The low end map doesn’t match the high end map. The higher end has the proper enhancement on a NE wind…the expected or low end has a NW wind…which model are they riding?
I like how the NWS is still in disbelief of higher accumulation. Not one model shows that low but they’re staying staunch. Odd. Just like the temps taken on warm sunny days…
I’m surprised there isn’t more chatter this am. No it’s not a blockbuster by any means but it could end up being a decent synoptic event. I also believe that there will be quite a bit of lake enhancement off Ontario as during the height of the event (Saturday night-Sunday Am) the winds will be NNE. This could bump totals up an inch or two just as it’s forecast for Chicago.
In a blend of the GFS, Euro and CMC the avg for KBUF would be 3-5” for later tomorrow night into Sunday. With no real warmup after that and (at least on the GFS BuffWeather) the threat of SW lake effect Wednesday night-Thursday it may look a bit more winter like around.
That is the inherent problem with our forum. We’re the only forum that is affected by so many different influences. Cutters, EC bombs, clippers, wind direction for Lake effect…not everyone is in on it.
12z held serve. I kinda think that with this system not being wrapped up as tightly as it originally was modeled that an open wave would give way to the Canadian high just to the north…it’s why I still believe the 90 north and northeast has the best chance for a few inches out of this system. I also noticed the middle “warmup “ next week was very minimal on the GFS. More if a clipper type system with a little WAA ahead of it.
Guys were jumping in the pit of misery way too fast…in a 4 day period, one day of 10+ degree departures and 3 right at normal or even a degree or two below would give us AN temps. The system on the models is a 1 1/2 day “warm up” and back to cold. As Aaron Rodgers once said…R.E.L.A.X.