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Feb 16th/17th/18th Winter Wx


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4am Disco from RNK....

 

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 400 AM EST SUNDAY...

VERY COMPLICATED...WINTER SITUATION SHAPING UP FOR MON-TUE. EVERY
DAY OVER THE PAST WEEK THE VARIOUS COMPUTER MODELS HAVE OFFERED
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRACK...TIMING...AND
PHASING OF A NORTHERN STREAM SYSTEM TRACKING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF
THE DEEP EASTERN U.S. TROUGH...AND A VIGOROUS SOUTHERN STREAM
SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE ARKLATEX REGION. THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF
SOLUTIONS HAS BEEN OFFERED BY THESE MODELS OVER THE PAST WEEK. AS
GREATLY FEARED...THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION NOW APPEARS TO BE HONED IN
ON OUR CWA. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO...GENERALLY FOLLOWING A
BLEND OF THE 00Z GFS/ECMWF RESULTS IN A STRONGER SFC LOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS AL/GA MONDAY AFTERNOON TRACKING FROM ATL-GSP-
NEAR THE OUTER BANKS OF NC BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK HAS
SHIFTED FURTHER NORTH THAN YESTERDAY. SIGNIFICANT ISENTROPIC LIFT
IS NOTED BEGINNING AROUND DAYBREAK MON ACROSS EAST TN/FAR SW
VA...SPREADING INTO THE REMNANT ARCTIC AIR MASS IN ADVANCE OF THE
MAIN SFC LOW DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING/AFTERNOON. ONCE
THE LOW INTENSIFIES ACROSS GA/SC...IT WILL ACCELERATE TOWARD THE
COAST MONDAY EVENING...WHICH IS WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD
AFFECT THE MAJORITY OF THE CWA. UNLIKE ALL EVENTS WE HAVE HAD
PREVIOUSLY THIS WINTER SO FAR...THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF THE CWA.

WWD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE GENERALLY FOLLOWED CLOSELY GIVEN ALL OF
THE UNCERTAINTIES. P-TYPE IS NOT AN ISSUE THIS FAR NORTH WITH
PARTIAL THICKNESSES WELL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES EVEN FAR SOUTH OF
OUR CWA. THIS WILL BE AN ALL SNOW EVENT. AND...WITH SFC TEMPS WELL
BELOW FREEZING AT THE BEGINNING AND LIKELY NEVER RISING ABOVE AT
ANY TIME...THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND
SURFACES. THUS...WITH ALL OF THIS IN MIND...HAVE ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR ALL OF THE CWA...EXCEPT THAT PART NORTH OF
I-64...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WESTERN GREENBRIER...WHICH WAS
INCLUDED BECAUSE OF SUBSEQUENT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS AND ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE SNOW IN THE NON-
WATCH COUNTIES...BUT AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER 4 INCHES.
HONESTLY...SNOW AMOUNTS LOOK A LITTLE HIGH AND I WOULD ADMIT THAT
THAT THEY ARE ON THE HIGH END AT THIS POINT...BUT THIS IS SOMEWHAT
OF A COMBINATION MILLER A/B SCENARIO AND THERE IS CERTAINLY PLENTY
OF DYNAMICS...MOISTURE...AND LIFT TO SUPPORT THE ADVERTISED SNOW
AMOUNTS. THE WATCH MAY WELL NEED TO BE EXPANDED NORTH TO INCLUDE
ALL COUNTIES...BUT AT A MINIMUM THOSE COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE AN
ADVISORY WITH LATER FORECAST PACKAGES.
 

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WSW has been hoisted for some of our northern areas....

 

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
622 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

.ARCTIC AIR SETTLING OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WITH STRONG
GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. ARCTIC COLD TO
REMAIN IN PLACE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
TRACKS NORTHWARD FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION ACROSS THE
AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY BRINGING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH
OF THE REGION BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER SURGE OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL FOLLOW
FOR WEDNESDAY.

SURRY-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
622 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA...MAINLY
  EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING.
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH
THIS MORNING. SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...
  CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST
  BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
  SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW
  COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...
  DECREASING AFTER 10 AM THIS MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS MORNING...

WARMING INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

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Man, definitely a delay in precip onset for CLT area -- remember yesterday when models were showing precip starting at 10 am.? This run has precip coming in NINE HOURS later. Also, some significant 500 mb changes on this run vs. 6z. Baja low moves a bit more quickly. Energy diving down from Canada is held back.

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Man, definitely a delay in precip onset for CLT area -- remember yesterday when models were showing precip starting at 10 am.? This run has precip coming in NINE HOURS later. Also, some significant 500 mb changes on this run vs. 6z. Baja low moves a bit more quickly. Energy diving down from Canada is held back.

Maybe back to the two-wave look on this run, with energy held back?
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It'l be interesting to see how much the wave over idaho can carve out of the STJ. I think it's further west than modeled. It would prob' produce a little bit warmer system aloft, but may actually cause more QPF.

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The fluid dynamics of the atmosphere are amazing. I noticed on the vw that the baja low is shifting slightly east now in the last few frames, probably in response to that Idaho wave. The entire thing looks to be developing into something big.

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