tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post2937204516791695221..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: #WinterIsComing, Part 2Jim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-20139279329970883312019-10-13T16:21:23.840-06:002019-10-13T16:21:23.840-06:00those record breaking low temps last week freeze d...those record breaking low temps last week freeze dried the gambel oak leaves at 7,000 ft creating a high fire hazard.park city arboristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505035333299475584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-18931290969533778252019-10-10T20:47:00.580-06:002019-10-10T20:47:00.580-06:00The short answer is yes. The short answer is yes. Jim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-55752428853698269192019-10-10T20:18:07.881-06:002019-10-10T20:18:07.881-06:00Any thoughts on why the front was so dry? Because...Any thoughts on why the front was so dry? Because it originated over land near the Yukon as opposed to over the Pacific? If the same dynamics had occurred but the storm tracked thru the Gulf of Alaska and then to Utah would there have been more snow?Peter Donnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658400081780668829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-73316825603418878862019-10-08T15:17:18.822-06:002019-10-08T15:17:18.822-06:00Thanks... good to know! I always find it interest...Thanks... good to know! I always find it interesting to look at stuff like that with outlier events. For example, whether it is the source region of an airmass that is atypical or the antecedent conditions, etc. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814313368731066590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-31446457477473610882019-10-08T09:54:24.317-06:002019-10-08T09:54:24.317-06:00"Cold" is relative, but they did have a ..."Cold" is relative, but they did have a frontal passage a couple of days ago (same airmass coming to us, originating over Russia). Temperatures in Fairbanks have been in the 30s for the past three days. Normal high is around 40. 700-mb temps at 0000 UTC on the 6th were -18C or lower across most of interior Alaska. Jim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-78615732530091687862019-10-08T09:40:30.674-06:002019-10-08T09:40:30.674-06:00It looks from the model data that the source regio...It looks from the model data that the source region of the cold air is basically Alaska and surrounding areas of the Yukon and Arctic Ocean. After having seen that these areas were abnormally warm lately, I am wondering if that is still the case? If so it is kind of puzzling that these recent storms from the north (especially this one) are such outliers in terms of cold temps. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814313368731066590noreply@blogger.com