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Possible NYC snow Wed Night or Thursday


Mitchel Volk

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If it does come as far west as the ECM, dynamic cooling is going to be a big factor. With 850s at -2 and a warm layer above that, it's going to depend on precipitation intensity for snow vs rain. Almost starting to look like 2/26/10 with the curl west and so much warm air ahead of the storm.  

 

I am a little nervous about the west tick but whoever stays all snow this close to the storm will get a lot. I'd rather be a little further up the valley but still a good shot here.

 

After the 12z Euro run thats the first thought that came to mind... 

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Looks like a bunch of unrealistically weak members skewing the mean too far east.

Most of  the amped solutions of 992 mb and lower are tucked in. Should come west

later runs when more of the members see deepening potential.

Islip to Montauk would be my guess for the center to cross

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After the 12z Euro run thats the first thought that came to mind... 

 

It will be difficult to not get at least a 5 inch snowfall in most of Orange County from this one. 

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Looks like a bunch of unrealistically weak members skewing the mean too far east.

Most of the amped solutions of 992 mb and lower are tucked in. Should come west

later runs when more of the members see deepening potential.

Looks like WPC has been going with the gfs and to some extent the Euro ensemble mean thinking the Ukie and Euro OP might be too amped up.

SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE SOUTH

LOW MOVING OFFSHORE THE EAST COAST WEDNESDAY

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PREFERENCE: GFS

CONFIDENCE: AVERAGE

LIKE THE NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER MIDWESTERN SHORTWAVE, THE 12Z

ECMWF/12Z UKMET ARE THE SHARPEST OVERALL WITH THIS SYSTEM, WHICH

DOES NOT BEFIT THE BREADTH OF THE UPPER TROUGH. THE 12Z NAM WAS

THE WEAKEST AND BROADEST WITH THE OVERALL UPPER TROUGH -- WITH THE

12Z CANADIAN A CLOSE SECOND -- SHOWING A BROADER SOLUTION THAN THE

00Z ECMWF/06Z GEFS/09Z SREF MEAN, WHICH SAILS A WEAK FRONTAL WAVE

WELL OUT TO SEA. OVERALL, FEEL THE 12Z GFS/09Z SREF MEAN/00Z

ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE THE BEST (THOUGH THE 09Z

SREF MEAN IS LIKELY TOO WEAK ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE). A

SOLUTION CLOSE TO THE 12Z GFS IS PREFERRED WITH AVERAGE

CONFIDENCE. THIS SOLUTION KEEPS GOOD CONTINUITY WITH THE MORNING

MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST AND WAS COORDINATED WITH THE DAY 2/3 QPF AND

WINTER WEATHER DESKS.

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the euro ens mean is west of 0z

Looking at the stronger members looks like this still tugs west and could cross mid island or just east .

 

However even the stronger members are E of AC . So I think KNYC and EWR  accumulate before the mid layers jump and they turn over .

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18z NAM now looks more like the GFS.....decided to throw the precip back...ehhhh just a few hundred miles to the west

If I'm not mistaken, I think the NAM may have trended towards more significant precipitation in the NYC area before the upgraded GFS, which is already significantly behind its operational counterpart...

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Nam close to classic 95 snowstorm...maybe we want touch west, but still nice

 

Had the NAM not been so insanely east initially and following its usual bias this would be a good sign for the anti Euro people right now since the NAM tends to be very amped at this range and is often west of the most amped global model...but given where it was it cannot be trusted...if it holds around that area tonight maybe.

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Upton:

 

 

 

 

POTENTIAL CONTINUES TO INCREASE FOR A COASTAL STORM WITH SNOW...RAIN
AND WIND TO IMPACT THE REGION WED/WED NIGHT...BUT SPREAD REMAINS
MODERATE IN TERMS OF EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM.

FORECAST SENSITIVITY BASED ON SBU CSTAR ANALYSIS FOR THIS SYSTEM
LIES IN DEVELOPMENT OF TROUGH OVER THE EPAC OVER THE NEXT 48
HRS...AND RESULTANT DOWNSTREAM STRENGTH OF WEST COAST RIDGING AND
ULTIMATELY STRENGTH OF EAST COAST TROUGHING FOR MIDWEEK.
OPERATIONAL/ENSEMBLE MODEL ANALYSIS REVEAL MID/UPPER LEVEL MODEL
FIELDS IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS INITIALLY WITH
PHASING NORTHERN STREAM AND PAC ENERGY DIVING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF
DEEP CENTRAL US TROUGHING...WITH THIS ENERGY THEN SWINGING UP THE
COAST WED AND INTERACTING WITH YET ANOTHER PIECE OF NORTHERN STREAM
SHORTWAVE ENERGY DIVING THROUGH THE MID-MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. IT IS
WITH THIS SECOND INTERACTION...AFTER 48 HRS...THAT MODELS DIVERGE
ENOUGH TO AFFECT STRENGTH AND ORIENTATION OF THE PHASED SHORTWAVE
ENERGIES AS THEY PIVOT THROUGH THE NE WED NIGHT/EARLY THU. THIS IS
RESULTING IN MINOR TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH THE COASTAL LOW...BUT
MAINLY TRACK DIFFERENCES. THE RANGE OF OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS ON
TRACK OF COASTAL LOW ARE...THE 12Z ECMWF CONTINUING TO TREND WEST
AND TRACKING ACROSS LI WED NIGHT...TO THE 12Z NAM/CMC TRENDING WEST
AND PROJECTING WELL EAST OF BENCHMARK...AND 12Z GFS CONSISTENTLY
NEAR THE 40/70 LAT/LON.

WITH THIS SPREAD HAVE CONTINUED TO PLAY A MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TRACK
BETWEEN CMC/GEFS/ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEANS...WHICH WOULD TRACK LOW
PRESSURE NEAR TO JUST INSIDE THE 40/70 LAT/LON BENCHMARK WED NIGHT.
WITH ONLY A MARGINALLY COLD AIRMASS TO START...THIS TRACK WOULD
BRING MAINLY RAIN TO LI/SE CT...RAIN/SNOW MIX FOR NYC/NJ METRO AND
SW CT...AND MAINLY SNOW WELL N&W OF NYC...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW WED
NIGHT FOR MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE REGION AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND TRACK
NORTH. THIS MESHES FAIRLY WELL WITH WPC...WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF
SEEING WARNING LEVEL SNOW RELEGATED TO INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NE
NJ...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY..AND SW CT...AND ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW
POSSIBLE INTO NYC METRO AND COASTAL SW CT SUN NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IN
THESE VALUES IS LOW TO MODERATE AT THIS POINT BASED ON ABOVE
MENTIONED SPREAD. PREDICTABILITY TOO LOW WITH THIS DAY 4 EVENT FOR A
DETERMINISTIC STORM TOTAL SNOW FORECAST.

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Had the NAM not been so insanely east initially and following its usual bias this would be a good sign for the anti Euro people right now since the NAM tends to be very amped at this range and is often west of the most amped global model...but given where it was it cannot be trusted...if it holds around that area tonight maybe.

 

I particularly look forward every storm watch inside a few days to see the NAM give us that run where it shows 2.5-3" of liquid.

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Upton:

 

 

 

 

POTENTIAL CONTINUES TO INCREASE FOR A COASTAL STORM WITH SNOW...RAIN

AND WIND TO IMPACT THE REGION WED/WED NIGHT...BUT SPREAD REMAINS

MODERATE IN TERMS OF EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM.

FORECAST SENSITIVITY BASED ON SBU CSTAR ANALYSIS FOR THIS SYSTEM

LIES IN DEVELOPMENT OF TROUGH OVER THE EPAC OVER THE NEXT 48

HRS...AND RESULTANT DOWNSTREAM STRENGTH OF WEST COAST RIDGING AND

ULTIMATELY STRENGTH OF EAST COAST TROUGHING FOR MIDWEEK.

OPERATIONAL/ENSEMBLE MODEL ANALYSIS REVEAL MID/UPPER LEVEL MODEL

FIELDS IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS INITIALLY WITH

PHASING NORTHERN STREAM AND PAC ENERGY DIVING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF

DEEP CENTRAL US TROUGHING...WITH THIS ENERGY THEN SWINGING UP THE

COAST WED AND INTERACTING WITH YET ANOTHER PIECE OF NORTHERN STREAM

SHORTWAVE ENERGY DIVING THROUGH THE MID-MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. IT IS

WITH THIS SECOND INTERACTION...AFTER 48 HRS...THAT MODELS DIVERGE

ENOUGH TO AFFECT STRENGTH AND ORIENTATION OF THE PHASED SHORTWAVE

ENERGIES AS THEY PIVOT THROUGH THE NE WED NIGHT/EARLY THU. THIS IS

RESULTING IN MINOR TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH THE COASTAL LOW...BUT

MAINLY TRACK DIFFERENCES. THE RANGE OF OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS ON

TRACK OF COASTAL LOW ARE...THE 12Z ECMWF CONTINUING TO TREND WEST

AND TRACKING ACROSS LI WED NIGHT...TO THE 12Z NAM/CMC TRENDING WEST

AND PROJECTING WELL EAST OF BENCHMARK...AND 12Z GFS CONSISTENTLY

NEAR THE 40/70 LAT/LON.

WITH THIS SPREAD HAVE CONTINUED TO PLAY A MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TRACK

BETWEEN CMC/GEFS/ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEANS...WHICH WOULD TRACK LOW

PRESSURE NEAR TO JUST INSIDE THE 40/70 LAT/LON BENCHMARK WED NIGHT.

WITH ONLY A MARGINALLY COLD AIRMASS TO START...THIS TRACK WOULD

BRING MAINLY RAIN TO LI/SE CT...RAIN/SNOW MIX FOR NYC/NJ METRO AND

SW CT...AND MAINLY SNOW WELL N&W OF NYC...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW WED

NIGHT FOR MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE REGION AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND TRACK

NORTH. THIS MESHES FAIRLY WELL WITH WPC...WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF

SEEING WARNING LEVEL SNOW RELEGATED TO INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NE

NJ...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY..AND SW CT...AND ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW

POSSIBLE INTO NYC METRO AND COASTAL SW CT SUN NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IN

THESE VALUES IS LOW TO MODERATE AT THIS POINT BASED ON ABOVE

MENTIONED SPREAD. PREDICTABILITY TOO LOW WITH THIS DAY 4 EVENT FOR A

DETERMINISTIC STORM TOTAL SNOW FORECAST.

okx and phi are hinting at a rain to snow scenario for the coast and i completely disagree. looks like a heavy snow thump to mix/rain IMO. all models show a heavy wall of precip with temps just barely cold enough... that's a pasting

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