tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post3983650451160508765..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: RidgmageddonCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15882905647967550502011-01-28T06:56:23.281-08:002011-01-28T06:56:23.281-08:00I suspect this ridge to be moved more westward, mo...I suspect this ridge to be moved more westward, models are really indicating that right now as well. That would allow for some cold air to spill into our area.Yev's weather pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497784737159155578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23310961477446412252011-01-27T12:46:05.974-08:002011-01-27T12:46:05.974-08:00Thanks for the helpful info Cliff. As a snow junki...Thanks for the helpful info Cliff. As a snow junkie I often find myself scouring the internet looking for more information on how to predict the weather of the PNW. Lately I have been reading about the AO and PNA indexes and how they can affect our weather. As far as I can tell the AO is a measure of the pressure in the arctic, a negative reading equates to a higher pressure and thus more arctic air filtering into lower latitudes. The PNA is a measure of the location of the Jet Stream in the pacific, a positive number relating to a southern jet stream with tropical moisture and a negative number equating to a northerly jet stream with colder moisture. By my math it seems like a PNA- + AO- = good skiing conditions, but as long as the PNA is negative, our storms come in from the north and the precipitation in or mountains would be falling as snow. Is all this info I’ve put together from Wikipedia and weather blogs correct, or have I gone off track?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06038702824672407336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76395312410302141532011-01-26T13:27:26.052-08:002011-01-26T13:27:26.052-08:00Thank you for providing interesting, illustrated f...Thank you for providing interesting, illustrated forecasts and background weather info. <br /><br />Even though I am often at the edge of your maps I still find your blog worthwhile.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452842332549541201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28151146515948793212011-01-25T20:51:49.067-08:002011-01-25T20:51:49.067-08:00Now what happened to the ridge?? raining showing f...Now what happened to the ridge?? raining showing for Friday on...Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267130128617609806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-90600544852418334752011-01-25T20:12:23.421-08:002011-01-25T20:12:23.421-08:00Mr. Mass,
I'm a relatively new reader of your ...Mr. Mass,<br />I'm a relatively new reader of your blog and I am really enjoying it. Thank you!<br /><br />And now I'm going to embarrass myself by asking what I am pretty sure is a dumb question: as a fisherman, I tend to pay pretty close attention to the weather and how it affects fishing. Living in Western WA my entire life, I've noticed a pattern of "warm spell in January = snow event in April". It seems like there is no way that a weather pattern in January could affect one in April. But is that possible?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388350548076792930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74428958069369660732011-01-25T18:21:44.287-08:002011-01-25T18:21:44.287-08:00This has been one of the longest lasting (>10 d...This has been one of the longest lasting (>10 days) "dirty" ridges that I can remember.And probably another five days to go of more of the same.I see that there`s now a hint of the overall pattern retrograding westward beginning around February 10th. It will take about another week`s worth of consistant model runs before I`ll buy into it,though.<br /><br />Well,one good thing about this winter is that it will provide us plenty of discussion topics for future NW Weather Workshops and AMS meetings!climo manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555794339838337797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-51479759987907134582011-01-25T18:10:20.230-08:002011-01-25T18:10:20.230-08:00Bravo Steve. ROFL.Bravo Steve. ROFL.smokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53832479636219533522011-01-25T17:16:10.338-08:002011-01-25T17:16:10.338-08:00Thanks, Cliff. Was wondering if we had an early-o...Thanks, Cliff. Was wondering if we had an early-onset Spring, and all the pitchers and catchers had to report to training camp early.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369325677310528747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-8573135076852177932011-01-25T14:28:18.849-08:002011-01-25T14:28:18.849-08:00DANGEROUSLY BORING WEATHER TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERN...DANGEROUSLY BORING WEATHER TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE IN THE<br />STATEMENT AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN AHEAD AND GET ANOTHER CUP OF<br />COFFEE BEFORE BOREDOM CAUSES THEIR FOREHEAD TO COLLIDE WITH THEIR<br />DESKTOP. MOST INJURIES OCCUR THIS WAY.<br /><br />STAY TUNED FOR NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.<br /><br />LONG TERM: PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818979024131339228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-66973716208542350252011-01-25T13:58:31.350-08:002011-01-25T13:58:31.350-08:00Dry, relatively warm weather in January? I don'...Dry, relatively warm weather in January? I don't really care WHAT the explanation is... I'll take it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-68480501865896487022011-01-25T09:53:47.380-08:002011-01-25T09:53:47.380-08:00This is kinda like going to the doctor because you...This is kinda like going to the doctor because you have all sorts of symptoms, but reversed, all the doctors are here and all the symptoms of inclement weather seem to have vanished. <br /><br />I hope they gave you credit for their winter tans.Brad J Tankersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883768653250436181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-36241719908327751352011-01-25T09:11:45.729-08:002011-01-25T09:11:45.729-08:00GFS 384hr totals, several times, has not had green...GFS 384hr totals, several times, has not had green anywhere in WA. Thats a rarity sometimes in July and August. <br /><br />The trough over Hudson Bay on your charts in just massive.Buddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773392812050013355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7550675022055145082011-01-25T08:23:01.092-08:002011-01-25T08:23:01.092-08:00The currently modeled high pressure condition duri...The currently modeled high pressure condition during the last week of January and /or the first week of February is not unusual in my experience (I have lived in Western Washington almost 50 years). Almost every year I can recall there being clear weather during that period. I have always wondered why to it is so common an event.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03040997743967981918noreply@blogger.com