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Late Thu night/Early Fri light snow


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It seems, based on the discussion and morning news, that there may be anywhere between a dusting and 3" of snow somewhere/everywhere between 95 and 495, west of Boston. A dusting usually results in wet roads after a warm stretch like we've had, but 3" is another thing altogether. How is it that the only warning is that the roads might be slippery tomorrow morning? Is there something the models are showing that suggest that there will be no need for plows or salting? What is it?

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AN AREA OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM PORTIONS OF THEHIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST PA/NORTHERN NJ ACROSS THE LOWER HUDSONVALLEY AND MUCH OF INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTHERN ME. LIFT ANDMOISTURE IN THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE SHOULD ALLOW FOR ENHANCEDSNOWFALL RATES FOR A BRIEF TIME...ESPECIALLY ACROSS INTERIOR CTINTO CENTRAL MA...WHERE 2 OR 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. FURTHEREAST...THE LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY TEMPERATURES ARE STILL COOLING ASTHE BEST LIFT MOVES OVERHEAD...SO ACCUMULATIONS CLOSER TO THECENTRAL NEW ENGLAND COAST ARE MORE PROBLEMATIC.

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=qpfhsd

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NAM is pretty cold. Probably would be a mix to start even in the higher spots. I don't completely buy the warm GFS.  Euro looked in between and seems reasonable to me. Of course, intensity will be a factor.

 

Hopefully MPM does not look at the Qpf distribution .................lol

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Just looking quickly at the NAM...wetbulb zero heights are around 975mb at 06z...so thats going to be snow pretty much anywhere except right on the shore as soon as precip gets steady. If it's really light, it might be a few drops of rain, but that will go to snow as soon as any type of intensity above extremely light occurs.

 

This is for areas from BOS to ORH...further south, the WBZ heights are more like 940-950mb, so that will probably take a little longer to cool down to the sfc.

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