May Banter 2026

[MN Transplant]

7 hours ago, pazzo83 said:

make the source code public!

Almost certain that it is.  But implementing it is a different beast. Various academic institutions have the run the WRF real-time, but even that is difficult to keep up without dedicated staff.

[high risk]

8 hours ago, yoda said:

Does this include the 3k NAM or just the parent NAM?

Both.  

[NorthArlington101]

15 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

@high risk NAM retirement is official now?? August 31?

Devastating. We'll never get NAM'd again.

[yoda]

26 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Devastating. We'll never get NAM'd again.

So now what do we say when the RRFS crushes us with wind?

[WxUSAF]

47 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Devastating. We'll never get NAM'd again.

And besides losing the joy of a happy hour NAMing, the NAM is/was the best for mixing lines as we saw last winter. We’re gonna get surprised by pingers.

[LP08]

1 minute ago, WxUSAF said:

And besides losing the joy of a happy hour NAMing, the NAM is/was the best for mixing lines as we saw last winter. We’re gonna get surprised by pingers.

Losing the 3k is unfortunate.  In the few times looking at the RRFFFSSSS, the 3k was much more "correct".  Losing the acuracy of mixing with be a real forcasting crunch.

[TSSN+]

12 hours ago, ravensrule said:

Don’t say i didn’t warn you. 

[TSSN+]

Haircut/shave pending but picked up my suit. 

[snowfan]

9 minutes ago, TSSN+ said:

Haircut/shave pending but picked up my suit. 

Your tailor messed up thr length of the right sleeve on the jacket

[wxmeddler]

For anyone interested, here is the official notifications for the ending of the NAM and friends.
https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-47_Retirement_of_NAM_SREF_HREF_HiresW_NAM_MOS.pdf

And the starting of the RRFS/REFS
https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-48_RRFS_and_REFS_Implementation.pdf

 

[Interstate]

2 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Devastating. We'll never get NAM'd again.

To be honest... The NAM has been off it game with NAMing us.

[TSSN+]

22 minutes ago, snowfan said:

Your tailor messed up thr length of the right sleeve on the jacket

lol no it’s just not pulled down all the way. You can see it’s bunched up 

[87storms]

On 5/12/2026 at 10:45 AM, MillvilleWx said:

I'm looking forward to seeing how they screw this up /s

SHOULD take AJ Dybantsa, but I've heard if we can trade back with Utah, we can grab more draft capital, which they need in the worst way since they have so many holes to fill. AJ just could be a phenomenal talent to forgo this year. 6'9 and is basically NBA ready in a lot of ways. He could play at the 3/4 with AD at the 5 and Trae running point. That is a solid 3 with some of the talent they have already. 

It'll almost certainly be Dybantsa unless the Jazz give us Markannen or their lottery pick next year.  Dawkins has some connections to Dybantsa as well since they're both from Mass.

[NorthArlington101]

1 hour ago, wxmeddler said:

For anyone interested, here is the official notifications for the ending of the NAM and friends.
https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-47_Retirement_of_NAM_SREF_HREF_HiresW_NAM_MOS.pdf

And the starting of the RRFS/REFS
https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-48_RRFS_and_REFS_Implementation.pdf

 

Losing the SREF is even more devastating! Need to host a Viking funeral. 

[WxUSAF]

40 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Losing the SREF is even more devastating! Need to host a Viking funeral. 

@mitchnick gonna run it off the Commodore 64 in his garage 

[yoda]

8 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Losing the SREF is even more devastating! Need to host a Viking funeral. 

I'm still mourning the loss of the DGEX... a real OG

[Stormchaserchuck1]

@CAPE I dont get it either

Chargers RB Keaton Mitchell calls out Ravens for spurning him in free agency

They aren't able to extend Lamar either. He knows that he's worth more than Jordan Love, Tua, Dak Prescott, etc. 

[Interstate]

Yep... Mayo still sucks

[pazzo83]

lol - Nats bullpen still likes to make things interesting.

[MillvilleWx]

Went to the Os/Nats game last night. Beautiful night for baseball, but obviously a terrible night for guys trying to hit with RISP. Orioles are toast. It's actually one of the more pathetic showings of talent I've seen in awhile. They have a clutch factor of -100. Sad. 

Despite the outcome for myself, the atmosphere and the time at the game were incredible. Sat club behind home plate which was a phenomenal seat. The Nationals have a great ballpark. Next game will be at Camden Yards, so I'm looking forward to going and staking claim on a good seat with some Boogs and Stuggy's in my facehole 

[SnowenOutThere]

On 5/13/2026 at 10:12 AM, WxUSAF said:

And besides losing the joy of a happy hour NAMing, the NAM is/was the best for mixing lines as we saw last winter. We’re gonna get surprised by pingers.

Any met or anyone know the reasoning for the NAM decommission? It still seems more accurate than its successor and a far better tool for winter wx. I mean, it was only the NAM on Jan 25th this year which got close to accurate mixing line accounts. Just seems like a weird decision. 

[MillvilleWx]

1 hour ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Any met or anyone know the reasoning for the NAM decommission? It still seems more accurate than its successor and a far better tool for winter wx. I mean, it was only the NAM on Jan 25th this year which got close to accurate mixing line accounts. Just seems like a weird decision. 

Long time coming actually. Comes down to ability to handle total computing power. NAM Nest was solid in some ways, but overall it still trails a lot of the guidance with verification. Super compute power can only take so much and we still have RRFS and HRRR, plus the GFS and its intended upgrades. Comes down to the big three: compute power, verification, and money. 

[SnowenOutThere]

35 minutes ago, MillvilleWx said:

Long time coming actually. Comes down to ability to handle total computing power. NAM Nest was solid in some ways, but overall it still trails a lot of the guidance with verification. Super compute power can only take so much and we still have RRFS and HRRR, plus the GFS and its intended upgrades. Comes down to the big three: compute power, verification, and money. 

Just a shame that it can’t be used again in winter forecasting. Though that makes sense as the NAM is pretty bad with spring-fall systems and convective events. Can’t have your cake and eat it to I suppose. 

[MillvilleWx]

Despite what the record says, the Orioles are actually worse than they were last year at this time. This is actually very sad baseball. On the flip side, the Nats got some great young talent that actually know how to play baseball and are having fun. I'd be excited to watch these young hitters this season. 

[WxUSAF]

Woof.