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  • Location: Netherlands close to the coast
  • Location: Netherlands close to the coast
On 16/11/2019 at 11:47, Northern Sky said:

Apologies for what may be some obvious questions but just trying to learn a bit - 

1. At the moment we have a very unorganised trop vortex that is not coupled to a strong strat vortex? 

2. The strat vortex is forecast to become weaker so does that mean it is likely to become more or less coupled to the trop vortex?

3. What would cause the trop vortex to gain strength as we move into Winter, would that be from forcing's in the trop, strat or both?

4. In very basic terms I think I understand that a weak strat vortex induced by a warming can downwell to help to make a weak trop vortex which makes high latitude blocking in the trop more likely - although where that sets up may or may not be conducive for cold in the UK?

5. Finally, given the current state of the trop vortex is there an optimum time for the potential influence of a warming to strike - ie would it be more effective if the trop vortex reorganises and following on from that would a strat warming be wasted on an unorganised trop vortex (if you see what I mean)?

Thanks in advance.

NS

I suggest you watch the 3d vortex animations on https://www.stratobserve.com/misc_vort3d to sort of understands what happens, too bad you can't see last year's vortex split being modeled 

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  • Location: Wantage, Oxon
  • Weather Preferences: Hot, cold!
  • Location: Wantage, Oxon

A strat conundrum on the GFS 0z, here at T384:

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It was a bit toastier too on the 6z, but the following plot from stratobserve, which I believe is based on the same 0z run, doesn't seem to add up:

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It puts the op run well behind most of the others including ensembles here.  Any ideas, anyone? 

Looking at the GEFS at T384, it does seem that if any event is to happen, at the moment it looks like a displacement rather than a dismemberment...

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  • Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland 20m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Snow,Thunderstorms mix both for heaven THUNDERSNOW 😜😀🤤🥰
  • Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland 20m ASL

@Mike Poole not sure about your question regarding the differences with the GFS op compared to the ensembles but that may still suggest that it will be similar to last year with perhaps having more back and forth runs whilst the ensembles remain fairly steady, will certainly be an interesting watch as we progress. 

And here is the solo ensemble member showing the reversal again from the CMC / GEM image.thumb.png.dbb4dcdac688d2f8ed37670a31a0e04a.pngimage.thumb.png.04d0e72f77099ab77b239b581e93253c.pngimage.thumb.png.361dc95f0e38bc56a18a0304f10dab93.png 

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  • Location: Live in NW Kent by the Thames & work in SE London
  • Weather Preferences: Snowy November to March and Sunny and warm April to October
  • Location: Live in NW Kent by the Thames & work in SE London

And just like that were back to Weakened zonal winds except for one stray ensemble slightly above average come late January, February 

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  • Location: Manchester
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and warm in the Summer, cold and snowy in the winter, simples!
  • Location: Manchester

Strat looks quite toast in deepest FI

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  • Location: Strathblane/Killearn nr Glasgow
  • Location: Strathblane/Killearn nr Glasgow

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/strat_a_f/gif_files/gfs_t30_nh_f240.png

first decent warming of the season where we want to see it at 30hpa 

will it be there consistently over the coming days and move into the more reliable timeframe? 

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  • Location: Hertfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPS
  • Location: Hertfordshire

The warming starting around day 12 on the gfs now and becoming very strong again . 
 

@Recretos brilliant posts keep em coming .

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  • Location: st albans
  • Location: st albans
14 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

 

The back end of the gfs op at 10hpa looks very suppressed at the very top of the strat - could be worth watching if it repeats as perhaps the start of a slowdown which could possibly stall the zonal flow at 10hpa 

 

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  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
  • Weather Preferences: Heavy disruptive snowfall.
  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
19 minutes ago, IDO said:

 

So November continues with the wedges of heights to our north that are not conducive in UK cold. The UK remains at the end of the stalling Atlantic train as it slams into the Euro/Russian high and ATM signs that by the end of the month the Atlantic will slowly ease that Euro/Russia high east:

 

 

I am sure i read somewhere that that is standard just prior to an SSW.

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  • Location: Alford, Aberdeenshire.
  • Location: Alford, Aberdeenshire.
8 minutes ago, feb1991blizzard said:

I am sure i read somewhere that that is standard just prior to an SSW.

Any proof to back up that claim? Link?

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  • Location: Bedfordshire (35m ASL)
  • Weather Preferences: All of it!
  • Location: Bedfordshire (35m ASL)
12 minutes ago, Sceptical said:

Any proof to back up that claim? Link?

Please? 

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  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
  • Weather Preferences: Heavy disruptive snowfall.
  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
50 minutes ago, Sceptical said:

Any proof to back up that claim? Link?

I may have in a few weeks time.

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  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
  • Weather Preferences: Heavy disruptive snowfall.
  • Location: Manchester Deansgate.
Just now, Sceptical said:

Seriously though, there are a lot of times when a very zonal pattern suddenly becomes very blocked due to an SSW, more so than times where a blocked pattern becomes even more blocked, its a well known fact that the zonal flow increases just before an SSW although i cannot remember which layer of the atmosphere that most applies to.

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  • Location: Cambridge, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Summer > Spring > Winter > Autumn :-)
  • Location: Cambridge, UK
4 minutes ago, feb1991blizzard said:

Seriously though, there are a lot of times when a very zonal pattern suddenly becomes very blocked due to an SSW, more so than times where a blocked pattern becomes even more blocked, its a well known fact that the zonal flow increases just before an SSW although i cannot remember which layer of the atmosphere that most applies to.

I also think this is true - as one start area warms up intensely, the opposite side can actually go much colder. It's not until everything reaches tipping point and collapses at the top and hopefully trickles down that we get all the fun and games. It's certainly exciting to watch, and if it happens around the turn of the month, a certain date towards the end of December could be the best for years. Let's hope so!

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  • Location: Gillingham, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Thunderstorms,
  • Location: Gillingham, Kent
27 minutes ago, feb1991blizzard said:

Seriously though, there are a lot of times when a very zonal pattern suddenly becomes very blocked due to an SSW, more so than times where a blocked pattern becomes even more blocked, its a well known fact that the zonal flow increases just before an SSW although i cannot remember which layer of the atmosphere that most applies to.

There was a study in 2016 (can't remember for the life of me who by otherwise I'd link it, maybe someone can post it) that showed the UK/NW Europe was often colder prior to the SSW because the trop pattern which triggered an SSW was more favourable for UK/NW Europe cold than the pattern once the SSW had shaken things up. 

Zonal flow often increases because pressure against one side of the vortex tightens the pressure gradient, Recretos' post above makes for great reading. 

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