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  1. wdrag
    I am certain of a period of light snow Thursday.. NAEFS support and soooo much room for development at 850MB off VA as the upper low slowly becomes neutral.in its end approach to PA We're 4 days out. I am one to make an initial call... and stay with it. WHAT IF THIS COMES BACK AND how does the NWS explain. Once the cat is out of the barn so to speak, you stay with it, til it goes away, at least for decision makers. That I why the NWS is very conservative eve beyond 60 hours. Here in AMWX most are looking at models and wind shield wiping with every sweep and you can do that, with no impact except on the board.
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    The top map if you read the ending time is 7AM Thursday, the next one should say 24 hours ending 7AM Friday.
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    Attempting to add CoCoRaHs rainfall and snow fall for the past week, and monthly totals sometime between 10A-Noon. For now added power outages at 630AM and projected EPS wind gusts 7A-1P. Hope you have or get your power back soon. We lucked out in most of Wanatge last night, the spike in temps to the mid 30s helped the wind blast ice cycles off the trees, preventing much more of a problem. Not so lucky in nearby areas.
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    No change in original thread thinking from P1: I see the "put it to bed" commentary... so you need not check back. Upper air system looks too strong with a closed low developing to have this system miss us. I've added the BOM and WPC ensemble guidances. I'm still in for 2-6" of powder from 0.1 to 0.4 liquid northwest to southeast across the NYC subforum. It's possible that I'm wrong but pattern recognition of the unfolding eastward translation and intensification of the modeled low pressure system aloft argues for maintaining consideration of a snow event, even if the primary goes out a little far. There could be some sort of inverted trough back to the coming upper low. BOM may come down in the next cycle or two due to missing some of the 06z/17 guidance but very hard for me to see a miss with the projected closed 5H low across PA-NJ.
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    I stay with 2-6 for the NYC subforum... trends are down but not done and could return... details tbd once the upper low forms in the midwest-great lakes. Steady is best despite the ups and downs of being a hitter... you cant get too high nor too low and yet provide a good service for the customer. Yes, it may miss but I think the snow likely Thu was and is still a good call for NYC. Sweat it out.. Over and over again, no one promised a big hitter... just the more likely period of accumulative powdery snow. I may be offline for 12 hours due to baby sitting and or power loss. Have a good night all, if you still have power.
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    I see NYC made 47 around 23z... kind of late in the day. Ditto here we made 37 in Wantage here at 7P. Too late to prevent damage. I think the heliport in Manhattan made 50. It's raining ice off the branches now here in Wantage and glad we have had the 70 MPH gusts, at least not yet. May take quite a while to get power back once its off, due crews spread a little thin in the many east coast states where power is out. This may be my last post for a day if we lose power.
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    SPC HREF FIRE MIN wind gust is what I use for the following. 32.0F here in Wanatge. I think we have about 5 hours (til 7 or 8 tonight) to get rid of our remaining ice, probably too late for some spots in se NYS/W of the CT River and SPC HREF FIRE min wind gust increase rapidly 5P-8P, with worst of the wind tomorrow morning. Power outages continue to increase and it looks to me like pretty big problems coming to e NYS, ne PA, nw NJ and w of the CT river in SNE. Best I can do... not an absolute but we'll be busy cleaning up tomprrow and Tuesday.
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    Of course I worry but we're 96-108 hours out... we are modeled to be grazed and that's kind what the thread P!- headline tried to caution. I dont expect a big one here, but I continue 2-6" for the NYC subforum. Maybe I'm too high, but I think being steady with the original perception and cautions is working. Maybe WPC is too strong too? per it's attached 16z/16 issuance for D5 Thursday, using the legend color bar probs for 3" or more of snow. I'll throw in the towel tomorrow afternoon if all the 12z-18z/17 ensembles are less than 1" NYC. High pressure WAYYYY out west and room to edge north. Enjoy what you can in life...
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    NO consensus... it has to start here by 12z Thu.
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    50 Sandy Hook... I agree Manhattan and LGA not 50 there but its not quite done. Dense fog tells me heat is just a few hundred feet above you.
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    High dew point above shallow cold.. will try to mix. Not doing it in PHL and doubt if it does NYC, though as Bluewave said... JFK eastward along the s shore looks briefly very mild at 4P. There's your fog where unmixed and high inverted above shallow cold. Not liking how its still 31.6 here in Wantage at 118PM with ice clinging to trees and wind ready to come up at 5P and whip into power outages. Hopefully I'm overplaying this from here north into the Catskills nw CT and W MA but its already busy in PA/NJ/NYS/CT with power problems.
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    Cherry picking but if you go to Trop Tidbits, globals ECAI, 2m T at 18z today, then go back all the versions you can, at least back 120 hours, you'll see how consistent the ECAI was regarding todays 18z T. Its running a couple degrees warmer, especially central NJ but at 120 hours, and then you keep seeing how the cold was tucked in, you should be impressed with this modeling and how threatening this looked for ice into midday today. Click for clarity.
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    https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/ You can search by state, date etc. STORM DATA.
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    CoCoRaHs snowfall yesterday, parts of the widespread 1/2-1" qpf the past 24 hours ending about 8AM. I know its less than I anticipated I80-II84 corridor NYC WEST to nw NJ and the Pocs. The icing is making up for it... Click for clarity if interested.
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    Wantage NJ 935A 31.1 and drizzling drizzle. Radial thickness 0.20 and branches, small trees coming down. Power outages so far scattered but you can see are increasing in CT/PA and soon e NYS. Will try to get pics out soon.
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    I saw Bluewave EC High res post but if it hits those numbers its for 3 hours only in mid afternoon. For one thing... a south wind is now drawing on modified cold off the ocean and interior NJ down to BWI. yes it can hit those values but if the wind goes light south and shifts strong west, it wont grab the coastal NJ warmth. There is time... imo, unless someone disagrees (lets have it!), the EC AI had nailed this days in advance a reason for my alarming post a couple days ago about icing and branches. EC AI is only 6 hourly for me but it's good. On sunny days I view out as a BL T (add 10 for a max). On precip days, its the number within 2F.
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    Pressure fall modulations as wind blows into pressure falls if he ardent is not strong. Allows pockets of colder air nearly to to your north-northeast to return for a little while. Still 30.2F here in Wantage. NAM3K and ECAI 2meters temps seems to have the east fit.
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    Wantage NJ: 610AM report... estimating radial glaze now about 0.15". its accumulated further top side and now bottom as well on rose bush branches. HARD ice on deck. temp briefly up to 30.2 around 4A but has since dropped to 29.7. fwiw: 350 meters without power near High Point NJ.
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    Lots going on here the next 24 hours, mesoscale Pres falls alter wind directions-hourly temps radically near the freezing line boundary I84 corridor with icing continuing well into the morning higher terrain there. Presuming it does rise into the upper 30s there this afternoon, ice on branches will drop and melt on you-cars, and helps limit bigger damage from the 50+MPH gusts coming late this afternoon into tomorrow morning. The rapidly intensifying storm as crosses I84 or I80 (occluding) imo argues for the powerful winds and scattered power outages coming. Not impossible to have SVR's issue mid-late afternoon I80 southward in the warm sector. I'll try to support with reports but after 2PM, probably a no show most of the time with GrandPa duties.
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    Good Sunday morning everyone, As you're assessing... I've no change to this headline. Might adjust it Monday if I can shorten the window of opportunity. Despite several ops missing to the southeast of us, the strength of coming shortwave, and the already in place snowstorm for the Delmarva-nw 1/3rd NC (ice remainder of the interior Carolinas) tells me we'll at least be on the northern fringe of a 2-6" powder event. Room for error and the debate will continue but I'm in for snow entire NYC subforum, just how much (WPC overnight shift continues 30-50% chance for more than 3" here). This might be the last solid opportunity for Feb, with cold air in place. It wont be a KU but like yesterday's 0.2-1.8" snowfall for much of the NYC subforum, it adds up to a nice Feb, presuming my own perception from the 00z/16 ensembles is correct. Probably my last on this today and baby sitting tonight-Tue AM so time will be shorter.
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    Wantage NJ: 3A. 0.10 glaze on top of the 0.8" snow yesterday afternoon. 29.3F. Glaze eyeballed on rose bush. Definitely thicker than a couple days ago. Walt
  22. wdrag
    Wantage NJ - this part: 0.8 snow-sleet, T freezing rain at 655PM. 28/27. Next report around 6A.
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    I just Central Park webcam... snow on grass and bushes. CLI might have spoken with a person? Just have no idea what goes on there.
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    NYC CP has had .07 melted as of 5PM... at temp about freezing. Not sure what the snowboard will say, nor what Manhattanites are seeing but there has to be measurable there...even with settling. Wantage NJ 0.8" at 5P and s-- lull.
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    Wantage Nj, this part 1/2" at 330PM. Roads and driveways getting slushy. 27..
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