going to be a long day.  

Heh, now I have to consider Maine. It may be a bit longer, but I may go to a place in eastern Maine off 95 just to avoid the backroads. The Katahdin scenic outlook is closed?

Rangely seems good on paper but the road network doesn’t seem ideal to me. 

3 hours ago, weathafella said:

Our plan is to head to Newport, VT-hopefully far enough ne of the approaching high clouds.  But high cirrus shouldn’t really be that much of a damper so keep that in mind.  Euro cloud algorithm is all high clouds.

Eying that area as well but would be coming from home. I figure a straight shot up 91 won’t be the worst, but I’d probably plan to leave here pre-sunrise maybe as soon as 2am to avoid traffic getting there.

Much like a storm chase, this may be a hurry up and wait type situation. 

Basic camera filter seems good. Tried testing it in between clouds today.

Earthquakes more frequent than cane strikes in New England smh  

Yeah it was legit shaking. Stronger than 2011?

Earthquake!

Felt it here in town and wife felt it in Brooklyn, NY.

1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

@Bob Chill cat 5 up the Bay year finally???

Been a while since a solid East Coast threat. Isaias? 

CSU forecasting ACE of 210 in their first forecast @40/70 Benchmark

It’s that time of the year again. Preseason is fast approaching, and with historic warmth and depth across the basin and a coming La Niña, the stage is being set for a very active year.

My current thought is that the coming season is at a minimum a top 10 season. My deeper analysis doesn’t usually begin until later but today CSU issued their first forecast. April forecasts tend to be the least “accurate” but there is some skill. 

They explicitly forecast a hyperactive season.

1 minute ago, Sey-Mour Snow said:

 

Ah ok, that adds some context. Thanks for sharing.

6 minutes ago, Sey-Mour Snow said:

Any other school districts going with half days Monday? Our district just announced this afternoon that the kids will get out between 11am high school to 12pm elementary for the safety of the students. 

I’m legitimately baffled lol

What safety concerns are there?

Surprised to see rain/sleet here. I guess that’s a T for me.

Good luck, everyone.

Coming from CT, going straight north on 91 to a place like Newport seems like it’d work but there could be gridlock trying to get back south. 

Other option might be western Maine though as I may have an opportunity to stay in Portland. If that’s the case, any worthwhile spots? Little hesitant about the road network out there lol. 

17 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I would give it more respect vs the Canadian showing it.

And even if it showed an BECS a fair amount of folks would wave caution flags given its propensity to be way too aggressive/amped even at shorter leads.

13 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

I have watched enough waffles here to open an IHOP. People checked out should just not post. Once you say you out then  you out.  The peanut gallery is large

Been out. Still out. Nothing to say other than best of luck to the northerners. I mean that sincerely. This is a heck of a run for them.

Like lambs to the slaughter…every time the models start to show snow 6-10 days out the SNE weenies line up and pliantly consume the hopium until the sledgehammer of failure lands on their heads. 

Just now, WinterWolf said:

By 30 pts…most impressive…and against the same team they saw in the Final Four last season.   

This team can beat you so many ways. No complacency that’s for sure.

Illinois/Iowa St. on Saturday.

.99 total here

Really sad to see. The video was unbelievable. Just tragic. 

Heck of a rainer down here on the GFS.