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2/9 - 2/10 light snow observations


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Minus the ARW members which are initialized off the GFS, the rest of the SREF members are similar to the NAM.

So today into tomorrow will find out if it's the 1-2" non GFS guidance or the more robust  GFS 2-4"

 

At 9z, few of NMMs are more amplified and showing a strip of .25-.50" in the tri-state area.

 

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~fxg1/SREF21PRSNE_9z/srefloop.html

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Could be a nice band of snow that comes through....RGEM only shows it lasting about 1-2 hours though before becoming very scattered. I think that is a BIT underdone and think it'll last about 3 hours. Assuming it is 1"/hour for about an hour.....then 1/2' per hour for 2, it could be 2" max.....I think Upton's call of 1-2" is very good. My call, like I said yesterday, would be around 1", maybe 1.5" with some areas getting a little bit more up to 2". I don't see much to support the 2-4 aside from the GFS, so I'd have to count it out

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GFS follows the NAM theme with the robber. Just so folks can see why it won't be more than a 1-3" type deal.

 

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the total qpf is about the same as 6Z 0.25 at least over a wide area - 2-4 because of good ratio's in fact I would go out on a limb here that some areas could get over 4- if the ens mean shows this and this solution continues at 18Z chances increase for 2 -4

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the total qpf is about the same as 6Z 0.25 at least over a wide area - 2-4 because of good ratio's in fact I would go out on a limb here that some areas could get over 4- if the ens mean shows this and this solution continues at 18Z chances increase for 2 -4

I'd like to see that lead southern stream SW wash out on further runs before going crazy with amounts.....But yeah, this is a yet another snow producer in this winter of snow production.

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I'd like to see that lead southern stream SW wash out on further runs before going crazy with amounts.....But yeah, this is a yet another snow producer in this winter of snow production.

I am sure that alot of folks in various towns around here who are in charge of the sanitation depts would like to see nothing since many are stuck now with a shortage of road salt - and this storm will be coming just in time to mess up monday mornings rush hour - more OT though for the plow drivers - like to see their paychecks the last 2 months

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Every system has over performed a bit this winter around here in terms of snow. The area is a snow magnet this season so wouldn't shock me If we end up with a little more then 1-3. Joe B thinks ratios will be higher given what he is seeing in the west as snow is overperfoming there.

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the total qpf is about the same as 6Z 0.25 at least over a wide area - 2-4 because of good ratio's in fact I would go out on a limb here that some areas could get over 4- if the ens mean shows this and this solution continues at 18Z chances increase for 2 -4

 

Just for discussion, but how is the qpf not less than earlier runs?  The overnight run had NYC at 0.35", the 06z run had over 0.25", and this run is under than 0.25". On a small event, it almost halves the qpf for some areas from earlier runs.

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Every system has over performed a bit this winter around here in terms of snow. The area is a snow magnet this season so wouldn't shock me If we end up with a little more then 1-3. Joe B thinks ratios will be higher given what he is seeing in the west as snow is overperfoming there.

Models have also trended wetter with our past storms. If anything this ones trending drier at least on the gfs

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the total qpf is about the same as 6Z 0.25 at least over a wide area - 2-4 because of good ratio's in fact I would go out on a limb here that some areas could get over 4- if the ens mean shows this and this solution continues at 18Z chances increase for 2 -4

 

just for clarification sake... the 12z GFS does not print out .25" qpf.  NCEP site has it .1+

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I am sure that alot of folks in various towns around here who are in charge of the sanitation depts would like to see nothing since many are stuck now with a shortage of road salt - and this storm will be coming just in time to mess up monday mornings rush hour - more OT though for the plow drivers - like to see their paychecks the last 2 months

Should be a low impact event, if the progged timing is correct. Never the less, there will be a strain on resources yet again. Easy to push off the deck, but a plow run will be needed.

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Just for discussion, but how is the qpf not less than earlier runs?  The overnight run had NYC at 0.35", the 06z run had over 0.25", and this run is under than 0.25". On a small event, it almost halves the qpf for some areas from earlier runs.

Agree...6z run had all of north NJ in the .25+ range.  12z run has no one in the .25 range save for a small sliver just off the central NJ coast.  (indication of the snow capital of the northeast...Monmouth County...being the jackpot zone again?!?!, LOL)

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Agree...6z run had all of north NJ in the .25+ range.  12z run has no one in the .25 range save for a small sliver just off the central NJ coast.  (indication of the snow capital of the northeast...Monmouth County...being the jackpot zone again?!?!, LOL)

People are arguing over an inch of snow basically like seriously. 

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Should be a low impact event, if the progged timing is correct. Never the less, there will be a strain on resources yet again. Easy to push off the deck, but a plow run will be needed.

Not to argue - but can't say for sure its going to be a low impact event because a few hours timing either way makes a big difference and can't make that prediction this far in advance - if we get 4 that will delay at the least schools in the area which they are hoping for instead of closing because some have taken already a couple more days then they originally built into their calendars

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