The afternoon video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Once again, not much need to change anything. Get lots of e-mail from people who are focused on individual computer model runs. Try not to focus on individual runs, but the TRENDS they show. And, focus on the pattern. The pattern favors somebody across the deep south getting snow sometime between December 24 and 28. Maybe twice!
*Very cold and windy on Sunday with 30s all day, sub-freezing wind chills, and a few snow flurries. Monday morning we go into the 13 to 23 degree range. Most places will be in the upper teens.
*The pre-Christmas storm around the middle of next week will feature rain. Maybe a few flurries on the back side as cold air rushes in on Thursday morning, but nothing significant.
*A major storm will develop in the Gulf of Mexico Christmas eve, and will bring the risk of snow to parts of the deep south late December 24 into Christmas day. TOO EARLY FOR SPECIFICS. But, everything will be in place. It all has to come together at the right place at the right time. This will be our best shot at a white Christmas in a long time. Yeah, I know, the 12Z run of the GFS has the system too far south in the Gulf. I don't really care. The pattern and the trend favors a snow storm somewhere across the southern states. Don't focus on just one or two runs!
*Another storm in the Gulf forms in the December 27-28 time frame which could bring another risk of snow to Alabama. Needless to say, we won't even think about specifics this far out.
And, if you like some real voodoo forecasting, the 12Z run of the GFS spits out yet another snow threat around New Years eve.
Brian Peters will be doing the web video updates this weekend (Brian is a very good meteorologist; he really knows his stuff)... and J.B. Elliott and Bill Murray will be doing tag team forecasting on the web. I will be hanging around this weekend and will probably post some notes here on the blog.
Spend some time with your family this weekend; have some fun and some good laughs!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Once again, not much need to change anything. Get lots of e-mail from people who are focused on individual computer model runs. Try not to focus on individual runs, but the TRENDS they show. And, focus on the pattern. The pattern favors somebody across the deep south getting snow sometime between December 24 and 28. Maybe twice!
*Very cold and windy on Sunday with 30s all day, sub-freezing wind chills, and a few snow flurries. Monday morning we go into the 13 to 23 degree range. Most places will be in the upper teens.
*The pre-Christmas storm around the middle of next week will feature rain. Maybe a few flurries on the back side as cold air rushes in on Thursday morning, but nothing significant.
*A major storm will develop in the Gulf of Mexico Christmas eve, and will bring the risk of snow to parts of the deep south late December 24 into Christmas day. TOO EARLY FOR SPECIFICS. But, everything will be in place. It all has to come together at the right place at the right time. This will be our best shot at a white Christmas in a long time. Yeah, I know, the 12Z run of the GFS has the system too far south in the Gulf. I don't really care. The pattern and the trend favors a snow storm somewhere across the southern states. Don't focus on just one or two runs!
*Another storm in the Gulf forms in the December 27-28 time frame which could bring another risk of snow to Alabama. Needless to say, we won't even think about specifics this far out.
And, if you like some real voodoo forecasting, the 12Z run of the GFS spits out yet another snow threat around New Years eve.
Brian Peters will be doing the web video updates this weekend (Brian is a very good meteorologist; he really knows his stuff)... and J.B. Elliott and Bill Murray will be doing tag team forecasting on the web. I will be hanging around this weekend and will probably post some notes here on the blog.
Spend some time with your family this weekend; have some fun and some good laughs!
on December 17, 2004, 4:23 pm
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