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Flaking Our Way Into MLK Weekend 1/17-1/18


Clinch Leatherwood

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winter storm warnings just flew for dca and bwi! good for them:)

 

I'm surprised they went aggressive but I guess they had no choice.  If the NAM is right forecasts from VA to Cape Cod are about to bust.

 

The NAM sucks.  I'm not going to worry about it until the 18z GFS/RGEM, only reason I'm bummed is it pretty well supports the EC positioning tonight and when that happens it's usually the kiss of death.

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I'm surprised they went aggressive but I guess they had no choice.  If the NAM is right forecasts from VA to Cape Cod are about to bust.

 

The NAM sucks.  I'm not going to worry about it until the 18z GFS/RGEM, only reason I'm bummed is it pretty well supports the EC positioning tonight and when that happens it's usually the kiss of death.

I hope not, they just issued those warnings down there for those guys at the same time this run was coming out, we all know that feeling too well, I hope everything works out down there and out on the cape for all.

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Maybe a scraper for the Cape...non-event for rest of us.

 

Way too much confluence for this to ever have a realistic chance for most of us.

 

NCEP and NOAA both thought the confluence had lifted enough to allow for the precip to get further north based on some of their own guidance, but that may have been a mistake.

 

SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY

TROUGHING MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST LATE THURSDAY

PREFERENCE:  GENERAL MODEL COMPROMISE WITH AVERAGE CONFIDENCE

THE GUIDANCE SINCE THIS TIME YESTERDAY HAS TRENDED STRONGER

(INCLUDING THE NAM) AND MORE SEPARATED BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND THE

TROUGHING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST (SHIFTING THE CONFLUENT ZONE ALOFT

MORE NORTHWARD), <--maybe not WHICH LED TO A MORE NORTHERLY SURFACE LOW

REMINISCENT OF YESTERDAY'S 12Z NAM SOLUTION (THOUGH SEVERAL HOURS

SLOWER).  THIS TREND EXTENDS TO THE 00Z GLOBAL ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE.

LIKE MOST DAYS, THE 12Z NAM IS THE STRONGEST OF THE GUIDANCE ALOFT

AND MOST NORTHERLY AT THE SURFACE, LYING AT OR BEYOND THE NORTHERN

FRINGE OF THE 00Z GLOBAL ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE.  CONSIDERING MODEL

TRENDS, IT IS HARD TO DISCOUNT THE 12Z NAM.  THEREFORE, THE

PREFERENCE IS FOR A GENERAL MODEL COMPROMISE (WHICH INCLUDES

NON-NCEP GUIDANCE) WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH ONLY AVERAGE CONFIDENCE

AS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL (PLACEMENT AND AMOUNTS) WILL BE HIGHLY

SENSITIVE TO THE SURFACE LOW TRACK AND STRENGTH OF ITS UPPER LEVEL

LOW.  SEE THE PROBABILISTIC HEAVY SNOW/ICING DISCUSSION (QPFHSD)

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SYSTEM'S WINTER WEATHER

POTENTIAL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

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still think i like the general idea of some light synoptic snows grazing the area with some embedded bands of OES in there...favoring the Outer Cape. 

 

 

The snow growth should be pretty good in those OES bands...very cold not too far aloft.

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It's not the best setup in the world but if you want to see some light at the end of the tunnel, we shall know by 12z runs tomorrow as that northern stream shortwave critical for any amplification along the east coast will be firmly in the lower 48 by then. But I am still fully expecting thick cirrus action.

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