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    Weather References and Newbie Information

    in Southeastern States

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    What exactly is the southeast ridge?

     

    It's the evil feature that sits over the SE or off the SE coast that prevents our cold and snow. We don't want it. Bad. Most of the time in a -PNA pattern (troughing along the west coast), you get a ridge in the SE.

    By the way, I've also added the TWC Classics site to the Misc. section in my earlier post.

    Weather References and Newbie Information

    in Southeastern States

    Posted

    I know burger updated the links as they were entered, along with any reference material if needed. If you would like to rearrange and update, I will just merge his thread with yours. :) Twice a year I loose all my favorite links on my work computer and this makes it much easier for me to replace them.....yes....I'm lazy :P

    Ha! Will do. I'll do it tomorrow afternoon. :)

    Weather References and Newbie Information

    in Southeastern States

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    :P

    CR (and everyone).....would it be okay to merge these two threads together so we could keep all of these fantastic resources in one place?

    Sure thing. Fine by me. Is there a way to put all the links in one post? I was thinking that after giving enough time for folks to post their favorite links, I would compile and organize them in my first post in this thread. But I'm up for whatever folks think is best and would be most helpful.

    And would someone please add Dacula's site? I'm not at my computer and it's a great resource that should be added.

    Weather References and Newbie Information

    in Southeastern States

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    With the winter season fully underway, I thought it would be a good idea to create a thread that could contain links for the various websites that provide weather data, such as model guidance, climate data and research, weather blogs and commentary, etc.  I have seen several requests in various threads for this kind of data (I have made some myself) over the past few days, so I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread we could link to.
     
    If this compilation already exisits, please feel free to delete this thread and point me to the correct place.  Otherwise, hopefully, this will turn out to be a helpful resource.
     
    Please post your favorite websites with a brief description, if you are so inclined.
     
    I use the following:
     
     
    Model Guidance:
     
    PSU eWall (GFS, NAM, EURO, CMC, UKMET, DGEX, SREF): http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~fxg1/ewall.html
    Earl Barker's Model Page (JMA):  http://wxcaster.com/models_main.htm
    Instant Weather Maps:  http://www.instantweathermaps.com/
    Canadian Model Center:  http://weather.gc.ca/model_forecast/index_e.html
    European Model Center (Euro and Euro Ensemble Mean):  http://www.ecmwf.int/
    NCEP (American Model Center):  http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/NCOMAGWEB/appcontroller/
    Rap Model: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/model/index.php?model=gfs
    CFSv2:  http://origin.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/people/wwang/cfsv2fcst/
    Unisys Weather:  http://weather.unisys.com/
    HRRR Model:  http://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/HRRR/
    Twister Data:  http://www.twisterdata.com/
    College of DuPage Weather Lab:  http://weather.cod.edu/forecast/
    Weather Underground (Forecast maps and Obs):  http://www.wunderground.com/
     
    CPC Data (Indexes and Outlooks)
     
    Index Data (AO, NAO, PNA, MJO):  http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/pna/pna_index_ensm.shtml
    CPC Outlooks:  http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/
     
    Other NWS Sites:
     
    Weather Prediction Center:  http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
    Storm Prediction Center:  http://www.spc.noaa.gov/
    National Hurricane Center:  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
    NWS Home Page (find your WFO here):  http://www.weather.gov/
    Hydrologic Prediction Service (Rainfall info):  http://www.water.weather.gov/precip/
    Aviation Weather Center (Satellite Imagry):  http://aviationweather.gov/adds/satellite/
     
    Other Obs and Data Sites:
     
    Cool Weather:  http://coolwx.com/
    The Burkfit Warehouse (Meteogram Generator and GFS and NAM text output):  http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/~ckarsten/bufkit/data/
    MeteoStar:  http://wxweb.meteostar.com/
    Wind Data (Surface):  http://hint.fm/wind/
    Wind Data (Upper Levels):  http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/500hPa/orthographic=-99.29,49.14,605
     
    Blogs/Commentary:
     
    Hurricane Track:  http://hurricanetrack.com/
    Matthew East (Charlotte area):  http://mattheweast.blogspot.com/
    WxSouth (Robert Gamble):  www.wxsouth.com
    WxRisk (DT):  www.wxrisk.com
    Kirk Mellish (Atlatna area):  http://www.wsbradio.com/weblogs/kirk-mellishs-weather-commentary/
    Weather Bell (Joe Bastardi Saturday Summary -- free):  http://www.weatherbell.com/
    WxJordan:  www.wxjordan.com
     
    Miscellaneous Sites:
     
    Solar Data:  http://www.solarham.net/
    Airport Codes:  http://www.world-airport-codes.com/
    Bear Paws (Tropical Weather page):  http://www.bearpawsweather.com/tropical/index.html
    Weather Pick-up Lines:  http://www.weather.funnelfiasco.com/pickup_lines.html
    Weather Learning Tools:  http://www.theweatherprediction.com/

    TWC Classics:  http://www.twcclassics.com/
     
    I know that there are many other resources that you all can recommend.  I only included the ones I use the most and that are free.  Also, I didn't include any Facebook or Twitter pages (feel free to post those).  Please post your recommendations as well.  PDO, QBO, Wind data, other good model, blog, or research sites would be helpful.

    Post a recent picture of yourself

    in Southeastern States

    Posted

    I can't do that anymore. Not the drinking - the paying. Having three kids will absorb your beer snob money. Adding a pack of Chimay to a cart with Duvel and Belhaven just seemed gluttonous and unnecessary. I keep telling myself that anyway.

    Ha! Yeah, Chimay will break the bank fairly quickly.

    Post a recent picture of yourself

    in Southeastern States

    Posted

    Have you considered a professional wrestling career? Rowdy Roddy Piper retired I believe so there is a suitable opening for you. :)

    I don't think it would work out. If you'll notice, there is what looks to be a Guinness on the counter. And as you know, pro wrestling frowns heavily on substance usage by it's entertainers.

    Post a recent picture of yourself

    in Southeastern States

    Posted

    Well I wouldn't say she hates it so that's good. For her I think she would rather me be distracted by weather than partying or other women. I'm perfectly fine with my weather and guitars.

    Nice. My wife tolerates it too. I'm proud that at least she knows the difference between a Miiler A and B and what a -NAO is. Still working on east-based vs. west-based. :) And for the record, she DEFINITELY approves of my weather hobby over hanging out with other women, lol.

    On another note, when you have a few minutes, PM me any good info you might recommend for learning the guitar. I can play the piano pretty well, but I'm trying to learn the guitar. I bought a cheapo Yamaha from Guitar Center, but I'm not sure I am practicing the right techniques.

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