Posted by Glacier Point on 06 December 2012 - 08:47 in Model Forum Archive
As if NWP didn't have enough on its plate with the disturbance to the PV, MJO forecasts consolidating on a phase 2 projection. That will expose the GFS in particular (it has a large bias to tropical convection in the longer range) to greater pressure to turn the jet northward over Iberia. This will be a false bias given that the GWO is in phase 8/1 - and this is the superior measure. That lobe of the pv cut off over NE Siberia also rolling around like the preverbial loose cannon.
GEFS H5 day 10 a reasonable depiction however (huge snow potential btw):
Substantive ridge between Greenland / Iceland / Svalbard. Tonight's CPC 8-14 dayer will pretty much look like this. That will keep the jet well to the south and only when the ridge pulls fsr enough west will it be able to come up from the south. Always the risk however of shortwaves, but these likely to maintain our cold pool in situ by advecting the cold air westwards.
Stick with your ensemble means!!
he then posted this the following day notice where he says the gefs has a large bias to tropical convection in the longer range i'm assuming he means the gefs wants to power up the atlantic more than it should be