December 9-11, 2006 Forecast Results

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On November 30th, I posted the following forecast:

The next alignment between Mercury and Mars takes place on December 9, 2006. The atmosphere should once again respond with gusty winds and storms roughly from the 9th to the 11th. This time a few areas of the country should feel this influence. Windy conditions should push ashore over the West Coast and advance toward the Rockies. The Plains area should respond with gusty winds as should the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Here's a recap of what happened. (Bold is mine)

West Coast

Dec 8, 2006- The Weather Channel

A third and much more potent Pacific system will be heading into the West Sunday (10th). Western Oregon and northwest California will experience strong gusty winds ahead of this third system.

Rockies

Dec 11, 2006- National Weather Service

PUEBLO CO 1011 AM MST MON DEC 11 2006

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO35 MPH...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

GREAT FALLS MT1201 PM MST MON DEC 11 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE CUT BANKAREA...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOPOVER THE ROCKIES AROUND MIDNIGHT...

Plains

Dec 8, 2006- The Weather Channel

Midwest
The Midwest will enjoy a dry and much milder weekend with increasingly gusty southwest to west winds from Kansas to the Great Lakes.

Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Dec 8, 2006- The Weather Channel

As the lake snow and gusty winds end in the Northeast, cold will continue to grip the East overnight.