Valentine's Day Forecast Results

On February 1st, The Weather Alternative posted its Valentine's Day Forecast, which called for the following:

West Coast lovers should expect a cold, wet, and windy time as a storm system pushes through the Pacific Northwest and on through the Great Basin and Rockies.
East Coast lovers should experience relatively warm and fair conditions from the Mid-Atlantic States into the Northeast and New England due to a southerly air flow.

Results (West)

The Weather Channel
8:45 a.m. ET 2/14/2006

Milder east, colder west

The National Weather Service

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 429 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2006

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...
.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COASTTODAY USHERING IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS AND BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV452 AM PST MON FEB 13 2006

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY (14th) THROUGH SUNDAY
THE APPROACH OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO GUSTY SOUTHWESTWINDS ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA...FAR SOUTHERN AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS ON WEDNESDAY.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 505 AM MST MON FEB 13 2006

.A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THIS EVENING. THIS COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHTHROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. EXPECT A PERIOD OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT. NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CANBE EXPECTED...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 430 AM PST MON FEB 13 2006

AFTER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MILD CONDITIONS...MUCH COLDER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO INTERIOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON... THE FIRST SURGE OF COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY NIGHT (14th)...TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...

(Numerous Winter Storm, Wind, and Freeze Advisories were issued throughout the West, Great Basin, and Rockies)

Results (East)

Map courtesy of Accuweather
The Weather Channel
Feb 14, 2006

Higher temperatures and dry conditions are more than appreciated for those affected by this past weekend’s snowstorm. Highs will be in the upper 30s to mid-40s from Boston to Baltimore. Even warmer weather will persist through the week, with Washington, D.C., approaching 60 degrees on Thursday.