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E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2019/2020 OBS Thread


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12 hours ago, greenskeeper said:

solid 0-6" event this coming weekend

Sounds about right, even the Euro spits out about 8" here tho not all is snow.

What we are seeing however especially in the ens is a weaker primary, less of a move into upstate NY (remember models had this into Quebec province a few days ago), and a stronger signal for a coastal wave developing east of the DelMarVa becoming the primary. Something to keep an eye on as the weaker primary and better redevelopment reflection is in response to the ridging up top which when we saw this in late Nov into early Dec killed the primary faster. Will be interesting to see how that feature plays out now in prime climo. Guessing many W of i95 and N of the m/d line see at least a few inches of pure thump snows before changing over IF these looks hold and dont morph into something completely different at 500mb. 

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Mt Holly's early thoughts:

 

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For Friday through Sunday...For a portion of this time frame, the
details are much less clear due to some timing differences in the
guidance. An eastward amplifying trough will drive strengthening low
pressure across the Great Lakes during Saturday. Meanwhile, cold
high pressure sitting over portions of eastern Canada and New
England will stretch down into our region before eventually
weakening. The setup looks rather conducive for a healthy
overrunning event. The low-level air mass is currently forecast to
be rather dry across our area Friday following the Wednesday night
cold frontal passage. In addition, a colder air mass will be in
place. There will be the potential for a wet bulb effect to occur as
precipitation arrives and the dry air initially in place may also
delay its arrival. This setup may also result in a slower warm-up at
the surface during Saturday. Much of the area looks cold enough for
a period of snow to occur before warming works in from south to
north. Given the surface low tracking across the Great Lakes and
then to New England typically leads to warming overtaking our entire
region. However, if a secondary low can develop off the coast that
may keep some of the low-level cold in place longer especially up
north. There is high confidence in a precipitation event occurring
late Friday night and especially Saturday, however the details are
much less certain. As of now, improving conditions should then take
place Saturday night and especially Sunday as the storm pulls away
although it will be windy in its wake along with colder temperatures
Sunday.

 

I like where we are at for being at day 5. Seems like a classic 2-4/3-6" snow before turning to sleet/frz rain and ending as light rain/drizzle. Finally a real winter storm to track this week!

 

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30 minutes ago, The Iceman said:

Mt Holly's early thoughts:

 

 

I like where we are at for being at day 5. Seems like a classic 2-4/3-6" snow before turning to sleet/frz rain and ending as light rain/drizzle. Finally a real winter storm to track this week!

 

Agreed....and 5 days away still. Seeing better trends at 6z and already at 12z irt slp placement, hp placement and strength. Hoping we can trend to the better or remain stable and not back down leading up to the event. Tracking helmet and goggles on! :lol:

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Latest Wxsim for next weekend with 12z NAM/GFS combo - of course we don't shovel model snow!!

 Saturday: Dense overcast. A chance of snow in the morning, then a mix of sleet
 and snow likely in the afternoon. High 31. Wind chill ranging from 11 to 18.
 Wind east-southeast around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the morning, becoming 10
 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
 Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around 2 inches. Snow or ice (on
 ground) accumulation 12 to 16 inches.

 
 Saturday night: Cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight.
 Patchy light fog in the evening. A chance of a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and
 snow in the evening, then a slight chance of a mix of rain and snow after
 midnight. Low 30, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind chill ranging
 from 19 to 29. Wind south around 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the evening,
 becoming west-southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
 Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a quarter of an inch. No snow
 or ice (on ground) accumulation expected. Little if any freezing rain
 accumulation.

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1 hour ago, RedSky said:

18z was a small step back, bumped storm track NW a tad and and a kick in the groin to NJ. Doesn't matter GFS is laughable at this stage, and a long history now of exaggerating snow totals.

* but the GEFS pumped out some fantasy drama lol

 

 

 

 

Not sure what you saw but didnt appear as a step back to my eyes at all. Much deeper CAD that run and much less influence from a weakening primary. Gonna be messy this weekend.

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2 hours ago, Snow88 said:

Long range looks awful

Not 'awful'....just not conducive to a BIG DOG. Also the key features are misplaced by a few hundred miles. EC trof ends up centered on the coast, WC ridge is slightly east of where we like, etc. Split flow with the PV around could still yield overrunning systems. Going to be a waiting game tho to try and forecast those in a West Coast split. LR looks wont show up.

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1 hour ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Not 'awful'....just not conducive to a BIG DOG. Also the key features are misplaced by a few hundred miles. EC trof ends up centered on the coast, WC ridge is slightly east of where we like, etc. Split flow with the PV around could still yield overrunning systems. Going to be a waiting game tho to try and forecast those in a West Coast split. LR looks wont show up.

6z GFS has the big dog...only 276 hours to go.

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