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jm1220

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  1. ISP got skunked a couple times last winter where the north shore was still able to do okay. I ended up with just over 19” with the help of those marginal events. Usually MBY does close or as well as coastal CT.
  2. Hopefully NYC can get the 4” in Dec that normally translates to a good Nina winter. If under 4” the winter will almost certainly be a bust. We need to take advantage of the early winter window Nina often provides to get on the board.
  3. Know all those areas very well. I live just NE of Rt 110 and Jericho Tpke intersection.
  4. I’d be beyond thrilled with 30” here. My immediate part of LI is often close with coastal CT for snow. I’m thinking less especially if we get another zonked Pacific Jet dominated winter but hopefully we have some good opportunities come to reality.
  5. Old Forge-5 hour drive away but may as well be 5 light years in terms of snow.
  6. We need ridging into Alaska to drive cold air south from there. A more rounded ridge pointed into Canada would just bring Pacific mild air in. In December especially near the coast the source region for airmass is very important. And obviously a roaring Pacific jet would tend to knock the ridge down and nudge it east.
  7. A wet October is sometimes a good sign for winter. Cold Octobers are better but dry/warm is almost always bad. Unfortunately with this storm we saw the usual pattern of the SE ridge flexing and forcing the storm track inland.
  8. Hopefully a nice 1-2" event. I definitely believe the heavier totals inland with the easterly upslope flow and inland track of the low. East of the low will depend on the timing/placement of frontal wave.
  9. In December near the coast especially, you want snow cover and a cold air source in Canada for any storm to tap into. In Jan and Feb it isn’t as important, but the warm waters nearby make it very easy to ruin any setup with any wind coming off them. Mild Pacific garbage won’t do it for I-95 south of Boston and even there it’s tough.
  10. Also probably tons of flood damage inside near the coast where any surge reached. In my experience in Sandy that’s exactly what happened. From the outside the house looked relatively okay, inside totally devastated.
  11. The waters off Newfoundland are quite warm which I would think favors the south based block but hopefully I’m wrong.
  12. Even when there is -NAO blocking I don’t see it as worthwhile as it’s been in the past with how far south the blocking sets up a good chunk of the time and tendency to link with the SE ridge. Wavelengths are different in the winter but we have a storm coming up that will be forced inland despite the blocking. Honestly +NAO might be better for snow chances here these days.
  13. Models overnight seemed to get a little better for more widespread 1-2” rain across the area. Maybe we can have a low develop for a while along the front and enhance the rain to the east of the main low. In any event it’s still much needed. Edit-6z looks lame east of the city again and many would have a very quick dry slot and under 0.5”.
  14. Flip side it's light out when I have to wake up for work.
  15. ESE flow ahead of a low tracking inland means lots of upslope for E PA/upstate NY and showery weather for the city/coast. Some places east of the low would get lucky with banding but by far the best would be well inland. Looking like a couple/few day nasty period without much drought help here. Thankfully we had the storm mid month to help a little.
  16. Frictional effects with land especially with such slow movement. In FL we see the same thing with the eye being pulled into the coast near Ft Myers vs Tampa like with Ian and Charley. I think with this angle of approach the effect is to try to keep it offshore?
  17. I hope someone (Josh) can get some photos in that eye. I can’t even imagine what it must be like going from the most violent weather on Earth to sunny calm then back to Armageddon.
  18. Thing is the water will come up very rapidly as the eye comes ashore, like a slowed down tsunami. And gigantic waves on top. I guess it’s a positive in this case that the elevation rises quickly away from the water.
  19. This is just…. Wow as it’s on final approach to land. Don’t want to add clutter but really hope these people in the direct path have a way to get to safety.
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