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January 16...Snow/Sleet observation


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Bigol bust by Upton....back edge of the precip will move through in the next 2-3 hrs before any changeover--2nd batch out in western PA

So far the forecast is playing out very well north of NYC. Snow vs. sleet vs. rain is a very difficult call in a light precipitation, showery event with marginal surface temps, and slightly above freezing mid-level temps. Some flakes and/or light frozen accumulation is hardly a bigol bust. But I suppose since this is the first accumulating snowfall of the WINTER, it seems like a big deal.

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FPUS71 KOKX 170318

NOWOKX

SHORT TERM FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

1018 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012

NYZ072>075-176-178-170500-

NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-

KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-

1018 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012

.NOW...

RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED

THROUGH MIDNIGHT. NO ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.

$$

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Question in a winterstorm scenario would snow accumulate faster if you had a 1/2 inch coating of sleet to act as sort of a coating of ice to cool the ground faster ex. You had a storm start as sleet but change to snow

Depends on alot of things-temps, rate of snowfall day vs night etc

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FPUS71 KOKX 170318

NOWOKX

SHORT TERM FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

1018 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012

NYZ072>075-176-178-170500-

NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-

KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-

1018 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012

.NOW...

RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED

THROUGH MIDNIGHT. NO ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.

$$

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Come on...

Giant flakes falling and sticking inside the NYC borders.

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