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PHL CWA JAN 26/27 OBS and Discussion Thread


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Hurricane just predicted a general 5-8 inches for the Philly area and 8-12 for Trenton and point north and east.............fyi

Depends on the ratios. I'm going to say that's probably a low estimate for Phi-town.

Going to be bold and go for 7-10". Ratios will be closer to 12-15:1 Wed around midnight when convection may result in a brief thundersnow event. Ratios will be 8:1 at onset mixed with sleet and maybe an hour or two in the afternoon of light drizzle. By the evening rush, we'll be changed back over to snow @ 10:1 and the ratios will increase by the hour. Heavy wet slush snow topped with the fluffy stuff.

My Forecast Breakdown:

For Wednesday into Thursday for Philadelphia Metro:

1-2" of slush/ice/sleet accumulations prior to noon.

Sleet (70% prob) vs rain (30% prob) transitioning to all snow late afternoon, minimal accumulations.

Change to all snow occurs NLT 6 PM.

Snow ratio 8:1 through 9 PM. Snow ratios increase theraftere with snowfall approaching 1-2"/hr from 10 PM through 4 AM.

Snow tapers off abruptly to flurries with blowing snow by 7 AM.

Total QPF: 9" (7-10" predicted)

So sayeth me.

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Well i certainly would not want to be one depending on the GFS/NAM over the ECM...

It also popped well BEFORE either of the models suggested....

GGEM still beautiful hit for PHL, really gets hammered on that run.

All these models assumed a track inside Cape Hatteras, the low has been popped off shore, winds are not out of the south or south east at Hatteras, they are out of the east and pressure falls would indicate a track east, models are great but nowcasting based on observations don't lie, a model can

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LOW MOVING OFFSHORE THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY ANDTHURSDAY...PREFERENCE FOR A NON-00Z NAM COMPROMISETHE NAM HAS TRENDED SLIGHTLY QUICKER/STRONGER ALOFT...BUT HASMAINTAINED REASONABLE CONTINUITY OVER ITS PAST DAY OF RUNS. THEGFS HAS TRENDED SLIGHTLY QUICKER/SLIGHTLY WEAKER WITH THIS SYSTEMOVER ITS PAST DAY OF RUNS. THE ECMWF HAS TRENDED QUICKER WITHTHIS SYSTEM OVER ITS PAST COUPLE DAYS OF RUNS. WHEN COMPARING THEGUIDANCE...FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...THE 00Z NAM LIES EAST OFTHE REMAINDER OF THE DETERMINISTIC AND GEFS/ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEANSOLUTIONS. WILL GO WITH THE CONSENSUS GUIDANCE AND PREFER ANON-00Z NAM COMPROMISE SOLUTION HERE.

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All these models assumed a track inside Cape Hatteras, the low has been popped off shore, winds are not out of the south or south east at Hatteras, they are out of the east and pressure falls would indicate a track east, models are great but nowcasting based on observations don't lie, a model can

If the winds at Hatteras go to the northeast, anyone NW of King of Prussia area are going to have problems

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