February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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Re: February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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You can see the westward shift of the cold air when you compare last night's EPS run to the most recent.

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Re: February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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Monday morning EPS, 12Z vs 00Z

Much higher heights in the SE.

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Re: February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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Catnip wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:28 pm You can see the westward shift of the cold air when you compare last night's EPS run to the most recent.

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Yup
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Wintergirl wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:07 pm So the cold air coming is not an arctic air mass, meaning no outflow winds? I have hard time figuring this all out, sorry for the questions lately friends.
No problem. We are all learning. :D

We can either get cold here via a cold onshore flow or an arctic outflow. Whats being modelled at the moment is arctic outflow.

So yes, outflow winds under the current modelled solution. :thumbup:
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Simalkameen vortex!
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Wintergirl wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:07 pm So the cold air coming is not an arctic air mass, meaning no outflow winds? I have hard time figuring this all out, sorry for the questions lately friends.
Looking like modified arctic air at this point. Windy, but not super cold... lows below freezing and highs around 0C to +3C. Colder in the eastern valley -- highs below freezing likely there. No guarantees at this point, though.
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Re: February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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Wintergirl wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:07 pm So the cold air coming is not an arctic air mass, meaning no outflow winds? I have hard time figuring this all out, sorry for the questions lately friends.
Outflow winds would be likely in this scenario, moderate to locally strong, Sunday night to Tuesday.
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Re: February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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Thanks for all the replies everyone....I love the outflow winds here so bring it on fingers crossed :D
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Hawk wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:25 pm Im a septic..obvi :think: :think:
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Per the 12z GFS...strongest winds over the south coast are from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
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Re: February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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:think: :think:

At HR 72, the 18z GFS seems to be a bit further west with things than the 12z was.
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Re: February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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Stronger ridging/better amplification on the 18z.

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Re: February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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Catnip wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:56 pm :think: :think:

At HR 72, the 18z GFS seems to be a bit further west with things than the 12z was.
Correct.....
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Re: February 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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^^^^^

Colder as a result.

Monday Morning.

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