CMC colder and flatter than GFS (Storm 1)
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gdps&p=prateptype-imp&rh=2023030712&fh=90&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gdps&p=prateptype-imp&rh=2023030712&fh=96&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=
Snowfall amounts meh for coast, could be better if dynamics get involved but storm 2 is a way better setup for the coast.
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=snku_024h-imp&rh=2023030712&fh=102&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=
GFS still very focused on storm 1 for Saturday
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=prateptype_cat-imp&rh=2023030712&fh=90&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=prateptype_cat-imp&rh=2023030712&fh=96&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=
Yea you were probably far enough west to get a good backend thump. I think parts of eastern LI were mainly rain with 1-3 inches while CPK was like 15+ inches. I really think it’s too far out to know what this storm is going to do.
I think nws always starts conservative and thinks climo first. Even 2/27-2/28 they started off with nothing for the city. I think you kind of have to forecast climo first unless the evidence becomes too strong otherwise and thus far the models are showing far from strong support in any direction. Anyway just my take on it.
Let’s let the next week or so play out before writing off winter. There’s massive potential especially storm 2 but could also be whiffs. I agree after March 15 the odds of significant snow especially NYC and south drop significantly.
I think the fact the models are so all over the place and change run to run makes it hard to get too excited yet. Certainly there is big potential in the next week or so but hard to have high confidence in anything right now.
Come 100 miles west and it would be boom, we really are dependent on dynamic cooling
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=prateptype_cat-imp&rh=2023030618&fh=207&r=conus&dpdt=&mc=
I hope it works out but for me it's still a caution that the RGEM has never been on board and is still not really on board.
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?rh=2023030618&fh=24&dpdt=&mc=&r=us_ne&p=sn10_acc-imp&m=rdps
Yea suppression is more likely than a cutter with the first storm. Suppression for storm 1 shouldn't be terrible as it could pave the way for storm 2 as the Euro is showing. What we seem to absolutely not want is an amped up rainstorm for storm 1.