Mr Torchey Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 torrential sheet drizzle east winds gusting over 30 mph minor to moderate coastal flooding occuring today down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Nice and white outside... watching football... snowing decently with a nice band on our doorstep. It is incredible what a steady snow can do for everyone's mood...the tourists and locals seem much "merrier" out in town. Vis at the ASOS has been between 1/2sm and 2.5sm over the past couple hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Mafe the trek to northboro agrees ll. Hoping for the best for the tripjime in a couple hors. Thing I'll be buying Kevin a beer--still 25.0 at the pit. Glad we didn't wager a beet per degree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Sometimes Tippys posts get me riled up a bit. "But, ..you know, sometimes I see this less as a "weather forum", and just a collecting pool of snow enthusiasts; just happens to be that there are some Meteorologists showing up that convention from time to time. " really dude, really. I am sure Jerry, Metherb, Cold Front and every other knowledgable hobbyist appreciate this. I have seen more cognizant science based posts from them then some degreed mets in all seasons. Just sayin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Mafe the trek to northboro agrees ll. Hoping for the best for the tripjime in a couple hors. Thing I'll be buying Kevin a beer--still 25.0 at the pit. Glad we didn't wager a beet per degree! Best misspelled post ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 If anything, the CF in NE MA seemes to have sunk SE slightly...that could make for a messy time for later tonight when some steadier precip tries to move in. The CF should eventually try to move west as the E component of the wind becomes stronger, but there ageostrophic component is really strong in this whole setup, so it could be a tough battle getting that very far west. Its always interesting in these setups where you can see the secondary drain of the cold air in coming down the CT River valley and banking against the Berkshires and east side of the southern Greens in S VT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Best misspelled post ever? lol... MPM wasn't even close on most of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Ray colder than Kevin. AWT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Best misspelled post ever? lolololololol!!!! what the heck did he just say? too many LLITs? anywho...33.6 here...few bouncy graupel balls a couple hrs ago...now just light rain drops here and there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 i'm sitting at 31.4/30.8 in wakefield center and the nearest obs to the east are 35 and south are 36, i'm probably about 3 blocks west of cf for now. decent sized flakes falling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 lol... MPM wasn't even close on most of that. If its like me when i use mine, I phone.....ftl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Best misspelled post ever? Lol...mpm needs more practice thumb typing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Wow that is quite the gradient even in the ORH hills between like Union/Tolland and just north of ORH. From low 30s to low/mid 20s. Impressive cold air drain into northern MA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Ray colder than Kevin. AWT. 18z NAM initialized with 2m temps near Ray of about 34F. 32F at ORH. I guess being off 6F at both sites is better than being off 8-10F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Wow that is quite the gradient even in the ORH hills between like Union/Tolland and just north of ORH. From low 30s to low/mid 20s. Impressive cold air drain into northern MA. Yeah its a very classic cold drain for those northern areas when you have the Quebec high north of Maine. The cold air drains better into the CT valley and Hudson valley when we have those banana Ontario highs. Dewpoint drain from Maine out of the NE is classic for N MA/NE MA/S NH to just pool that cold air as it banks up against the ORH hills and the secondary drain down the CT River Valley branks up against the N berkshires. It could take a really long time to get that out of the N ORH hills/N Berks speaking for SNE sensible wx. I mean, it might last a good chunk of tomorrow too in those spots. I'm not really seeing a great mechanism to get out it of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Mafe the trek to northboro agrees ll. Hoping for the best for the tripjime in a couple hors. Thing I'll be buying Kevin a beer--still 25.0 at the pit. Glad we didn't wager a beet per degree! In my sig now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Sometimes Tippys posts get me riled up a bit. "But, ..you know, sometimes I see this less as a "weather forum", and just a collecting pool of snow enthusiasts; just happens to be that there are some Meteorologists showing up that convention from time to time. " really dude, really. I am sure Jerry, Metherb, Cold Front and every other knowledgable hobbyist appreciate this. I have seen more cognizant science based posts from them then some degreed mets in all seasons. Just sayin... Totally different topic, but you aren't alone on some of that. He'll say everyone is far too emotionally involved then a day later he'll post a bunch of paragraphs about how mother nature is a cruel b*tch and cosmic dildos everywhere to prevent exciting weather in the Merrimack Valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 lol... MPM wasn't even close on most of that. Gave up on the Giants watched the Dew championship from Breckenridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yeah its a very classic cold drain for those northern areas when you have the Quebec high north of Maine. The cold air drains better into the CT valley and Hudson valley when we have those banana Ontario highs. Dewpoint drain from Maine out of the NE is classic for N MA/NE MA/S NH to just pool that cold air as it banks up against the ORH hills and the secondary drain down the CT River Valley branks up against the N berkshires. It could take a really long time to get that out of the N ORH hills/N Berks speaking for SNE sensible wx. I mean, it might last a good chunk of tomorrow too in those spots. I'm not really seeing a great mechanism to get out it of there. Could be a little nasty later on as the "real" precip gets in gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Totally different topic, but you aren't alone on some of that. He'll say everyone is far too emotionally involved then a day later he'll post a bunch of paragraphs about how mother nature is a cruel b*tch and cosmic dildos everywhere to prevent exciting weather in the Merrimack Valley. Yeah I like Tip but he came across as a condescending twit in that post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yeah its a very classic cold drain for those northern areas when you have the Quebec high north of Maine. The cold air drains better into the CT valley and Hudson valley when we have those banana Ontario highs. Dewpoint drain from Maine out of the NE is classic for N MA/NE MA/S NH to just pool that cold air as it banks up against the ORH hills and the secondary drain down the CT River Valley branks up against the N berkshires. It could take a really long time to get that out of the N ORH hills/N Berks speaking for SNE sensible wx. I mean, it might last a good chunk of tomorrow too in those spots. I'm not really seeing a great mechanism to get out it of there. Yeah northern MA in those areas is just as cold as it is up here right now. Look at that wedge... very cool meteorology (not modelology) in progress right now, haha. Other side of the Spine is already warming up quickly up this way. Champlain Valley just cannot hold cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Totally different topic, but you aren't alone on some of that. He'll say everyone is far too emotionally involved then a day later he'll post a bunch of paragraphs about how mother nature is a cruel b*tch and cosmic dildos everywhere to prevent exciting weather in the Merrimack Valley. You are definetly on the list of in the know hobbyists. I will say this, he is right about one thing, 95% of us love winter. Right now not so much here lol, 34 and drizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Could be a little nasty later on as the "real" precip gets in gear Precip seems to be blossoming now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yeah the cold goes right into the Gulf of Maine. It's going to be extremely stubborn in nrn MA and the ORH hills. But this isn't a surprise as meso models and basic understanding hinted at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I really didn't expect it would snow this steadily and at a good clip. Looks like an inch or so down in town here and getting whiter by the minute as this band moves through. Hard to believe the winter has been so rough so far I'm thinking this is a big storm. Some December's every passing cloud farts 1-3" of orographic stuff... of you wake up to your car covered like 15 out of 30 days. Not this season so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yeah the cold goes right into the Gulf of Maine. It's going to be extremely stubborn in nrn MA and the ORH hills. But this isn't a surprise as meso models and basic understanding hinted at this. Yeah well we saw some posts even last night that were skeptical. But regardless, I think most mets and knowledgable hobbyists were ont he same page WRT icing potential and CAD. We knew the models would under estimate it. I remember Ekster saying the 4km WRF up there had ORH holding below freezing even all day Monday and said that was likely to be much closer to reality than the models trying to get it to 40F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 In my sig now Anyone want to bet me a beet we see a white Christmas? Lord I needed that laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 I really didn't expect it would snow this steadily and at a good clip. Looks like an inch or so down in town here and getting whiter by the minute as this band moves through. Hard to believe the winter has been so rough so far I'm thinking this is a big storm. Some December's every passing cloud farts 1-3" of orographic stuff... of you wake up to your car covered like 15 out of 30 days. Not this season so far. Yeah some Decembers are just like that...those same ones have every shortwave turning into a 6-10" overrunning event for SNE and before you can blink, its New Years eve and even Boston logan airport has 25" of snow. Hopefully this cutter at the end of the week is the turning point...there seems to be a good bit of potential after that...even from the same ULL...you'll prob get a lot of uplope with that and we could even see inverted trough snows down here if it pans out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsnowstorm628 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 0.8" new with light to occasionally moderate snow. 21/19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yeah well we saw some posts even last night that were skeptical. But regardless, I think most mets and knowledgable hobbyists were ont he same page WRT icing potential and CAD. We knew the models would under estimate it. I remember Ekster saying the 4km WRF up there had ORH holding below freezing even all day Monday and said that was likely to be much closer to reality than the models trying to get it to 40F. Yeah our WRF (although not doing the best now) also had the same feature. Probably some sort of ageo tug as pressure falls occur east when the low departs. Or should I say, Isallobaric tug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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