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January 31-February 2 Major Winter Storm part 3


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18z GFS doesn't come out until 3.30 your time, so that was definitely an old run.

EURO looks great for N IL/S WI. Other models are close with room for improvement. You're definitely in the game.

As far as the 18z goes.. I figured it was an old one.

I guess I will go have a look at what the other models are showing. With those maps, a 40 mile shift north puts NE IL in the thick of it.

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As far as the 18z goes.. I figured it was an old one.

I guess I will go have a look at what the other models are showing. With those maps, a 40 mile shift north puts NE IL in the thick of it.

Date/Time are usually at the top so you can tell whether it's an old run.

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I've been a bit upset about that myself, but I think the rapid eastward progression of most of the solutions keep the heaviest snow just to our south with all but the Euro. That said, the Forecast Discussion for this afternoon for MKE said if the system doesn't shift further north, the factors are favorable for lake effect along the western shores of Lake Michigan. Sounds overall like a win-win, should that pan out. Either we get decent lake effect or a strong storm.

Def. snow weenie doing that AFD.. He gets a 12 pack of weenie buns just for the LES.

THE TREND HAS BEEN CLEAR...AND CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN THE

FORECAST SCENARIO. THE GFS HAS TRENDED NORTH ON THE LOW TRACK FOR

THE PAST 18 HOURS...NOW TAKING THE LOW ACROSS KY. THE ECMWF HAS

ALSO TRENDED NORTH IN THE PAST 24 HOURS...TAKING THE LOW ACROSS

IN. THE CANADIAN IS A COMPROMISE. OBVIOUSLY THE ECMWF IS A VERY

FAVORABLE TRACK FOR HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN HALF

OF THE CWA. THE ECMWF HAS A VERY ANOMALOUS 60 KNOT EASTERLY 850 MB

JET ACROSS THE CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE AREAS...TYPICAL OF MAJOR

WINTER STORMS. GIVEN THE FAIRLY COLD 850 MB TEMPERATURES...THE

POTENTIAL FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT WITH THIS STORM IS RATHER HIGH.

IF THE GFS WERE TO VERIFY AS IT NOW STANDS AND NOT TREND

NORTH...850 MB TEMPERATURES AND DEEP CONSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW

WOULD RESULT IN CONTINUED LAKE EFFECT POTENTIAL DURING THE PERIOD.

SO IF THE STORM DOES NOT CONTINUE TO TREND NORTH...THERE COULD BE

AREAS THAT RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT OVER A PERIOD OF 4 DAYS

FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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Not sure if this was posted (just got home)

but here is MKE AFD:

THE GFS HAS TRENDED NORTH ON THE LOW TRACK FOR

THE PAST 18 HOURS...NOW TAKING THE LOW ACROSS KY. THE ECMWF HAS

ALSO TRENDED NORTH IN THE PAST 24 HOURS...TAKING THE LOW ACROSS

IN. THE CANADIAN IS A COMPROMISE. OBVIOUSLY THE ECMWF IS A VERY

FAVORABLE TRACK FOR HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN HALF

OF THE CWA. THE ECMWF HAS A VERY ANOMALOUS 60 KNOT EASTERLY 850 MB

JET ACROSS THE CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE AREAS...TYPICAL OF MAJOR

WINTER STORMS. GIVEN THE FAIRLY COLD 850 MB TEMPERATURES...THE

POTENTIAL FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT WITH THIS STORM IS RATHER HIGH.

IF THE GFS WERE TO VERIFY AS IT NOW STANDS AND NOT TREND

NORTH...850 MB TEMPERATURES AND DEEP CONSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW

WOULD RESULT IN CONTINUED LAKE EFFECT POTENTIAL DURING THE PERIOD.

SO IF THE STORM DOES NOT CONTINUE TO TREND NORTH...THERE COULD BE

AREAS THAT RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT OVER A PERIOD OF 4 DAYS

FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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I noticed while looping the NAM at H5 that the last frame has the northern low moving westward. Leads me to believe that it would continue that retrogression beyond 84 similar to the other models.

i figured it was ready to drop right into the sw opening up the gates to invite in the big daddy to the north

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