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  1. jm1220
    If it’s 36 with snow falling it probably wouldn’t accumulate at all. It would be hard enough at 33-34 unless it’s falling moderate to heavy. It being at night helps some but 36 is just white rain. People forget as well that the “10-1 snow map” just shows how much liquid falls as snow times 10. It doesn’t say anything about how much is on the ground. It could all be white rain, or 6-8:1 mashed potatoes. It’s why people should look at soundings vs the pretty maps.
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    I’ll be thrilled when it’s finally tossed in the trash for the replacement, I think RRFS? In any case thankfully it’s being retired so we don’t waste anymore time on it.
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    Because that area has been getting dumped with cold for the last 3-4 winters. It’s essentially a given. Amazing how that pattern persists even in this strong Nino.
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    Stop following (not saying you but others) vendors who just want clicks and subscriptions.
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    Yep exactly and thanks for your analysis. There are difficult to forecast setups we can experience here, to me this wasn’t really one of them and the outcome has been apparent for several plus days.
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    On New Years Eve people were calling this out as a long shot and it would probably come north big time because of the lousy setup out west, or it could be weak and suppressed. A day or so later the bad initial conditions because of strong easterly flow and marginal airmass became apparent. Following the model shifts and especially lame snow maps made by vendors to drive subscriptions just leads to disappointment. Look at the big picture/pattern and what it will support and it gets you there 95% of the time. Eventually the models will get there. It’s going to rain a lot in Brooklyn and my backyard too, nothing we can do about it unless you want to drive north. And look at it this way, the snow up north won’t last more than a few days until the huge cutter takes it away. And there’ll be less flooding from it all melting.
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    Yes. The NAM is a worthless model past 48hrs and many times even closer in.
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    Really, this hasn’t been a very tough storm to forecast other than the R/S line going through where a lot of people live, but these are always near impossible to nail down exactly. It’s a classic 1990s type I-95 or just NW rain snow line storm. That’s been clear for 4-5 days. That’s exactly what this pattern and setup will give us.
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    Well, that’s what we have to deal with very often living here. Nothing we can do about it. Like I said yesterday it won’t be much better IMBY and maybe no better. When you set expectations very low for this like I did it still sucks but worse than the alternative.
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    If you’re over 33 in this storm you’re struggling to accumulate. If it’s really coming down hard it’ll wetbulb down to that temp unless like here there’s an easterly wind ruining it.
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    Looks like garbage near/east of the city like the other runs.
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    Yep we need the good rates to get us down to 32. 34-35 will just be white rain.
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    Although @wdrag does give me hope there could be a surprise here. But definitely not banking on it. It could be easily the other direction-some slush to rain.
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    My thought is I get 1-2”, outside shot at 3 if this CCB really happens. It’ll be better here than where you are, but if you really want to chase this I’d maybe head to the 495 corridor in MA. Take the ferry from Orient, really not that bad a ride.
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    If the storm overall’s weaker it will probably be warmer. Easterly winds are warming up the surface from the city on E/S and heavier precip could help overcome the surface warmth but light precip wouldn’t do anything. And the lack of CCB behind the low means cold air won’t come back in with heavier snow. The CCB is a possibility if the mid level lows close off south of us but if not it’ll be minimal if any.
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    Up near Ramsey where I-287 merges into I-87 will probably be fine. That area where the elevation lowers and I-87 turns east into the Tappan Zee might be the area where you start seeing under warning snow amounts.
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    Last year before the March event that hit the Berkshires/VT/NH it had a crazy 2-3 runs that dropped over 12” in NYC. So yeah-drunk, high, whatever you want to call it.
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    They're expecting the E winds to torch them the same as down here. Waters are a few degrees colder there so not as big an impact but something similar happened in the 2/1/21 storm. I'm sure Waltham only a few miles west of the city will be fine though.
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    I doubt I get more than an inch or two since these CCB are often over modeled and we have to deal with the same lousy E flow coming into the storm. You want to see a closed 500 low southeast of you to know you’re in the game for one. But I’ll be thrilled to get a surprise.
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    Could be a storm where Logan gets 1-2” and Fenway Park 6”. Rt 128/Waltham and Newton areas and west are probably where you want to be safe. 2/1/2021 was very similar for them. They need the dynamic cooling from heavy rates.
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    Backend snow with a CCB would happen if the 500mb low closes off SE of us, which transports moisture around west of the low. Without it it’s likely progressive and wouldn’t amount to much. GFS looks nice but I’d believe that when I see it.
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    This is the kind of setup that others pointed out could trend north at the end. When you’re relying on stout confluence to otherwise hold back a storm that would want to go on a bad track, at our latitude we’re playing very long odds. The confluence weakens which it often does, the SE ridge strengthens which it often does at the end etc, the storm will keep coming north. And wouldn’t be surprised if that’s not done on the modeling.
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    Like I and some others said a couple days ago, big picture-wise this isn’t a favorable setup for us despite the model wobbles that always happen. There was/is a small window where the city can snow but that window’s much smaller than for places like Boston where they have latitude for more confluence/cold and longitude to work with the Atlantic more for moisture. We have a marginal at best airmass, easterly initial flow off the warm waters, and a setup that will try to get the low on a hugger/unfavorable track. When you consider those factors and manage expectations, the disappointment isn’t as bad. Makes perfect sense that we get screwed.
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    Yep, I think this one’s done for the city/coast, mostly or all rain. Sucks. And for those jealous of SNE, avoid their sub forum for a few days since what they want isn’t what we want other than maybe a miracle with the trailing shortwave lingering some snow. Enjoy NW crew.
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    Warm easterly flow initially don’t do any favors.
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