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Jan 4th 2018 Fish Bomb


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NJwx85 doesn't really know how to read a model, so take what he posts with a grain of salt.

 

What is happening is that the new NAM has the best lift just kissing NYC, though it hits a wall there as the storm heads off to the east.  Whoever gets under that band will have a warning-level snowfall, whoever doesn't, wont.   Depending on what model you're looking at and/or the cut of your boxers, you can argue for that last band setting up anywhere from NYC to the twin forks, and that's why we're all here gnashing our teeth.  Every model, mas o menos, is within that range. 

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Less of a kick east by the Nam so that it eventually ends up west of the previous run despite the intial Eastward trajectory. 

If that earlier east movement doesn't occur, then we'd all be getting smoked. A lot of that will come down to nowcasting, we've already seen the HRRR making westward adjustments, that could continue.

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Just now, SnoSki14 said:

Less of a kick east by the Nam so that it eventually ends up west of the previous run despite the intial Eastward trajectory. 

If that earlier east movement doesn't occur, then we'd all be getting smoked. A lot of that will come down to nowcasting, we've already seen the HRRR making westward adjustments, that could continue.

Yeah, no jog and it's back to 6z. What a nightmare to forecast.

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Just now, SnoSki14 said:

Less of a kick east by the Nam so that it eventually ends up west of the previous run despite the intial Eastward trajectory. 

If that earlier east movement doesn't occur, then we'd all be getting smoked. A lot of that will come down to nowcasting, we've already seen the HRRR making westward adjustments, that could continue.

The trend is our friend, let’s see what the 3k does

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Something odd that I've noticed is that the 3KM NAM is firing off tons of organized supercells in the warm sector of the storm, while the HRR has some convection but generally more stratiform type precipitation.  It's been consistent over multiple runs, and I wonder if it relates to the different physics of the models, since both allow convection and (IIRC) incorporate SSTs.  To my eye the 3KM NAM seems overdone, and if not Reed Timmer needs to rent a boat.

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NAM hasn't moved much, and is actually a bit deeper, but that 6z run just had crazy dynamics, which actually would seem to match the storm's position and strength. But it's now dropped the intensity of the precip more in line with other guidance.

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1 minute ago, Ericjcrash said:

I likey. Smoked by bands keeps coming N.

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Nice to look at but likely overdone based on other modeling. Not one other major model takes it over or within the benchmark, and it’s hard for me to see how it’s more than a 4-6” storm in NYC with an east of benchmark low. 

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The stronger, more consolidated 250mb jet streak allows for more explosive development off of OBX. This leads to 500mb closing off sooner and precipitation to expand NW later on in the run despite a slightly farther E track. The upper levels continue to trend more favorably as we approach the event. Another west trend at 00z would not surprise me at all.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
320 PM EST Wed Jan 3 2018

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