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18z Models 2/11/2014 | Potential Major Coastal Storm


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Unless we can grab one of the non American models back tonite at 0z , I think there will be very little weight given to this out of the local offices .

get the non american models back from what? GGEM/UKMET are both major snowstorms for NYC despite some mixing issues 

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Unless we can grab one of the non American models back tonite at 0z , I think there will be very little weight given to this out of the local offices .

In some ways, a farther westward solution isn't that bad for coastal areas, especially places further north. What you lose in the changeover to rain you gain in QPF. For example, the GGEM, which was one of the farthest west models with a 971mb low making landfall on eastern LI, had nearly 2" of QPF for the metro area...some of that isn't snow, but a lot is. For places far enough north to benefit from the wraparound as H5 tightens and the H7 and H85 lows close to the southeast, a farther west track means that more of the snow will be in the second half of the storm during the CCB. It doesn't have to mean less snow total.

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The 4k NAM through only hour 54 is spitting out nearly 1.75" of QPF for NYC proper and 1.5"+ all the way back to KMMU. This run is definitely wetter than 12z. Snow depth charts in NNJ have spots close to 2 feet. Unfortunately that takes into account current estimated snowpack so we can't see for sure how much snow it spits out.

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I think it might be becasue it starts interacting with the kicker

 

It absolutely is, my problem is that between 39 and 42 the majority of the energy rounds the base of the trough. At this point in time is when I would expect the best ridging to occur out ahead of the s/w. However you can see at 39 the ridge axis aimed NW over NJ dampens by 42 hours. At 39/42 the southern s/w is about to turn negative and it should by all accounts with the energy now pulling around to the front side of the trough. At 45 the energy is screaming on a NNE trajectory however you can see at 500 the s/w is still pretty much the same tilt. I have a hard time believing this because as that energy rounds the base of the trough, that inherent slingshot motion should help turn it more negative than the NAM is showing, thus slowing down the storm. Not saying this would have major implications upstream, however I believe the NAM is too fast with its progression of the system as shown here.

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Mt. Holly issues watches for and warnings for Ocean County south and west, don't know if this should go here:

 

 

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...POTENT COASTAL STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION LATER WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-060>062-120500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0007.140213T0600Z-140214T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...THIS WATCH INCLUDES NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND THE
POCONOS IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALTHOUGH
10 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
POCONOS.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER
MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
REGION ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL IMPACTS...
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS BY THE TIME WINDS
INCREASE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$

JOHNSON
 

 

Warning (The Coastal Version):

 

 

 

Winter Storm Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...POTENT COASTAL STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION LATER WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...

DEZ002-003-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ020>022-027-120500-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0006.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0006.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...CENTREVILLE...
EASTON...DENTON...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE WARNING INCLUDES SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL DELAWARE AND MUCH OF THE NORTHERN MARYLAND
EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
INLAND. FORECAST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DECREASE CLOSER TO THE
SHORE.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY
NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. BY MID DAY THURSDAY...PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARILY RAIN

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
REGION ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL
IMPACTS...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF THERE
HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES BY
THE TIME THE WINDS INCREASE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
 
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get the non american models back from what? GGEM/UKMET are both major snowstorms for NYC despite some mixing issues 

Remember  we will front end , CCB is not easy to pin down on the back end . So  as per GGEM and UKMET , how long do you rain when does the column collapse towards the center .

 

Would you rather have the NAM or UKMET ? ( ukie was colder today than last nite )

Back in the sense I would like to see 1 go wire to wire like the NAM

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It absolutely is, my problem is that between 39 and 42 the majority of the energy rounds the base of the trough. At this point in time is when I would expect the best ridging to occur out ahead of the s/w. However you can see at 39 the ridge axis aimed NW over NJ dampens by 42 hours. At 39/42 the southern s/w is about to turn negative and it should by all accounts with the energy now pulling around to the front side of the trough. At 45 the energy is screaming on a NNE trajectory however you can see at 500 the s/w is still pretty much the same tilt. I have a hard time believing this because as that energy rounds the base of the trough, that inherent slingshot motion should help turn it more negative than the NAM is showing, thus slowing down the storm. Not saying this would have major implications upstream, however I believe the NAM is too fast with its progression of the system as shown here.

Great analysis brother, Yea its like it hits a wall when it was trying to go negative. Not sure if its on to something or its just being the nam

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Remember  we will front end , CCB is not easy to pin down on the back end . So  as per GGEM and UKMET , how long do you rain when does the column collapse towards the center .

 

Would you rather have the NAM or UKMET ? ( ukie was colder today than last nite )

Back in the sense I would like to see 1 go wire to wire like the NAM

UKMET meteogram was pretty much all snow for KNYC. We'll flirt with the 0C line for a while yes. If H5 closes off the way the GGEM/UKMET/Euro portray, i'm confident we get backside CCB snows as well. Still 4 model cycles to go through before snow moves in. think Euro ticks SE tonight. GFS is a great model this winter, as is the Euro, i don't think any of them have the right solution right now, so take a compromise. 

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We know the answer to this. Every other model closes off at H5.

 

Yea I highly doubt the NAM is correct at H5. Like I said my forecast would adjust for that, something just seems off about its depiction and I cant buy it. There is no way with all that energy rounding the base that the s/w remains that open and neutral slightly negative tilt.

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