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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12918380)

I take the latter any time over the former.

Same here.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12918331)

Chance it could shift further East, in which case New Orleans to Atlanta could be in for some weather more suited to Omaha this time of year.

Awesome!

I just want to know if things have improved since last years mess...

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Originally Posted by CObigtimefan (Post 12918958)

I just want to know if things have improved since last years mess...

I'm guessing they'll have gasoline for the single deicing truck this year :)

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Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 12918969)

I'm guessing they'll have gasoline for the single deicing truck this year :)

Perhaps will an oil change and everything!

Really though, the temperatures aren't going to be the type that cause heavy ice build up quickly, so hopefully it won't be too much more than the Little Deicer That Could™ can keep up with.

Latest NWS Forecast Discussion...

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THE BIG QUESTION IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON FRIDAY. THERE IS A GROWING

CONSENSUS THAT THE DEEPER MOISTURE WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO AREAS

CLOSER TO THE COAST. THE NAM HAS COME IN CLOSER TO THE ECMWF/CAN

WITH THE BULK OF THE PRECIP OFFSHORE. ALL THE MODELS ARE NOW IN

GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SPEED OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND HAVE TRENDED

TOWARD THE FASTER ECMWF. THE GFS...WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY

CONSISTENT SINCE 12Z MONDAY...IS VERY AGGRESSIVE WITH MOISTURE.

HOWEVER THE GFS MOIST AXIS HAS NOW SHIFTED SOUTH TOWARD THE COAST.

WILL NOT MAKE A MAJOR CHANGE AT THIS TIME AS WE AWAIT THE

ECMWF...BUT FEEL THE WINTER STORM WATCH/WARNING WILL NEED TO BE

SHIFTED SOUTH. NOT SURE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE OVER THE

NORTH TO WARRANT ANYTHING MORE THAN A FEW FLURRIES. THE GFS IS

ALSO NOT AS COLD IN ITS THERMAL PROFILE SO THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW

COULD ALSO BE DELAYED A BIT. IF THE GFS IS CORRECT...A SWATH OF

2-4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE CITY OF HOUSTON. IF

THE NAM AND OTHER GLOBAL MODELS ARE CORRECT...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW

WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS. WHAT A RIDE...STAY TUNED! 43

Go GFS! Go GFS! :D :D :D

I've got a feeling that the surface low forming in the Gulf is going to tap beaucoup moisture for somewhere. I suspect that there will be an isolated spot or two in the forecast area that just gets dumped on, kind of like when Victoria unexpectedly got a foot a few years ago.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12919066)

Latest NWS Forecast Discussion...

Go GFS! Go GFS! :D :D :D

I've got a feeling that the surface low forming in the Gulf is going to tap beaucoup moisture for somewhere. I suspect that there will be an isolated spot or two in the forecast area that just gets dumped on, kind of like when Victoria unexpectedly got a foot a few years ago.

Yeah, NWS forecast discussion is now playing down snow for KAUS/KSAT; we'll see what happens.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12919066)

Latest NWS Forecast Discussion...

Does anyone know why most, if not all, weather alerts are written in all-caps?

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Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler (Post 12919100)

Does anyone know why most, if not all, weather alerts are written in all-caps?

ALCO may know the real reason but my experience has been that forecasts and other news generally go out in all caps because they are easier to read when printed that way. Whether or not that is true is up to your personal interpretation, but everything was in caps when I used to pull weather and AP stories to read on the radio. :-:

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Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler (Post 12919100)

Does anyone know why most, if not all, weather alerts are written in all-caps?

forecasters like to shout, don't you KNOW THAT ALREADY? :)

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12919122)

Makes it hard for me, not being in the weather business, to know what is an abbreviation/acronym.

Makes it more important?

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12919094)

Yeah, NWS forecast discussion is now playing down snow for KAUS/KSAT; we'll see what happens.

IIRC, Austin's snow is/was always going to be dependent on whatever moisture was available to the upper-level low riding down out of Colorado, independent of the forming Gulf Low.

Houston's precip would be dependent upon the interaction of that upper-level low with any wrap-around moisture on the Northwest side of the surface low in the Gulf. That creates the potential for significantly more precip over our area than in the Hill Country, but it all comes down to timing.

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Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 12919124)

forecasters like to shout, don't you KNOW THAT ALREADY? :)

It's probably something very simple, like the 1970s era systems that are still running in the background at some point in the distribution chain only display all caps.

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Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler (Post 12919100)

Does anyone know why most, if not all, weather alerts are written in all-caps?

Ask and ye shall find: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/faq.php#caps

It is to meet international standards and allow developing countries to use the same format (with older systems) as developed countries.