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December 18-20 Potential Talking Points


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Im not saying dont look at them....but also look at whats going right. I dont understand what nyc snowfall avg has to do with getting this storm......We have ingredients on the tabel for this......people who think it will show a hit each and every run 6 days out are foolish. Hearing 15% to 85% not happening gets a little repatitive......i understand the cause for concern,,,,,but models showing a close miss, is right where i want to be 6 days out

I'm not seeing enough in the pattern to make me think this will turn up the coast. Not enough of a ridge out west to help amplify things in the east, and the flow is a little too zonal. Blocking a little too strong. There are some positives as well, but to me the negatives outweigh the positives right now and a storm is unlikely. But that doesn't mean no chance, obviously. At least there is some potential and something to watch.

As far as NYC snowfall average, I'm just making the point that you have to look for things that can go wrong since it's tough to get many snowstorms in this area.

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I'm not seeing enough in the pattern to make me think this will turn up the coast. Not enough of a ridge out west to help amplify things in the east, and the flow is a little too zonal. Blocking a little too strong. There are some positives as well, but to me the negatives outweigh the positives right now and a storm is unlikely. But that doesn't mean no chance, obviously. At least there is some potential and something to watch.

As far as NYC snowfall average, I'm just making the point that you have to look for things that can go wrong since it's tough to get many snowstorms in this area.

We usally get one snowstorm a year, so i feel ur makin it out to be harder then it is.....There is a storm threat on each model...and we are 6 days out......thats enough to keep me locked and i feel we will get this storm

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I'm not seeing enough in the pattern to make me think this will turn up the coast. Not enough of a ridge out west to help amplify things in the east, and the flow is a little too zonal. Blocking a little too strong. There are some positives as well, but to me the negatives outweigh the positives right now and a storm is unlikely. But that doesn't mean no chance, obviously. At least there is some potential and something to watch.

As far as NYC snowfall average, I'm just making the point that you have to look for things that can go wrong since it's tough to get many snowstorms in this area.

Snowfall averages dont really say anything about our snowfall patterns, because the variance is so high.  I mean-- look at it this way.  I definitely like our snowfall pattern much better than Minneapolis.  This weekend was their biggest snowstorm since 1991.  And it wasnt even 20"!  We've had at least half a dozen snowstorms which dumped more snow than anything theyve had in that time period.  While our average might be lower, when we get a snowstorm-- it tends to be really big.

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We usally get one snowstorm a year, so i feel ur makin it out to be harder then it is.....There is a storm threat on each model...and we are 6 days out......thats enough to keep me locked and i feel we will get this storm

I think people need to not get so worried when they see a weak sfc low... yes last year was bombs, cutoffs, STJ ripe, but that was once in a century type..

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We usally get one snowstorm a year, so i feel ur makin it out to be harder then it is.....There is a storm threat on each model...and we are 6 days out......thats enough to keep me locked and i feel we will get this storm

We get more than one snowstorm a year.  Dont let him sour your mood, dude :P

We usually get 5-8 storms every year that dump one or more inches of snow.

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I think people need to not get so worried when they see a weak sfc low... yes last year was bombs, cutoffs, STJ ripe, but that was once in a century type..

I dont understand why its a crime to be optimistic.  If it doesnt work out-- so what?  Nothing wrong in feeling good about things right now.  And meanwhile enjoy the nice snowfall happening right now.

The more you worry, the sooner youll die. 

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Definitely not the best trends, but I wasn't expecting a big tug westward. The 00z/14 GFS has a very favorable look aloft with the shortwave over the Southeast US from 90 hours onward. If we can maintain that type of idea, I think we are in a good position. The shortwave continues to trend deeper and more amplified (that's the only real trend we've seen, the rest has been just jumping around) and that is a good thing. The fact that the storm system got as far north as it did, with the big confluent shortwave over New England, is a very good sign to my eyes.

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I dont understand why its a crime to be optimistic. If it doesnt work out-- so what? Nothing wrong in feeling good about things right now. And meanwhile enjoy the nice snowfall happening right now.

The more you worry, the sooner youll die.

I agree with this 100%

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Snowfall averages dont really say anything about our snowfall patterns, because the variance is so high. I mean-- look at it this way. I definitely like our snowfall pattern much better than Minneapolis. This weekend was their biggest snowstorm since 1991. And it wasnt even 20"! We've had at least half a dozen snowstorms which dumped more snow than anything theyve had in that time period. While our average might be lower, when we get a snowstorm-- it tends to be really big.

chicago too.

chicago has had 10 snowstorms of 14" or more since 1886.

imby, there's been 6 snowstorms of 14" or more since 1996.

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Yeah, this is the ugliest run in a few days here.

All the models are so bipolar-- its hard to believe in anything right now.  We go from rain to out to sea and back again lol.  I dont think we can give up hope but we shouldnt get our hopes too high either-- anything is possible right now.

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