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January 2 - 3 Winter Storm Potential


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The Primary hangs on too long on the Euro . The GFS surface depiction was perfect for us. Even though the op was bad aloft the ensembles lookec good. the Navgem has it. The GGEM doesn't .

So since there's Zero continuity from run to run means don't etch any of these in stone

The models are having a hard time figuring the strength of the PV and how fast the southern feature takes over.

Mayhem means hold

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The Primary hangs on too long on the Euro . The GFS surface depiction was perfect for us. Even though the op was bad aloft the ensembles lookec good. the Navgem has it. The GGEM doesn't .

So since there's Zero continuity from run to run means don't etch any of these in stone

The models are having a hard time figuring the strength of the PV and how fast the southern feature takes over.

Mayhem means hold

I think we have to consider the ensembles with both the GFS and Euro the Euro ensembles come out at 3 - as long as the ensembles have a moderate event which the GFS ensembles did - we still are in the game

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The Primary hangs on too long on the Euro . The GFS surface depiction was perfect for us. Even though the op was bad aloft the ensembles lookec good. the Navgem has it. The GGEM doesn't .

So since there's Zero continuity from run to run means don't etch any of these in stone

The models are having a hard time figuring the strength of the PV and how fast the southern feature takes over.

Mayhem means hold

 

I was thinking the models (all) are having a hard time since the blocking is trying to re establish, but could be wrong lol

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  • National weather service forecast for NYC...

New Year's Day Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29....

Wednesday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%....

Thursday A chance of snow and freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 50%....

Thursday Night A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 50%....

Friday A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%....

Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 14....

that's a long storm...

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Hopefully it's not cold and bare ground....would like to see the pv also further south on euro

If the ensembles argue with the operational on the placement of the PV at 72 hrs then the primary can dig south

and downstream it gets better for us

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  • National weather service forecast for NYC...
  • New Year's Day Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29....
  • Wednesday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%....
  • Thursday A chance of snow and freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 50%....
  • Thursday Night A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 50%....
  • Friday A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%....
  • Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 14....
  • that's a long storm...

 

yes a long storm that some folks are saying is moving so fast ???

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So the signal of a storm for Jan 2nd-3rd will verify, the question now is who will be most significantly impacted.

 

It's becoming clearer that this will likely be primarily northern stream driven, a Miller B regime, as the initial clipper tracks eastward then is forced to redevelop offshore due to the confluence. Miller B's tend to be much more common in neutral ENSO or Nina winters, although the STJ can activate in said years. However, the MJO is very weak and will not be offering support for a enhanced sub tropical jet for this event. Therefore our snow potential rests in the confluent flow being strong enough to cause a more southerly tracking clipper, and that will be determined by the position of the positive height anomaly downstream near Greenland.

 

Climatology for these synoptic set-ups favors New England.

 

When we compared January 2005 situation to the progged pattern on the Euro, notice how in the former, the NWLY flow at 500mb continued in New England as the clipper was propagating through the Mid-west. The current Euro indicates a WLY flow at H5 over New England when the short wave moves through the Mid-west, suggesting that the 50-50 vortex and associated confluent flow is already beginning to lift northward. This promotes a further north energy transfer and so today's runs at the surface make sense meteorologically given the 500mb progression.

 

The question is are models incorrect on the positioning of confluence and will the downstream block be a bit further south. There's still plenty of potential on the map but right now I wouldn't get excited for anything big southwest of MA/CT.

 

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 that will probably change too.  how many times have we said, dont pay attention to the QPF amounts until we are 48 hours out?

 

with that said, however, we always say...focus on the track for now.  so...meh.

I disagree with you again - what evidence do you have to back this up with 4 days out ? - show me some and I will consider it - thanks

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