I always love to read the scientific forecast discussion that the National Weather Service forecasters post to warn of impending weather calamities.  Besides WTVG’s Blizzard Bill Spencer and WGN’s Tom Skilling, it is the best source for looking ahead at the weather.  Here’s the current discussion as an example:

http://www.weatherunderground.com/DisplayDisc.asp?DiscussionCode=DTX&StateCode=MI&SafeCityName=Adrian

What I love about the current forecast discussion is that the forecaster seems to be rooting for a big snowstorm this Friday.  Read the clip:

As far as the possible winter storm for the end of the work week…
strong upper wave to drop southeast into Texas Thursday morning.
Based on the 00z GFS…this storm system remains on track to
affect Southeast Michigan Thursday night into Friday…with the
track ideal for heavy snow over Southeast Michigan with the center
of this very strong upper wave… as seen on the dynamic
tropopause…moving over Western Lake Erie during Friday…placing
the good deformation zone right over Southeast Michigan. The other
good news tonight is the 00z European has fallen in line with the
GFS…as the surface low tracks through far northeast Ohio/Erie
Pennsylvania. The potential for six inches or more of snow
remains.

Later, he writes this: “…slightly worried we may just get a glancing blow from this system…”

The man is obviously hoping for a big storm.  Gotta love those weather people.

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