icebreaker5221 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yeah. That was a bit of a failure. Even stalled out farther south than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Front? What front? Well, up here it was a front. 83 degrees on Thursday and a nice 40 degrees for a low this morning. Too bad it couldn't have hung up a little further north for you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Well, up here it was a front. 83 degrees on Thursday and a nice 40 degrees for a low this morning. Too bad it couldn't have hung up a little further north for you guys. You are pretty much north central FL based on your screen name right? Plus you are on the west coast and from my 2.5 years here have noticed that you guys up there always get the better of these winter fronts. I was hoping it would hold together but it fell apart to almost nothing IMBY. Some clouds and the lightest sprinkles you will ever see. Not much temp change either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 You are pretty much north central FL based on your screen name right? Plus you are on the west coast and from my 2.5 years here have noticed that you guys up there always get the better of these winter fronts. I was hoping it would hold together but it fell apart to almost nothing IMBY. Some clouds and the lightest sprinkles you will ever see. Not much temp change either. North central Fla but not on the west coast. I am right in the middle. It's about 50 miles to either coast from my house. You are right about the west coast getting the better of these fronts. For what ever reason they hit land and dissipate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabehippie Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I am headed down to boynton Beach next week for 10 days. What is the weather forecast? Am I going to be able to get in a lot of fun in the sun? thanks North central Fla but not on the west coast. I am right in the middle. It's about 50 miles to either coast from my house. You are right about the west coast getting the better of these fronts. For what ever reason they hit land and dissipate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I am headed down to boynton Beach next week for 10 days. What is the weather forecast? Am I going to be able to get in a lot of fun in the sun? thanks Here you go. http://www.accuweath...-weather/328171 Just keep in mind that far out is kind of a crap shoot. Hope the weather is great but we are hoping for some rain as things are mighty dry in the peninsula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flweathernerd Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I thought we'd have a bit more discussion about this thing approaching us from the south! Looks like quite a bit of rain on tap, and all of it is welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 From the NWS: Miami Doppler Radar Dual Polarization Upgrade COMPLETE The Dual Polarization upgrade to the National Weather Service Miami Doppler Radar (KAMX) was completed on February 6, 2012. The radar is once again fully accessible and operational. Adjacent National Weather Service Doppler radars in Key West (KBYX) and Melbourne (KMLB) have also been upgraded with this technology. Tampa is currently scheduled for the upgrade Feb. 27 - Mar. 11. It's been a nice departure from the dry weather to see some convection off the coast. Looks like a few showers and perhaps a thunderstorm may develop over the peninsula this evening. In addition to the scattered showers we've been seeing lately, a significant precipitation event may be setting up somewhere across FL this weekend. Exactly where the surface front stalls out will determine whether the Keys, south, central, or north Florida receive the most rain. A number of small shortwaves will be rotating through the base of the longwave trough, occasionally enhancing vertical motion and attendant precip. The subtropical jet will also be stronger than we've seen most of this winter. Shear profiles look good, although instability may be a limiting factor for severe weather. More will be revealed as we get closer to the event. 12Z GFS 144 hr precip: 102 hr forecast sounding from GFS. High shear but low CAPE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Man I sure hope you are right ice. Last I heard the models were trending north but that was last night. Also, last night got 1.60 in the bucket! That's almost as much as Nov, Dec, and January combined. Even some thunder to along with it. I saw one place in north Dade had 4.80. Would be great if we could get a statewide soaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Man I sure hope you are right ice. Last I heard the models were trending north but that was last night. Also, last night got 1.60 in the bucket! That's almost as much as Nov, Dec, and January combined. Even some thunder to along with it. I saw one place in north Dade had 4.80. Would be great if we could get a statewide soaking. 1.60? That's pretty good, probably about what I got. Looks like the Euro is going with a statewide soaker Fri night / Sat morning, quickly dries things out, then brings in some heavier precip for the southern half of the state by Mon night. So certainly some disagreement with GFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Now it's looking as tho it won't be nearly as long or widespread an event as before. Probably still some localized heavy rain, and probably still some thunder here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 QPF amounts up here are about .10 for the next 24 hours. Hopefully we get a lot more. There is already some convection firing to the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 This thread is just dead! We need mid May man. And then Josh season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 This thread is just dead! We need mid May man. And then Josh season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I'll be back to Florida on Thursday. Forgot how crazy I used to be w/ snow while still living in NJ. Not really sure why. Had about 5 or 6 inches about a month ago and it was more of a pain in the ass than anything. So boring having highs in 40's and lows in upper 20's for weeks on end. I'd rather it be 80 and sunny or real winter weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wi_fl_wx Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 The weather in South Florida is just so unbelievably boring in the winter. I never would have become a meteorologist if I grew up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 The weather in South Florida is just so unbelievably boring in the winter. I never would have become a meteorologist if I grew up here. Boring but so damn beautifully awesome. Double Edge Sword. Let's see where a few of these strong fast moving t-storms set up with the front passing today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 This "front" is coming through pretty much dry as a bone. Ahhhh .... beautiful chamber of commerce weather ftw 55 tonight on the TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 The weather in South Florida is just so unbelievably boring in the winter. I never would have become a meteorologist if I grew up here. Yea but tropical season more than makes up for it. Imagine forecasting an Andrew or Charley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wi_fl_wx Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Yea but tropical season more than makes up for it. Imagine forecasting an Andrew or Charley? I wish I could say that, but I've been here for 2 tropical seasons and the closest I got to a tropical cyclone was some of Irene's weak outer bands. The seabreeze convection is interesting but it is usually disorganized and it is very rare to get a good supercell or even a squall line. The overall most interesting weather event was the rain from the Rina leftovers last October. I didn't even know it was possible for it to rain that hard. I'm not necessarily complaining about the weather though--I love running and biking so the winter weather is incredible for those activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 Yea but tropical season more than makes up for it. Imagine forecasting an Andrew or Charley? Much more rare than a block buster blizzard in the I95 corridor. Almost all tropical seasons in specific locations are flat out duds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 I wish I could say that, but I've been here for 2 tropical seasons and the closest I got to a tropical cyclone was some of Irene's weak outer bands. The seabreeze convection is interesting but it is usually disorganized and it is very rare to get a good supercell or even a squall line. The overall most interesting weather event was the rain from the Rina leftovers last October. I didn't even know it was possible for it to rain that hard. I'm not necessarily complaining about the weather though--I love running and biking so the winter weather is incredible for those activities. This is how my screen name came about. You ain't seen nothin yet Getting stuck over a stat late afternoon rainy season t-storm in these parts is surreal to say the least. FL Rainy season FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 oh, hey! Safe travels back to the contig 48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Much more rare than a block buster blizzard in the I95 corridor. Almost all tropical seasons in specific locations are flat out duds. A hurricane like Andrew, yea. But they are still kept busy tracking the tropics from June-November whether or not anything hits. And with the amount of lives on the line when a storm does hit, I'm sure the boredom more than makes up for it. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I wish I could say that, but I've been here for 2 tropical seasons and the closest I got to a tropical cyclone was some of Irene's weak outer bands. The seabreeze convection is interesting but it is usually disorganized and it is very rare to get a good supercell or even a squall line. The overall most interesting weather event was the rain from the Rina leftovers last October. I didn't even know it was possible for it to rain that hard. I'm not necessarily complaining about the weather though--I love running and biking so the winter weather is incredible for those activities. I've been down there since Nov. of 2008. Pisses me off I'm missing the best weather of the year but it couldn't be avoided. And yea, it's nuts when it rains during a tropical storm/wave. I never saw it rain so hard as I did during Bonnie even though it was only raining for a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wi_fl_wx Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 A toad strangler is such a great name for a downpour. I wish it would rain like that more often. A blizzard is definitely more common than a TC landfall. I grew up in WI and we had about 1-2 nice 8"+ snowstorms per year and a good foot+ blizzard every 2-3 years. In the spring-summer you could always count on several severe outbreaks. My experience of 100+ mph mile straight-line winds was the closest I ever got to what a hurricane would be like (for 5 minutes). But what made WI really cool was the crazy anomalous stuff that happened all the time. Snow in October and May. Tornado outbreak in January. Wild 50+ degree temperature fluctuations in a few hours. Flash flooding turning a creek into a raging river in 1 hour. Waking up to a surprise 6" of snow after a random lake effect band moved onshore. Even when it wasn't completely crazy, the weather was always changing and sometimes you honestly had no idea what was coming. I study TCs now and it is plenty exciting for me. But it's all remote sensing, and I could be doing this from Alaska. There is also something really amazing about how a coastal area can see nothing significant for 50+ years and then suddenly have a Cat 4-5 storm bearing down. They are really unique monsters--but still just little swirls compared with any decent mid-latitude cyclone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricaneman Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Storms moving in, its starting to get dark and the best part is some much needed rains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderon Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Sitting at 90 in Bunnell in Flagler Co. right now. Pretty crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm back in Florida. Damn it's hot out. LOL. I thought it was February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Decent shot at some storms firing up today with a ULD moving through. Let's see who gets in on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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