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Sept 11-12 Wednesday, Thursday Storm Threat


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Don't you have to work?

I've literally been saving some time off to use in situations like this. If anything, it's almost like reporting out in the field - if I'm lucky enough to get some good footage. We'll see.

Sorry guys checking in from North Central PA, but you guys seem to have a lot of great mets. What is tomorrow and Thursday looking like in these parts? Any chance of a storm?

Both days have potential. Today, you have the benefit of a subtle shortwave coming out of WV and moving NE through PA. Most of the models want to initiate some convection over central PA around midday or early afternoon. The most explosive "potential" may lie further NE though, closer to more impressive deep layer year and a general proximity to the front. That will be advancing toward the U.S. border later tonight.

Tomorrow has some potential ahead of the cold front as well, but instability and cloud-debris are bigger question marks in my mind. Perhaps to offset that somewhat, wind shear will become more supportive on Thursday.

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We'll see about tomorrow.  It kind of sucks there is a disconnect between the stronger forcing/shear and the best instability.  if the front was moving through during prime instability tomorrow could be quite interesting.  Although models try to push stuff through between 21z-0z.  NAM/GFS actually have a helicity spike after 21z so I guess we'll have to watch for any discrete stuff that may form ahead of the main line.  

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We'll see about tomorrow.  It kind of sucks there is a disconnect between the stronger forcing/shear and the best instability.  if the front was moving through during prime instability tomorrow could be quite interesting.  Although models try to push stuff through between 21z-0z.  NAM/GFS actually have a helicity spike after 21z so I guess we'll have to watch for any discrete stuff that may form ahead of the main line.  

Focus on today/tonight..and worry about tomorrow tomorrow

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Focus on today/tonight..and worry about tomorrow tomorrow

 

There really isn't much else to focus on today about.  We know what's at play and it's just a wait and see type deal.  We can look at all the model data we want right now and interpret it but it all comes down to whether or not we can weaken the cap enough and get enough lift to generate convection and we won't know until it's just about happening.  

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Impressive EML. The core is a bit under 500mb... so the 500-700mb lapse rates aren't nearly as impressive at 550-750mb where it's nearly dry adiabatic thanks to that weak inversion near 525 mb.

 

The question is whether or not we can remove the CIN later today. Best chance will be to our west but western areas from the Berkshires to the Litchfield Hills have a chance.

 

 

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