moneypitmike Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 not a whole lot here IMBY...looks like about a half inch or something so far with just some flurries right now. 1-2 on the outer cape. hoping these things can organize one time here as the flow goes N then NNW before shutting down. looks wintry for a change. Wintry is good, Phil. Congrats. 11.5/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 That one band looks to be lining up pretty nicely for CHH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Yay Cape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Congrats dude... this December even a coating of white and flurries in the air is something to be proud of, lol. Wintry is good, Phil. Congrats. 11.5/1 i'll enjoy the look as long as it sticks around. get the xmas tree up today, take a nice walk, xmas music...24 hours of winter. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 i'll enjoy the look as long as it sticks around. get the xmas tree up today, take a nice walk, xmas music...24 hours of winter. LOL. I am jealous. Congrats (see no one in SNE is rubbing it in...lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackwaves Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 A little bit more than a dusting here. 1/8" at best. Still some flurries. 33f. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Few flakes back here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 If the mid Cape were about 5-8 miles further north, it would have been probably 4". OES can do weird things, but congrats on the wintry look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Photos or it never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastBayWx Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Only the 2nd snowflakes of the year here this a.m. Last time was Oct 29th. Can see nice snow band formations to my SE over Little Compton/ Westport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Looks like the final band maybe dropping another 0.5" to 1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 If the mid Cape were about 5-8 miles further north, it would have been probably 4". OES can do weird things, but congrats on the wintry look. They are often at the whim of some of the low level winds and convergence...there isn't a natural funneling like there is with the lakes...the land is not on both sides to help funnel the low level winds, so you end up with some goofy looking stuff every now and then. The winds at 85mb we a little goofy this time around..if everything had been a little more well aligned, I think the bands might have been a bit more intense. But that said, there is some decent stuff over CC Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 They are often at the whim of some of the low level winds and convergence...there isn't a natural funneling like there is with the lakes...the land is not on both sides to help funnel the low level winds, so you end up with some goofy looking stuff every now and then. The winds at 85mb we a little goofy this time around..if everything had been a little more well aligned, I think the bands might have been a bit more intense. But that said, there is some decent stuff over CC Bay. They were pretty formidable over CC Bay, but the southern end of the bands didn't really want to go much further south than the beaches of the north side. But yeah, if the 850 winds stayed ne a little longer it probably would have been a little more organized and likely extended further west. It didn't look classic all along, but instability was there which is the biggest thing. If there were an island east of PYM..they probably would have had several inches..lol. Congrats to the humback whales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 the heaviest oes i drove into last night was actually along rt 3 south...stopped at the exit 5 mcdonalds to use the wifi to look at the radar...at first it was a graupel attack, but then it eventually transitioned into the more traditional snowflake type stuff...drove down to exit 4...got off and went to the beach...then continued on 3a south and went over the bridage...drove a couple miles on 6east, turned around and drove back on 6west, to 25 to 495...for the most part, the temp was above freezing...a lot of 33 and 34...in the area where 6west transitions to 25 the snow picked up and the temp dropped to 31...but mostly we just saw crap...got back to my house at 4am, clear skies and 22 degrees... oh well, i did see snow and the ocean so that was nice...but no banding, hardly any accumulating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 the heaviest oes i drove into last night was actually along rt 3 south...stopped at the exit 5 mcdonalds to use the wifi to look at the radar...at first it was a graupel attack, but then it eventually transitioned into the more traditional snowflake type stuff...drove down to exit 4...got off and went to the beach...then continued on 3a south and went over the bridage...drove a couple miles on 6east, turned around and drove back on 6west, to 25 to 495...for the most part, the temp was above freezing...a lot of 33 and 34...in the area where 6west transitions to 25 the snow picked up and the temp dropped to 31...but mostly we just saw crap...got back to my house at 4am, clear skies and 22 degrees... oh well, i did see snow and the ocean so that was nice...but no banding, hardly any accumulating... you drove all the way down here last night?? you are insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 They are often at the whim of some of the low level winds and convergence...there isn't a natural funneling like there is with the lakes...the land is not on both sides to help funnel the low level winds, so you end up with some goofy looking stuff every now and then. The winds at 85mb we a little goofy this time around..if everything had been a little more well aligned, I think the bands might have been a bit more intense. But that said, there is some decent stuff over CC Bay. that was the biggest culprit i think. they are only truly N or NE for a short time and not very strong either. the winds in the 925 to 875 layer were/are stronger and more NNE but that 850 to 800 layer was not ideal..and almost westerly at times so both shearing it out and not allowing it to really get going. nice band now that everything is lining up briefly NNE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 you drove all the way down here last night?? you are insane. yup...well you drive out to orh for the g2g...and when there is not traffic on the road, the driving is a breeze! i miss snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 that was the biggest culprit i think. they are only truly N or NE for a short time and not very strong either. the winds in the 925 to 875 layer were/are stronger and more NNE but that 850 to 800 layer was not ideal..and almost westerly at times so both shearing it out and not allowing it to really get going. nice band now that everything is lining up briefly NNE That area in Manomet...right where it sticks out into CC Bay, north of Messenger might have an inch or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 That area in Manomet...right where it sticks out into CC Bay, north of Messenger might have an inch or two. that's where my sister lives...hit up that area...it was 33-34 degrees at 3am...the snow was intermittent..boundary layer was too warm to stick...at that time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 that's where my sister lives...hit up that area...it was 33-34 degrees at 3am...the snow was intermittent..boundary layer was too warm to stick...at that time... I bet if the snow rates were better at that time, it probably would have cooled to 31 or 32. It's a good band right now where winds are still NNE out in the bay while near the coast they are NNW. That's the band I envisioned developing... albeit earlier than now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 It's coming down at a pretty good rate here now. Nice banding, last band moving through. Everything is covered. At 345 am last night the only thing covered were grassy surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I bet if the snow rates were better at that time, it probably would have cooled to 31 or 32. It's a good band right now where winds are still NNE out in the bay while near the coast they are NNW. That's the band I envisioned developing... albeit earlier than now. well dang it, had i just went to bed like a a normal person...i could have met my sister for breakfast this morning and would have ended up seeing better oes than i did while i was driving around like an idiot at all hrs of the dark morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The quirky winds are visible even on radar. Notice how those echoes down along the south coast are staying put or drifting ne. They aren't directly there because of the water below them....winds are nw. However, the echoes that moved down there earlier are staying put as 850 winds are now sw and there is probably some very light warm air advection down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The quirky winds are visible even on radar. Notice how those echoes down along the south coast are staying put or drifting ne. They aren't directly there because of the water below them....winds are nw. However, the echoes that moved down there earlier are staying put as 850 winds are now sw and there is probably some very light warm air advection down there. Very impressive burst here now. This is probably it but it's really nice to see snow blowing off the roof. With the wind it actually feels like a winter storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Scott getting borderline S+ on radar it seems. My folks down in GHG got a dusting apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Very impressive burst here now. This is probably it but it's really nice to see snow blowing off the roof. With the wind it actually feels like a winter storm better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 That area right on the beaches near and north of Scott are getting some serious echoes right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 snowing pretty hard on the Outer Cape again per several web cams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 That area right on the beaches near and north of Scott are getting some serious echoes right now. NNE flow loves that area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 NNE flow loves that area What today does is demonstrate without the interference from the higher level snows how much OES contribution there can be during the big events like 1/2005. The band was barely evident embedded in the large system but it was on the same beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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