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The "What To Title The Storm?" Thread - Dec 8-9


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  On 12/4/2013 at 4:08 PM, Bob Chill said:

Timing, qpf, and hp placement is all there. Still not much has changed. Very short leads are the only things that can work out the details. All kinds of ptypes in a very small geographic are. A mess to forecast for sure. 

Happy Hour GFS should be rockin'

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  On 12/4/2013 at 4:10 PM, Bob Chill said:

You and I..yes...Ian just added another chapter to the phail journal.

Well early indiciations are the DC area could still reach Ian's 2" criteria. Without that warm layer that would certainly happen this run. We will see if soundings indicate that on future runs. This is a good run though to have a wintry Sunday.
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  On 12/4/2013 at 4:09 PM, stormtracker said:

So are we declaring this run good?

 

imo, absolutely

 

We have seen this a fair amount over the years.  We get light snow, and as soon as the precip rates pick up we mix with and change to sleet. I think there is a nice window in the early am to get a 1/2"+.  I like that idea better than the idea that we are snow once it gets heavier because we offset the warm layer...

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  On 12/4/2013 at 4:15 PM, snow. said:

imo, absolutely

 

We have seen this a fair amount over the years.  We get light snow, and as soon as the precip rates pick up we mix with and change to sleet. I think there is a nice window in the early am to get a 1/2"+.  I like that idea better than the idea that we are snow once it gets heavier because we offset the warm layer...

I know if the rest of the days run's look like this you will be up for the Euro tonight.

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  On 12/4/2013 at 4:14 PM, MN Transplant said:

IAD, but BWI and DCA are straddling already at 21z.

 

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The sounding in Fairfax shows 30 degrees... so the 32 degree line is prob just east of I-95 at 21z.  00z its around BR or so... looks like IAD is right around 32

 

Its a slow march westward for the 32 degree line between 21z and 00z

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  On 12/4/2013 at 4:15 PM, snow. said:

imo, absolutely

 

We have seen this a fair amount over the years.  We get light snow, and as soon as the precip rates pick up we mix with and change to sleet. I think there is a nice window in the early am to get a 1/2"+.  I like that idea better than the idea that we are snow once it gets heavier because we offset the warm layer...

 

My "goal" would be an inch of snow, followed by sleet and then the unfortunate but inevitable change to rain. 

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  On 12/4/2013 at 4:15 PM, snow. said:

imo, absolutely

We have seen this a fair amount over the years. We get light snow, and as soon as the precip rates pick up we mix with and change to sleet. I think there is a nice window in the early am to get a 1/2"+. I like that idea better than the idea that we are snow once it gets heavier because we offset the warm layer...

Matt, in some instances that is absolutely the case. I agree that heavier rates don't always offset the warn layer, I do think that initial CAD and even some weak CAA could help us. DP depressions will be higher which could more efficiently cool the column. I'm not sure I buy the warm layer 100% yet because its variable from run to run. I think for places like Annapolis, sleet could be more of an issue, but maybe not as much with a flow from the SW.
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  On 12/4/2013 at 4:19 PM, mitchnick said:

I think our back end is in jeopardy

GFS has the tail-end wave on Tuesday.  Sort of stalls it near the VA tidewater.  Doesn't throw any precip up our way though.  Still worth watching.  Several 6z GEFS members had a storm that brought us some precip. 

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  On 12/4/2013 at 4:25 PM, WxUSAF said:

GFS has the tail-end wave on Tuesday.  Sort of stalls it near the VA tidewater.  Doesn't throw any precip up our way though.  Still worth watching.  Several 6z GEFS members had a storm that brought us some precip. 

 

 

it had it yesterday at this time but lost it in later runs.  

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