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this looks pretty nice

UKMET has horrible thermals. wouldn't pay the snow output much mind

this would normally cut, but the system over the Rockies keeps things progressive

similar to the ECMWF, but still the second best model based on skill scores, surprisingly. 2m temps are useless it's generally a bit erratic

we want to see the southern stream continue to tick faster for Monday... it seems like that's the main culprit for the lowered heights later in the run:

the quicker southern stream leads to lower downstream heights, similar to the GFS

I think one of the most important parts of the medium to LR forecast will be the NAO... if we can establish even a weak -NAO, even into Feb when the PNA becomes negative, it'll keep the TPV in a favorable spot with cold nearby if not... not so good. the NAO is inherently very difficult to predict, so there's going to be a lot of changes, but it's nice to see modeling maintain that signal

are you aware that you could get smoked this weekend? be honest

we should probably focus on the favorable period coming up before discussing how said period may break down in 15-20 days

the GEFS has been steadily trending towards a faster SS vort: this likely leads to a later / sloppier phase, which ends up leading to latitude gain at a later time, pushing the vort S but maintaining its strength, similar to what the ICON does this is also shown by the SLP spread... we've seen a continuous shift towards more of a coastal low as opposed to a lakes runner so, again, I really only favor this for the interior, but if you want to track something, I think this is worth it. just set your expectations to 0 if you're close to 95

GEFS picking up on next week, too

here's a good illustration of what I mean wrt the phasing and eventual location. not sure if you agree the GEFS has been steadily trending towards a faster SS vort: this likely leads to a later / sloppier phase, which ends up leading to latitude gain at a later time, pushing the vort S but maintaining its strength, similar to what the ICON does this is also shown by the SLP spread... we've seen a continuous shift towards more of a coastal low as opposed to a lakes runner so, again, I really only favor this for the interior, but if you want to track something even if near the coast, I think this is worth it. just set your expectations to 0 if you're coastal

exactly. this looks like a very dynamic system, and whoever is NW of the main low can see deform action for sure

I think the main thing to watch with 1/23 is seeing how far E the SS piece escapes. the reason why the ICON works IMO is because the southern stream leaks eastward, suppressing heights out ahead of the main trough and leading to a coastal low the GFS has been trending in that direction with the SS vort, which is why we've seen east ticks since 00z this is certainly not a good setup for the coast, but I would keep an eye on this, since the system will be very dynamic. anywhere NW of the SLP has a shot of legitimately cooling due to strong FGEN, good 250mb venting, and lots of PVA root for the SS energy to be a bit quicker to prevent a clean phase, if anything. luckily, it seems like things have been trending a bit more progressively as we've headed towards an event anyway, so there's that. I would definitely feel better if I lived NW of 95 into NH / C MA

using the 850mb temp anomalies is also a bit dishonest when you could be dealing with an isothermal temp profile but you know this i also never mentioned SNE. just said it’s worth keeping an eye on. this setup favors towards Lawrence and north

i beg your pardon?

this is high risk/high reward for us. i’m a lot more optimistic than a few days ago those on the cold side of the gradient can really cash in. NE is favored but I think we’re in a good spot

EPS is becoming more interesting for late this weekend stronger S/W with more SLPs off the coast. decent 5-10 members bring significant snowfall just NW or even to the NYC metro

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EPS starting to look more interesting for late this weekend stronger S/W with lower heights leading to more SLPs off the coast. some real bombs in here

the location of the TPV on the EPS is pretty much perfect the blocking shifts it into SE Canada, which is a great spot to provide confluence split flow showing up with the STJ being tapped into here

the location of the TPV on the EPS is pretty much perfect the blocking shifts it into SE Canada, which is a great spot to provide confluence split flow showing up with the STJ being tapped into here

can't ask for too much more here. sheeeeesh HL ridge bridge - a legit -NAO/-AO/-EPO pattern with a strong jet stream off the EC

nice Miller A signal on the EPS for next week

miller A signal also showing up on the EPS, same timeframe as the ECMWF OP looks like we have two other potential winter weather threats: late this weekend and the 25-27th