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Part of the LWX's morning AFD

NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW A COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN

SHAPING UP FOR TNGT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NRN

STREAM TROUGH WILL PROGRESS EWD TOWARD THE WRN SIDE OF THE

APPALACHIANS TNGT...WHILE THE WEAKER SRN STREAM SYSTEM MOVES

ACROSS THE SE STATES. AS THESE TWO SYSTEMS START TO PHASE...A

SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST THIS EVE. IT

APPEARS THESE TWO SYSTEMS DO NOT TRULY PHASE UNTIL THE COASTAL LOW

PASSES TO OUR NORTH AND EAST. THEREFORE...THE COASTAL LOW IS

EXPECTED TO TAKE A MORE OFFSHORE TRACK THAT KEEPS THE HEAVIEST

PRECIP EAST OF THE CHSPK BAY. MODELS DUE SHOW WEAK FORCING VIA

ISENTROPIC LIFT AND LLVL FRONTOGENESIS OVER THE CWA AS MOISTURE

STREAMS NWD AHEAD BOTH SYSTEMS. THEREFORE...LGT PRECIP IS EXPECTED

ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO START OFF AS RAIN THIS EVE...BEFORE MIXING WITH

AND EVENTUALLY TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW FROM NW TO SE TNGT. SIMILAR

TO THE EVENT ON WED...SFC TEMPERATURES START OUT FAIRLY WARM.

ATTM...EXPECT THE RA/SN LINE TO BE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE BY

MIDNIGHT...WITH SNOW OVER POTOMAC HIGHLANDS/ERN WV/WRN MD AND

RAIN ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR. PRECIP IS THEN FORECASTED TO CHANGE

OVER TO SNOW LATE TNGT ACROSS THE NRN/WRN SUBURBS OF DC AND

BALTIMORE. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE WELL NORTH

AND WEST OF THE CITIES. GIVEN THE LGT QPF TNGT AND MARGINAL SFC

TEMPS...GENERALLY NOT MUCH MORE THAN AN INCH TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES

IN THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND NEAR THE MASON-DIXON LINE IS

POSSIBLE. THE LIKELIHOOD FOR TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS NOT HIGH

ENOUGH TO ISSUE A SECOND PERIOD ADVISORY. PRECIP MAY CHANGE OVER

TO A WET SNOW IN THE CITIES...BUT THE GROUND WILL LIKELY BE TOO

WARM FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE.

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Tony Pann had a simliar forecast out this morning. He had 1-2 inches for most of MD down towards DC.

I wouldn't be so dismissive of his forecast. Tony Pann is a good meteorologist- he's generally a very conservative forecaster and usually ends up right. I doubt it'll happen, but if he's bullish on this storm, I'm taking notice.

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I think tonight's event (for lack of a better word) will be marginally better than earlier this week. Although today is likely going to be warmer than during the day on Wednesday, I think dewpoints will be lower so that when the precip starts, the column will cool somewhat more quickly, relatively speaking. Also, if we can get some snow, the fact that it's falling at night might help a little too.

Having said that, when I say "marginally better," I mean that my solid coating from Wednesday might actually be measurable, and the cities that didn't even see a flake on Wednesday may actually see some snow falling.

I'm certainly not expecting it, but if Oregon Ridge can somehow eek out more than an inch, the plastic toboggan and I might have to watch the sun rise tomorrow morning from the hill overlooking I 83.

Either way, hopefully tomorrow evening can produce a fluffy snow shower or two.

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I wouldn't be so dismissive of his forecast. Tony Pann is a good meteorologist- he's generally a very conservative forecaster and usually ends up right. I doubt it'll happen, but if he's bullish on this storm, I'm taking notice.

Not sure where I said his forecast would be wrong? I just said I do not expect 2 inches at my location.

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This is what I'm looking forward to on Saturday. Some sort of squally precip event, hopefully snow. Nice winter lapse rates, with the surface >40 and the 850s at -7.

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Sadly, ever since you said this yesterday, I've been looking forward to tomorrow evening myself. It doesn't look like the surface even begins to cool down until then.

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NAM is pretty insistent on the squall line coming through...looks like a general .08-.11 for everyone...could be a powdery half inch to an inch for some and with the cold temps maybe Sunday morning might look like what winter is supposed to look like...of course with the high winds if there is snow on the ground it will probably be blown into corners.....1" drifts anyone?

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BUFKIT of the NAM for BWI

120211/0400Z 16 06004KT 39.7F RAIN 0.004

120211/0500Z 17 06004KT 39.4F RAIN 0.008

120211/0600Z 18 VRB02KT 38.8F RAIN 0.028

120211/0700Z 19 01005KT 38.3F RAIN 0.031

120211/0800Z 20 02004KT 37.8F RAIN 0.016

120211/0900Z 21 34004KT 37.4F RAIN 0.035

120211/1000Z 22 32005KT 36.5F RAIN 0.031

120211/1100Z 23 32006KT 35.4F RASN 0.016

120211/1200Z 24 31006KT 35.1F RASN 0.004

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BUFKIT of the NAM for BWI

120211/0400Z 16 06004KT 39.7F RAIN 0.004

120211/0500Z 17 06004KT 39.4F RAIN 0.008

120211/0600Z 18 VRB02KT 38.8F RAIN 0.028

120211/0700Z 19 01005KT 38.3F RAIN 0.031

120211/0800Z 20 02004KT 37.8F RAIN 0.016

120211/0900Z 21 34004KT 37.4F RAIN 0.035

120211/1000Z 22 32005KT 36.5F RAIN 0.031

120211/1100Z 23 32006KT 35.4F RASN 0.016

120211/1200Z 24 31006KT 35.1F RASN 0.004

12Z NAM has 1.3" at MRB for this evening's activity and 0.4" from the frontal passage tomorrow afternoon. At HGR its 0.8" tonight and 1.0" tomorrow.

Being between the two, looks like I may see another minor accumulation.

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12Z NAM has 1.3" at MRB for this evening's activity and 0.4" from the frontal passage tomorrow afternoon. At HGR its 0.8" tonight and 1.0" tomorrow.

Being between the two, looks like I may see another minor accumulation.

Take whatever you can get, right?

NAM also some snow late Saturday night into Sunday

120212/0300Z 39 30015KT 27.5F SNOW 0.004

120212/0400Z 40 31013KT 27.9F SNOW 0.012

120212/0500Z 41 33014KT 29.7F SNOW 0.016

120212/0600Z 42 34017KT 28.4F SNOW 0.012

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I've actually been more interested in that feature (and that's kinda sad too). I'm tired of chasing snow that can't survive the last 1000' drop. Could be some "winterlike" snow in the air even if just for an hour or 2. Somebody might score an inch.

Mtns usually steal it all but I'm not mad at this map at all.

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