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Dec 9th Winter Threat


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It's very possible that the secondary becomes the main system sooner, NAM has a weak primary heading into the Great Lakes with a secondary forming east of DE by hour 84.  Just something else to think about if it hasn't been done already.

 

Nah, there are almost no mechanics in the deep layer supporting a full redevelopment in a Miller B model.  What that is purely cyclonic curl for having a dense, viscous air mass over the coastal plain (CAD), and then having relatively less resistance to WAA over the immediate coastal waters.  

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Did anyone notice the 18z GFS tries to enhance additional QPF next late Tues/Wed??  

 

It should be noted that there was a system plotted for that time frame when it was in the extend/late middle range -- it would be interesting if that came back on future guidance.

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Did anyone notice the 18z GFS tries to enhance additional QPF next late Tues/Wed??  

 

It should be noted that there was a system plotted for that time frame when it was in the extend/late middle range -- it would be interesting if that came back on future guidance.

 

The GFS loves those bogus waves riding the remnant boundary after a system moves up the coast, usually they don't happen and when they do they end up OTS because the prior storm pushes the thermal boundary well offshore, this I guess is one instance where perhaps it could occur because that stubborn SE ridge barely moves and thus the trof axis is perfectly setup for something to come riding up behind the Monday storm.

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Did anyone notice the 18z GFS tries to enhance additional QPF next late Tues/Wed??  

 

It should be noted that there was a system plotted for that time frame when it was in the extend/late middle range -- it would be interesting if that came back on future guidance.

 

Those secondary waves riding up the boundary just seem to work out so little of the time... but maybe this is the one time it actually happens, lol. 

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Tip the secondary impulse is involved with the Polar Vortex energy.  THis lobe of vorticity rounds the base of the PV trough and enhances vorticity southeast of the base.  This brings a frontal wave through the baroclinic zone.  It is also a time when the extended GFS brought a big storm through.  And given the amount of energy and it goes right we could wind up with a much bigger storm, but these are rare.

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Tip the secondary impulse is involved with the Polar Vortex energy.  THis lobe of vorticity rounds the base of the PV trough and enhances vorticity southeast of the base.  This brings a frontal wave through the baroclinic zone.  It is also a time when the extended GFS brought a big storm through.  And given the amount of energy and it goes right we could wind up with a much bigger storm, but these are rare.

 

This is an incorrect interpretation...the big vort with this system is advecting into Toronto here

 

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Words cannot express how much of a red flag it is to see the NAM at 78-84 hours have precip about 200 miles or more north of the GFS up the coast....10 of the 12 individual 12Z GFS ensemble members also showed precip way more north with 3-4 being significantly north, in some cases a few of the members had precip up to DXB/SWF/POU while theOp was down in ACY...again I don't think its dry air as I don't think the GFS is good enough to see that 84 hours out, my guess is its simply not grasping WAA.

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Words cannot express how much of a red flag it is to see the NAM at 78-84 hours have precip about 200 miles or more north of the GFS up the coast....10 of the 12 individual 12Z GFS ensemble members also showed precip way more north with 3-4 being significantly north, in some cases a few of the members had precip up to DXB/SWF/POU while theOp was down in ACY...again I don't think its dry air as I don't think the GFS is good enough to see that 84 hours out, my guess is its simply not grasping WAA.

 

At this point, I'm pretty much ignoring the GFS until it gives a good reason to believe it. Euro has been pretty steady....the timing has varied a bit, but it hasn't had these weird runs where it it has virtually zero precip through 12z up here. 00z GGEM coming in stays the course of non-GFS solutions from 12z.

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