"RJ" wrote in message
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On 12 Sep 2003 20:41:26 -0400, Steve Okonski
wrote:

Stephen Stein wrote:

The latest GFS puts Isabel really close to NYC next Saturday
morning
(180-192 hrs). This is more or less the same as the last run.

How good are these models this far out?

Not so great. Each model run has been pushing the storm further
east. If that trend keeps up, Isabel's a complete miss in North
America.

Not so great???????

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Bob

I think what was being referred to is relative accuracy of
meteorological models (from more than 5 days or so out), not whether a
landfalling tropical system on the N. American continent is a good or
bad thing.

Climatologically speaking, southern New England is pretty boring
(unless perhaps if you are a professional meteorologist and know what
you are looking at). So I think folks can be forgiven if they get
excited at the prospects of tropical weather, at least in this area.
Particularly since hurricanes/tropical storms usually arrive in a
weakened state here. Isabel might not even be more than a tropical
storm or depression by the time it gets this far north, assuming it
even does get this far north. Certainly, of course, no one wants to
see anything destructive but ultimately it's out of our hands anyway.

I have heard or read in the past that an active tropical season is (or
may be) a harbinger of an active winter season, IE: more snow if it's
cold enough to support it. Any accuracy to this?

MAK


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