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The Look Ahead Thread


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looks like about .5" qpf before changeover around dc tho.. i'd take it

Yeah me too...I actually wouldn't really like a big accumulating snow now because it really messes up landscaping schedules...so a 2-3" front end dump would be nice....

oh and it is the euro which has shown about 3-4 major snowstorms in this timeframe that have turned out to be non events for us...

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I'd imagine that's a huge storm above 2k feet-- Blacksburg, Waynesboror, Staunton, Harrisonburg..etc.

the jackpot is LYH as your 850 temps never make it above 0

total precip through 168--about 2 inches of liquid with temps near 0 for both surface and 850 at -2 to -3 for alot of the storm

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LYH

N 18Z 14-MAR 5.6 -1.7 1025 62 93 0.03 563 542

TUE 00Z 15-MAR 1.1 -3.4 1025 98 97 0.18 562 541

TUE 06Z 15-MAR 0.2 -3.5 1024 98 99 0.36 560 541

TUE 12Z 15-MAR -0.5 -2.6 1023 93 92 0.56 560 541

TUE 18Z 15-MAR 0.2 -1.3 1023 89 94 0.21 560 542

WED 00Z 16-MAR 0.4 -0.2 1020 93 82 0.23 560 544

WED 06Z 16-MAR 0.6 -0.2 1018 93 93 0.47 559 544

WED 12Z 16-MAR 1.0 2.2 1017 92 92 0.21 559 546

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STRONGY AGREE!! lol

Thanks DT

the jackpot is LYH as your 850 temps never make it above 0

total precip through 168--about 2 inches of liquid with temps near 0 for both surface and 850 at -2 to -3 for alot of the storm

That would rock...

LYH

N 18Z 14-MAR 5.6 -1.7 1025 62 93 0.03 563 542

TUE 00Z 15-MAR 1.1 -3.4 1025 98 97 0.18 562 541

TUE 06Z 15-MAR 0.2 -3.5 1024 98 99 0.36 560 541

TUE 12Z 15-MAR -0.5 -2.6 1023 93 92 0.56 560 541

TUE 18Z 15-MAR 0.2 -1.3 1023 89 94 0.21 560 542

WED 00Z 16-MAR 0.4 -0.2 1020 93 82 0.23 560 544

WED 06Z 16-MAR 0.6 -0.2 1018 93 93 0.47 559 544

WED 12Z 16-MAR 1.0 2.2 1017 92 92 0.21 559 546

And thanks for the exact data--

Those 36 hour events never pan our as shown-- I'd bet the bulk 75% would fall in 12-15 hours. Ideally from 7 PM to 7 AM---

And, BTW Congrats-- north trend.

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18z GFS brings it back somewhat

Enough to keep interest, definitely. I have to say that I like the fact that the GFS has something there for a while now, that the EC likes us so far, and that Ian and Ellinwood have had positives to say about it. We'll just have to see how it goes.

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Wouldnt it be wild to get blitzed in mid March? Why not? Bring it on.

April 1, 1924: This April Fools Day Storm produced the latest recorded major snowfall (4 or more inches). Baltimore recorded over 9 inches of snow and Washington received 5 inches. The latest snow ever recorded at Baltimore was a trace on May 9, 1923. In Washington, the latest snow was seen on May 10, 1906, when a trace fell.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/winter/DC-Winters.htm

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6z GFS, any alleged system is squashed and off the coast well south. I am guessing the Euro gave up also based on the lack of chatter.

Back to stalking warm temperatures...

Amazing how these "threats" just evaporate from one run to the next...unless, of course, they show a rain scenario. Guess it is time to put the shovels away for good.

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That's delightful news. Let's hope that 10-day fantasy comes closer than 10-day fantasy snows do...

It's money in the bank. Ji has got it right on this one. Rain - modeled perfectly, snow - modeled completely wrong.

I saw this as a last chance. So be it, let's bring on spring then summer. My wish ... avg high temp of 65 degrees until May 1 with a daily deviation of 5 degrees, avg 70 from May 1 to June 20 same dev., avg 75 from June 20 to Aug 1, same dev., avg 80 from Aug 1 to Aug 2, then back down the same way until Nov. 1.

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It's money in the bank. Ji has got it right on this one. Rain - modeled perfectly, snow - modeled completely wrong.

I saw this as a last chance. So be it, let's bring on spring then summer. My wish ... avg high temp of 65 degrees until May 1 with a daily deviation of 5 degrees, avg 70 from May 1 to June 20 same dev., avg 75 from June 20 to Aug 1, same dev., avg 80 from Aug 1 to Aug 2, then back down the same way until Nov. 1.

Well of course, that's no surprise... you need a whole lot of things to go perfectly for it to snow here. Rain, not so much.

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Well of course, that's no surprise... you need a whole lot of things to go perfectly for it to snow here. Rain, not so much.

Yeah, theres many other factors that go into snow...Exact track of storm, Surface high features, troughs, just to name a few...of course all these play into rain storms too but for snow you need them to be exactly right.

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Well of course, that's no surprise... you need a whole lot of things to go perfectly for it to snow here. Rain, not so much.

Agreed, but not what I was saying. Allow me to clarify. Too warm for snow, precip forecast, storm strength forecast, storm track forecast, modeled well most of the time. Cold enough for snow, if precip is forecast, probably will get none, storm actually forecast to exist, either will not exist at all, or the track will be off by several hundred miles. I am talking mainly about a 4 to 5 day forecast, but a couple of times we saw this happen this winter within 3 days.

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