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Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
So latent heating works both ways. Everything trying to melt now is acting to help cool the air. I always think of it as like a conservation of thermal energy. The ice is trying to go to a higher energy state now (solid to liquid) so it needs to gain heat for the phase change…hence it’s “taking” it from the air around it. That’s why we tend to rot at 32° so often or frequently see isothermal 0°C layers aloft. So even though the diabatic heating quickly warmed us up to 32°, the melting now is trying to help us stay there. So we’ll see how long the wedge can hold now before the cold fropa blows through later. -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
I expected worse there -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
Even near 32° it’s essentially done without the dp drain. The driveway is a skating rink and the birches are nearing the ground, there’s not much radial ice. Wintry scene though. -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
Beer? There’s a few people maybe at 1500’ with a little more accretion, but most are sitting at the 32° ice water bath. -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
00z HRRR had 29° at MHT at 7am. -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
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Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
Definitely some sag to the pines and birches, but it’s a run of the mill icing event. I’m actually surprised how early the accretion shut off even way up into NNE. We’re still in a drought so hopefully it keeps pouring. -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
This is going to end up being a major nothingburger. WTTTE -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
Already 32° -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
29.5° Driveway is icy, but a lot of standing water too. -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
29.3° -ZR -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
We still usually run moist lapse rates under the inversion. The 1k hills are almost always colder in icing setups. -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
I think you will get some decent icing. 1k way up there will give you an advantage over most of the population in NH. I could see you pulling 1/3” radial. -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
It’s a 3hr burst of +ZR which will limit accretion. After 12z everyone starts rotting AOA 32°. I don’t care what a weenie algorithm of “fzra qpf” shows. -
Ice Ice Baby December 28-29 Storm Discussion
dendrite replied to Baroclinic Zone's topic in New England
Overblown. Cope.
