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national weather service houston/galveston tx



1121 am cst tue dec 1 2009



 



update...



Morning forecast update.



 



Discussion...



Closed upper low over the big bend will move across tx today.



Coastal low continues to deepen over the lower tx coast which will



continue to support e winds. This will continue to support coastal



flooding issues. Light rain is expected for the rest of the



afternoon but more moderate rain is expected later this evening



and tonight as the upper low moves over the region. The upper low



should move out fairly quickly allowing for drier conditions on



wed. The main update to the forecast was for ongoing precip trends



and adjusting pops as the upper low moves over the region.



 



It seems that yesterday`s 12z gfs run picked up on a strong



shortwave trough that it had not previously resolved. The



shortwave is now over the pac nw that will move through the area



on fri as a strong jet streak pushes into it on thu. Today`s 12z



gfs continues this trend as does the 12z nam. this brings more



confidence to forecast winter precipitation during the day fri.



The event may be 4 days out but will do the best to hash out



details of the transition from rain to snow as model soundings



support all snow by the afternoon as well as any heavier precip



bands. the new hazardous weather outlook will detail our latest



thinking but will be updated again this afternoon. Afternoon



forecast package will also feature an sps to outline winter



precip threats/hazards and timing of the event for areas of se tx.

^ :D

baglady

Dec 1, 2009 11:17 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12905869)

:D^^^^^^^^^^:D

It looks very likely that my wife will be accepted into Texas A&M for a...

...wait for it...

FREE Masters degree. :D

CONGRATS to Mrs. Mackieman!!!!!!!! ^^^

sbm12

Dec 1, 2009 11:18 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 12906234)

I think the one I'm looking at uses a standard SD card...I'm guessing that's faster than the microSD?

The key is that it can be. Memory cards can be made at different speeds. For cameras you generally want the card to be a bit faster so that it can write the (rather large these days) files off to the card as you generally cannot take another photo until that is done. So a slow card can really slow you down in some scenarios. SD and CF cards are available in a wide range of speeds, from very slow to rather speedy. The microSD cards only make it up to tolerable on the speed scale. In the Sony line I believe the MemoryStick Pro Duo is the faster line and reasonable in performance while the other version are slower.

baglady

Dec 1, 2009 11:23 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12906064)

That actually sounds pretty good. :D

My options were strawberry and chocolate - I think strawberry was the clear winner. :p

baglady

Dec 1, 2009 11:24 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdjohns1 (Post 12906092)

I've never seen a snowstorm in Chicago that exceeded the upper end of the forecaster's call.

I've seen several Nebraska ones that certainly have.

Brituchenite

Dec 1, 2009 11:25 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 12905735)

I don't know why I find something funny. I'm sending my resume to a networking contact and the person is English. For some reason I feel I don't have enough initials after my name like they all seem to have. :rolleyes:

Just make some up .....

you could always be MbrFTF (Member Flyter Talk Fourms)

IMHO letters after one's name are so freaking pretentious. I never put letters after my name.

icurhere2

Dec 1, 2009 11:31 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 12906334)

I've seen several Nebraska ones that certainly have.

I've seen massive snowstorms in MD/DC that weren't even projected the day before - have to love the moisture from the Chesapeake Bay / Atlantic Ocean.

Brituchenite

Dec 1, 2009 11:32 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12905835)

Huh. First time I've heard of that problem and I've been a heavy Powershot user for years now. I've never had a problem with a Canon,

Me too. I love my Canon. It's small, light, takes good pictures and is easy for a techno-phobe like me - just point, click and be on your way!

Brituchenite

Dec 1, 2009 11:33 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12905869)

:D^^^^^^^^^^:D

It looks very likely that my wife will be accepted into Texas A&M for a...

...wait for it...

FREE Masters degree. :D

Woot! Woot! Excellent!

Olton Hall

Dec 1, 2009 11:33 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 12906339)

Just make some up .....

you could always be MbrFTR (Member Flyter Talk Fourms)

IMHO letters after one's name are so freaking pretentious. I never put letters after my name.

I do have initials after my name. (P.E., M.ASCE) but that's nothing compared to one person I know that has "MBE, PhD, DEng, CEng, FICE, FRSE." The sad part is I know what they all mean.

PSU Mudder

Dec 1, 2009 11:34 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdjohns1 (Post 12906092)

I've never seen a snowstorm in Chicago that exceeded the upper end of the forecaster's call.

They never do when its an actual snowstorm predicted. It's when they say "a dusting to an inch" that you get 6.

Brituchenite

Dec 1, 2009 11:34 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 12905960)

Just think of next year! My goal is to be done by Thursday, but I still have 8 trees to decorate, and only one is really partially done; however all the lights are on. Plus1 doesn't have nearly the enthusiasm I do for the Christmas decorating :rolleyes:

Yes, I can't wait for next year! I shall be so glad to be out of this teeny-tiny rental house.

In fact, today I am HOPPING MAD because we are STILL waiting for my town to issue the excavation permits. It has been one month since we put the application in. ONE FREAKING MONTH! Can you tell I'm steamed???? I want to go down to the boro hall and raise holy he!!, but it wouldn't do any good. They'd just keep me waiting longer out of spite. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Brituchenite

Dec 1, 2009 11:35 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12905991)

The optimist in me keeps saying that the fact that my client hasn't done a d@mn thing since I was last here nearly three weeks ago is just providing me with job security and loads of miles and points. The pessimist says I'm doomed to a career of working here every two or three weeks for the rest of my life unless I quit my job and let someone else come deal with this mess. Right now the pessimist side is winning. I'm rather :mad: right now.

Just grit your teeth...... and .....think......of.....the ..... miles.....and points ....!!! :D

Brituchenite

Dec 1, 2009 11:35 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 12906030)

Every one should have a manual can opener .....

You mean there is such a thing as an electric can opener :eek::eek::eek:

Brituchenite

Dec 1, 2009 11:36 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 12906397)

I do have initials after my name. (P.E., M.ASCE) but that's nothing compared to one person I know that has "MBE, PhD, DEng, CEng, FICE, FRSE." The sad part is I know what they all mean.

Meh!

But I bet he's a boring old fart. Unlike you, my man, who are not!

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