If we really get skunked after all guidance converging on a low over the cape 3 days out Im done tracking this winter and moving on to rooting for record heat.
The nam is frigid during the heaviest snows in eastern mass, 30 degrees right to the coast. If that’s right, the 10:1 maps may be underdone, not overdone.
I would go 10-15 in the 1-3 area (except the cape, there would be a sharp cutoff there due to low location), 16-24 in the 4-8 area, and 24-30 in the berkshires.
The crazy thing is models could be underestimating the QPF by quite a bit despite giving many areas 2.5+ inches. With a 970s mb low stalling over the cape I think that will increase.
could the dual low thing be the models struggling with the transfer (Miller B redevelopment)? I think the models might consolidate and merge the 2 lows into one big low as we get closer to the storm.
Yeah, this storm has a lot of potential. The airmass is bad but the low is deepening a lot so it can create its own cold air. Ultimately it comes down to low location.