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<h2>Weather Discussion, February 7th 2012</h2>
<h2>Blocking highs dominate two continents</h2>

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<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?npole_h500+/-168//'>500 hPa heights, N Pole view</A>


<h2>Western Washington, warm days, cool nights</h2>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/grayskies/plot_nw_wx.cgi?Measurement=Temperature&Measurement=Relhum&Measurement=Speed&Measurement=Direction&Measurement=Pressure&Measurement=Solar&Measurement=SumRain&station=SEA&station=UWA&interval=168&timezone=8&rightlab=y&connect=lines&groupby=overlay&begmonth=1&begday=1&begyear=2012&beghour=0&endmonth=1&endday=1&endyear=2012&endhour=0'>UW and SEATAC time series for the week</A>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/images/profiler/2012020512.sp2c.gif'>Wind profiler showing nocturnal breakdown, daytime mixed layer, and 
reformation of stable layer (Sat/Sun Feb 4/5). Note when surface winds are strongest.</A>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d2_s_slp+2012020312//84/3'>Friday, large pressure gradient across Cascades......</A>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d4_ww_wssfc+2012020312//84/3'>.....drove strong offshore flow (Friday, WRF 1/3 km mean wind speed)</A>
<LI> <A HREF='ttp://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d4_ww_wgsfc+2012020312//84/3'>WRF 1/3 km, Friday gusts</A>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/images/sfcplots-wwa/2012020318.gif'>Remarkable temperature variability, Friday morning</A>
<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/images/sfcplots-wwa/2012020400.gif'>Mostly mixed out by 4pm</A>

<LI> <A HREF='http://ocw.usu.edu/Forest__Range__and_Wildlife_Sciences/Wildland_Fire_Management_and_Planning/subsidence2.jpg'>Foehn wind schematic</A>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d2_s_slp+2012020612//84/3'>Tuesday, spot the difference......</A>
<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/cgi-bin/latest.cgi?profiler'>Wind profiler latest</A>
<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d4_ww_wgsfc+2012020712//84/3'>Today, WRF 1/3 km gusts</A>


<h2>Meanwhile, in Europe.....</h2>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?europe_h500+/-168//'>500 hPa heights</A>
<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?europe_thkn_slp+/-168//'>MSLP and thickness</A>
<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?europe_h850_temp+/-168//'>850 hPa temperature</A>

<LI> <A HREF='http://cdn-wac.emirates247.com/polopoly_fs/1.441385.1328451833!/image/421424124.jpg'>Lake Geneva Sunday</A>
<LI> <A HREF='http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/gallery/2012/feb/06/europe-weathers-winter-in-pictures'>Photos from the event</A>

<LI><A HREF='http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/chart_daily.php?ui_year=2012&ui_day=28&ui_set=0'>Snow cover maps</A>


<h2>Seasonal frognostication</h2>
<LI> <A HREF='http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/picturethis/2017364318_groundfrogdaycelebration.html'>Snohomish Slew</A>
<LI> <A HREF='http://www.groundfrogday.com/'>Official website</A>
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<b>"Whether the weather be fine, Whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold, Whether the weather be hot, We'll weather the weather, Whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not"</b></P>
Interpretation by Juan Carrion (official interpreter of Snohomish Slew): neither 6 weeks of winter or spring, spring will come and sunny days, there'll be a few, but still some cold days ahead, too. </b></P>

The Seattle Times interpretation: "There is good weather ahead"</P>
The Cliff Mass (of blog fame) interpretation: "Good weather for the remainder of the winter"</P>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/lead01/off01_temp.gif'>Temperature outlook, valid Feb/Mar/April</A>
<LI> <A HREF='http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/lead01/off01_prcp.gif'>Precipitation outlook, valid Feb/Mar/April</A>

<h2>Weather forecast:</h2>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?h500_slp+/-168//'>Attempted breakdown of the ridge, partially/intermittently successful</A>
<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?h500_vort+/-168//'>'Potential' Vorticity</A>

<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d3_pcp1+///1'>WRF Precip Forecast</A>


<LI> <A HREF='http://www.atmos.washington.edu/data/'>Wx data</A>

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