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Wintry Winter Discussion 2023/24

FallsLake

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The graph labels on all these Almanac graphs are stupid. At least the OFA isn't as horrible this year.
Yep, the Old Farmer's Almanac is supposed to use actual meteorology/climatology to help create their forecast. To put a map out like this is embarrassing.
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There will always be a battle ground outside of elevation. Even if it's only 50 miles wide. If I was creating this map, I would at least add a battle zone just to the north and west of the "Mild Wet' and "Cold Snowy"; if I was working for them. Terrible map....
 

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Yep, the Old Farmer's Almanac is supposed to use actual meteorology/climatology to help create their forecast. To put a map out like this is embarrassing.
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There will always be a battle ground outside of elevation. Even if it's only 50 miles wide. If I was creating this map, I would at least add a battle zone just to the north and west of the "Mild Wet' and "Cold Snowy"; if I was working for them. Terrible map....
I agree with you, but I would honestly never use the term battle zone. I don't know who came up with that several years ago, but it sounds goofy. I would refer to it as mix or something.
 

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I agree with you, but I would honestly never use the term battle zone. I don't know who came up with that several years ago, but it sounds goofy. I would refer to it as mix or something.
Whenever I hear the term battle zone I think of severe storms not winter weather.
 

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I agree with you, but I would honestly never use the term battle zone. I don't know who came up with that several years ago, but it sounds goofy. I would refer to it as mix or something.
Maybe transition zone. There very well could be a lot of sharp cut offs with precip types and temps. But the question is where. Their particular map would indicate a lot (if not every) storm cuts up through central SC and NC.

But what am I doing? I'm focusing on another winter forecast, when I promised myself I wouldn't do that.

I should only worry about the Halloween storm.... 😁
 

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I agree with you, but I would honestly never use the term battle zone. I don't know who came up with that several years ago, but it sounds goofy. I would refer to it as mix or something.
I would refer to it as “ it’s gonna rain 95% of the time, a few sleet pellets if you’re lucky” zone
 
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I would refer to it as “ it’s gonna rain 95% of the time, a few sleet pellets if you’re lucky” zone
I think of it as the "tease you by getting your hopes up" zone. You see the mtns get it and the local mets make you think you have a chance but most of the time the only thing that gets crushed is your hope.
 
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