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Tulip Trouncer Threat III - April Fool's Joke


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It was interesting to me how the 00z UKMET passed a rather paltry by comparison low pressure between CC and the BM, only to bomb it out like was originally thought for us, up near NS - I just saw that before any other guidance and pretty much was ready to throw my hands to this. Now the NAM has that deepening too late vibe about it, too - maybe the model has sucked up to this point, but joins the party by ripping Kevin's heart out.

The UKMET, if one goes to the NCEP verificaiton page, boast some pretty lofty scores - which is one reason why I have some trouble understanding this whole "crazy unkle" mystique that goes on around here. Having said that, if the scores are that good and we are at or inside 72 hours, ...I saw that run and felt pretty good that I actually DON'T want snow, and therefore, am far less disappointed by what it implies. Basically: 'haha, hope you enjoyed getting your hopes up for nothing'

At this point, I hope it all whiffs sufficiently E that my buds and I can get some DG in this weekend. Sunday, if the NAM is correct, may actually turn out to be a pretty darn nice day, with back side light NW breezes, down slope, in -3C - probably 47 for a high under blue skies. Unfortunately, the NAM has sucked on this system up to this point so can't bank on that either.

Sadly your Barre Falls Dam trip will have to be postponed due to impassable roads in Hubbardston. 12-14" incoming

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Oh...man, it makes me laugh...

Someone makes a cogent anti-snow thetic conversation piece, and although folks are in general polite about it, there is immediately a multi-posted reasons why said cogent point can be winnowed down to meaning nothing.

Look, I'm not saying the NAM was right…. It’s just another solution with this.

If I were a betting man I’d have to go with the Euro because it’s just a better tool, period. Just be aware that 2wice this last year it performed colossally bad.

Although, I was looking over the UKMET… what it is actually doing is just bombing the storm too late to get us into the type of dynamics that would cool the column for snow – that’s the big difference. The low track guidance is acceptable in terms of continuity, and is between CC and the BM. But, by comparison it is a vastly paltry intensity compared to earlier runs for that lat/lon… LOOK OUT Nova Scotia and eastern ME with the UKIE/NAM blend. Those places get rocked.

The NAM is kind of doing the same thing in all honesty, which is an interesting union. We’ll see…

If the 12z Euro holds serve, we can equally suspect these other emerging trends.

Hell, may just have to now cast this baby!

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Yeah it runs warm...the reality is that it is a great track for western NE and actually a bit too far east for optimum in ENY. It would be colder than the RGEM shows and ORH west to Pete would get buried if that verified.

I'll wait on the EURO before grabbing the umbrella, but that isn't good.

RGEM usually runs a bit warm, but....

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Yeah it runs warm...the reality is that it is a great track for western NE and actually a bit too far east for optimum in ENY. It would be colder than the RGEM shows and ORH west to Pete would get buried if that verified.

RGEM would probably be a good hit down here...it has Westchester on the snow/rain line but we know the warm bias..

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RGEM would probably be a good hit down here...it has Westchester on the snow/rain line but we know the warm bias..

People come on it's April 1... borderline will not cut it for 95% of us. We need a PERFECT track of the sfc and mid level lows and 850 temps that aren't hovering around 0c but are solidly below 0c. At 1000ft you may get lucky with a borderline situation but for most of us no.

The BIG hits from yesterday had a surge of -4c 850 temps on the backside of the deepening 850/700mb low as we cranked big lift.

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certainly not a fat lady singing.

the 2 concerning trends since 0z:

1) obviously the NW trend

2) too late SLP deepening, and consequently reduced qpf and insufficient dynamics for cooling

all models i've seen (NAM, GFS, EURO, UK, RGEM) have pushed trend #1 to varying degrees

not all models agree with trend #2

while it took a hit, don't think the big snow potential is over... we are 48 hrs away and have seen things fluctuate in the 48-36 hr timeframe throughout this winter. 50 mile shift east will make a huge difference, and that's definitely in margin of error this far out.

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OT, it's amazing to me that the teleconnectors depicted here: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/forecasts/teleconn/images/compare.pn.png ...could ever portend a 00z Euro notion on D8 or 9 next week... The 12z GGEM had that yesterday, too, but since last night it has it back W - which is actually a better fit.

Am still wondering if the deterministic models kind of 'all at once' start lifting the westerlies and allowing real warmth at some point post this weekend's debacle...

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