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  1. jm1220
    Not sure how active @Wmsptwx has been lately but if I was him I'd be getting pumped. Should be a crusher for the I-99 corridor/Rt 220 for a change.
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    That's about the textbook perfect track for Central PA big snow I learned when I was at PSU. For us.... Regardless I'll be happy that State College should finally get a huge one after so many years from the looks of it. 3/14/17 was good out there but not crushing like up near the Poconos/Catskills.
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    Hope you're right. More bullish than me for the NYC area at least. I don't see Riverhead under 2", Islip with 10-14" and Central Park at 6-10".
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    Good luck out there-certainly looks based on trends like I-80 corridor and I-81 north of I-80 do very well-essentially an arc from the Catskills to UNV/AOO. Something like a 3/14/17 outcome. If these models are right, could be the first 20"+ event for UNV since 1994? There should be a hellacious band just north of that 700mb low track, deformation and plenty of lift there, along with good ratios.
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    Verbatim (laughable of course) the mid level lows seem to track in a way that keeps the mix and dryslot just south of the island. The mix becomes a problem when you start having strong southerly mid level winds.
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    The GFS is just laughable. The upgrade can’t come soon enough.
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    Ehhh. Reason I say disaster was we were supposed to get 8-12” even in S Nassau where I was living at the time and I think ended with 3” and then driving rain. But the writing was on the wall for that too. I think we’re in a better airmass to start for this one though so hopefully we can get the strong front end that drops a quick half foot.
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    And 6-9” of snow/sleet can be quite impactful. I remember being in LI City after the 3/14/17 sleet fest in NYC and seeing the huge piles. Central Park I think ended with 7.5” of junk. I can see something like that happening here.
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    GFS trend was unmistakeable here let’s be honest. Not totally done with this yet and it may tick back SE a little in the end, but my best case scenario here is probably 6-9” of combined snow and junk at this point. And that’s for the North Shore and NYC not south shore and out east. Those places probably more like 3-6”. I still think inland parts of the forum get crushed, however the evolution of this and snow amount distribution may turn out more like the 3/14/17 disaster.
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    I thought the trends weren’t great for Albany yesterday when the confluence looked better and the trough not so amped. That looks to be changing so their chances go up big time. That area from Albany to State College would get annihilated if the Nam/Rgem are right.
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    The confluence seems to be departing as the low is coming in. It’s also a very strong mid level trough that tries to amplify. We need the confluence to stay strong to force the turn east. Been that case for days.
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    It also has a tendency to go over amped once in a while but maybe since we’re closer in (36hrs) that starts to not be an issue.
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    The Euro is also trending more amped aloft it seemed, but hasn’t reflected to the surface yet? Anyway let’s hope.
  14. jm1220
    We're really mostly concerned with the mid level lows not the surface low. If there's a strong 700mb low tracking through NE PA and the Hudson Valley, it won't matter much where the surface low is. It's a quick thump to a dryslot because dry/warm mid level air will be driven in from the south.
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    I'm not convinced it's amped like this NAM run and it's known to overdo things every once in a while but the trends down here aren't great. Hopefully the RGEM/Euro hold to their track or tick a little SE and the GFS holds. A 6" or so snow/sleetpack a week from now that froze into cement might not be the worst thing. The NAM verbatim though means 3-5" of garbage for most unless you're north of the Tappan Zee.
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    Confluence also seems to be leaving as the NAM brings in the storm which allows it to cut even further. Hopefully this is one of those overamped NAM runs. Verbatim that would probably be a few hour dumping of whatever then a dry slot from hell for many of us.
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    Geez, that dryslot would even shaft a good chunk of CT, RI and MA south of Boston.
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    Yeah unfortunately though the more amped trough means a lousy setup aloft. Quick dryslot and warmer mid levels I would guess. The fun few hour thump can hopefully still happen here but looks like a good amount of sleet gets pounded in or it really is just a few hours to the dryslot.
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    Without this confluence this almost certainly would be a cutter and most of us would be all rain. In a Nina this is what happens. Every storm will try to cut due to the SE ridge.
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    The more amped trough probably does mean a lousy mid level lows setup and more warmth aloft though, so... maybe just a bigger area of sleet where the surface temps stay too cold for rain.
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    The high looks a little stronger which undoes some of the more amped tendency of the trough. Really want that to be as stout as possible.
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    In the long run it’s good to have sleet pounded into the snow pack anyway, it freezes into cement and takes forever to melt.
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    Yep hopefully that’s wrong. The mid level low tracks are concerning.
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    Unfortunately I don't see much to help your area if you're in Toms River. Even a trend SE would mean lots of onshore wind and warm air coming off the water.
  25. jm1220
    Certainly hope you're right. We definitely could see a tick back SE today hopefully for the reasons you mention. But even the amped models aren't all that bad for the NYC area especially. 6z NAM is about 12" in NYC (which actually is more snow than 0z run had), but the 700mb low goes north which means a huge initial thump to a dryslot. Much of the period that would coincide with mixing would be light precip in the dryslot, and then some snow as the low leaves. 6z RGEM also about a foot in NYC, 6z Euro about the same? The cold dry air should be our savior for at least that heavy initial thump, and the mid levels don't look horrible unless the WAA there is being underdone (which is possible). The big winner though is shaping up to be central PA to perhaps the I-84 corridor where that 700 low track means a heavy high ratio snow band forms and pivots there. Trying to think of the last time State College PA had over 20" in a storm-may have been March 3, 1994.
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