December 2013 Observations & Discussions

Dunnzoo wrote:Hey Ryan..have a great time! No trouble getting out, but hope you get back ok...lots of weather on the table!

Thanks Janet, Newark always delays though. Hopefully we don't have anything in the area the 21st lol

Quietace wrote:19 here. Wish me luck flying out of Newark tomorrow.

good luck and have fun!! I am going to Cooperstown,NY Tom night - oh boy!

amugs wrote:

Quietace wrote:19 here. Wish me luck flying out of Newark tomorrow.

good luck and have fun!! I am going to Cooperstown,NY Tom night - oh boy!

Thanks Mugs, have fun.

9 here but no wind. WSW posted for Saturday.

75 and sunny here in Florida! Lol

Quietace wrote:75 and sunny here in Florida! Lol

Watch us from afar in this big storm that is bearing down us- things are getting interesting as the Winter Storm Warnings are going up soon for us here in NJ - they upped our totals so far - 3-6 last night by the NWS has gone up to 6-10" -almost now casting time kid but have fun on the beach, by the pool and do not bring that warmth this way or I will personally drive to PP with my long shore buddies and give you the ol' Italian Job. Only kidding!!  

Mugs

Ace, honestly wouldn't you rather be up here in a snow event instead of in Florida on the beach sweltering in the glaring sun? Come on you know you'd rather be here. Especially being the snow lover that you are. lol !

SNOW MAN wrote:Ace, honestly wouldn't you rather be up here in a snow event instead of in Florida on the beach sweltering in the glaring sun? Come on you know you'd rather be here. Especially being the snow lover that you are. lol !

All of what you said is very true...lol. Sadly I didn't have a say in it. But all I know is when I'm older, winter vacations will be a no.

Where Ace and I are we wont see much according to what im hearing and reading on this board cnj coast gets screwed

skinsfan1177 wrote:Where Ace and I are we wont see much according to what im hearing and reading on this board cnj coast gets screwed

That's why I'm not to mad for missing the storm skins.

Don't worry Ace if this weather pattern keeps up they'll be plenty more storms to come. Hopefully this season will be a cold and snowy one. Let's cross our fingers. I know I'm looking forward to it. Have a good time and enjoy yourself.

I was flipping channels earlier and stop at the Weather Channel for a minute and saw that they had a map for Christmas Eve and it was showing snow amounts from a possible storm that day. That would really would make a nice Christmas Imo

SNOW MAN wrote:I was flipping channels earlier and stop at the Weather Channel for a minute and saw that they had a map for Christmas Eve and it was showing snow amounts from a possible storm that day. That would really would make a nice Christmas Imo

Awesome! Maybe.

Next time, put long range posts in the "long range" thread. Thanks!

Nothing but cold rain pretty much all day here cnj enjoy the sun Ace no big deal snow will come

There will be icing concerns tonight. The snow melt combined with temps below freezing will call for lots of icing.

Some of the short-range models are really blowing this clipper system up around the BM, and bringing a swath of 6+ inches of snow over SNE and north of NYC as well. A trend with the storms this season I have noticed is the amount of energy stored in the short waves ejecting out of the polar jet are pretty high. One reason why I think this is the case is due to the state of the Tropopause and it is called a "tropopause fold." Essentially, this is when heights in the tropopause around the PJS (polar jet stream) area rapidly drop (to the latitude of 500 mb). This prevents stratospheric air from entering the tropopause zone and causes warm advection aloft (around 300 hPa), which results higher amounts of energy to be embedded within these short waves.

Now that this storm is out of the way, I am going to be taking a little break for a bit until school finals are over. Friday is my last final. I'll post here and now, but won't be around much. You can expect a warmup this weekend into the 50's---maybe 60's on Sunday. Rain will also come Saturday and Sunday. Not a great weekend, but good if you like the warmth.

I'll update the long range thread on Thursday.

Not looking fwd to the TORCH on Sunday...woulda been nice to still have snow on the ground for Christmas! I'll have to fire up the grill to ease the pain lol

And yes, it is covered so i'll be dry lol

I'm back. Finals are over. I'm up at this hour because the NJ Transit trains back home from NYC got stuck last night on their tracks, so I took 3 different methods of transportation home. I'm off from school for a month, but now I'll be working more hours. It's ok though...

I'll update the weather with a blog probably Sunday. The storm signal for New Year's Eve is still there, but not sure yet if the pattern supports one. Not much else to talk about other then the warmer temps this weekend and rain threat this weekend as well. Then it will get much colder again by Xmas.

Little evidence of any snowfall remain but 54* and sunshine this early in the morn does feel good.

78 and sunny in Orlando. My flight leaves at 3 for Newark.Looks like I missed quite a bit.

Ace you will be coming home to some warm weather 56 here now. Tomorrow we have a shot at 70

Temps are overachieving for some. More sun than expected? I'm at 60..

54* here

Dtone wrote:Temps are overachieving for some. More sun than expected?  I'm at 60..

. Yea, those mostly sunny skies are warming things up. 61 in the city. If it wasn't going to be rainy and cloudy tomorrow, the city would definitely have hit 70.