766  
FXUS10 KWNH 080651  
PMDHMD  
 
MODEL DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
250 AM EDT WED JUL 08 2020  
 
VALID JUL 08/0000 UTC THRU JUL 11/1200 UTC  
 
...SEE NOUS42 KWNO (ADMSDM) FOR THE STATUS OF THE UPPER AIR  
INGEST...  
 
00Z MODEL EVALUATION WITH MODEL PREFERENCES/CONFIDENCE  
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CLOSED LOW MOVING EAST ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL CANADA THROUGH FRIDAY  
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT CROSSING THE NORTHERN PLAINS  
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY AND THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY  
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PREFERENCE: 00Z NAM/GFS/ECMWF  
CONFIDENCE: AVERAGE  
 
A SLIGHTLY NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH AXIS MOVING OUT OF THE  
NORTHERN ROCKIES AND BEGINNING TO MAKE ITS WAY OVER SOUTHERN  
ALBERTA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE  
CANADIAN PRAIRIES THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE OPENING AND LIFTING  
NORTHEAST OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO ON FRIDAY. THE 00Z NCEP GUIDANCE  
WAS A BIT FASTER AND THE 00Z NAM ENDED UP BECOMING DEEPER/SLOWER  
BY DAY 2 AS THE SYSTEMS MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.  
THE 00Z GFS STILL SLIGHTLY OUTPACES BOTH WITH TROUGH PROGRESSION  
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY/DAY 3, BUT IS NOT TOO FAR AHEAD TO  
BE TOTALLY DISCOUNTED, JUST LIMITED IN THE BLEND.  
 
NEXT TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY  
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PREFERENCE: GENERAL MODEL BLEND...EXCEPT NON-ECMWF AFTER 12Z FRIDAY  
CONFIDENCE: SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE  
 
THE 00Z NCEP MODELS REMAINED IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH OTHER MODELS  
FROM THE 12Z CYCLE WITH RESPECT TO THE DEPTH AND PROGRESSION OF  
THIS FEATURE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE THURSDAY. THE 00Z  
ECMWF MADE A CHANGE IN THAT RATHER THAN DAMPENING A SHORTWAVE AS  
IT DID OVER THE GREAT BASIN ON FRIDAY, IT NOW WANTS TO DEEPEN IT  
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND DIVES IT INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST  
BY THE END OF DAY 3. THINKING IS THAT THERE MAY INDEED BE SOME  
SHORTWAVE ENERGY WHICH DOES THAT, SUSPECT THE ECMWF IDEA IS TOO  
STRONG. OTHERWISE, NO CHANGE MADE TO THE MODEL PREFERENCE.  
 
LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG EASTERN SEABOARD INTO THIS  
WEEKEND  
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PREFERENCE: 00Z NAM/ECMWF/CMC  
CONFIDENCE: AVERAGE  
 
A FAIRLY WEAK CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE DRIFT EAST-NORTHEAST  
ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TODAY BEFORE TURNING NORTHEAST UP THE EASTERN  
SEABOARD ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AT THE SAME TIME, A MID-LEVEL  
RIDGE BUILDS TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN  
APPALACHIANS AND NEW ENGLAND. THE PRESENCE OF THIS RIDGE CONTINUES  
TO SUGGEST A SLOWER SOLUTION. THE 00Z GFS REMAINED THE MOST  
PROGRESSIVE GUIDANCE WITH THE TURN NORTH ON THURSDAY...WHICH WAS  
THE PRIMARY REASON THAT THE GFS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MODEL  
PREFERENCE. THE 00Z NAM/ECMWF/CMC REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THEIR  
PREVIOUS RUNS AND WERE FAVORED.  
 
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS NEW ENGLAND TODAY  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
PREFERENCE: GENERAL MODEL BLEND  
CONFIDENCE: ABOVE AVERAGE  
 
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS DAY 1 SHORTWAVE TROUGH CROSSING NORTHERN  
NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY.  
 
MODEL TRENDS AT WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/HTML/MODEL2.SHTML  
500 MB FORECASTS AT WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/H5PREF/H5PREF.SHTML  
 
THIS PRODUCT WILL TERMINATE AUGUST 15, 2020 WITH THE 21Z ISSUANCE:  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/NOTIFICATION/PDF2/SCN20-58PMDHMD_TERMINATION.  
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