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Trying to figure out sleet/flip but looks like 6-10 everywhere

 

I think 2-3 hours after 850 temps are 0.  GFS flips around 2 hours after 850 hits 0, and NAM around 4 hours, but I think the NAM is probably still out to lunch with  the extent of the warm layer.  Keep in mind Euro (and Ukie) don't give us a whole lot between 6z and 12z. We'll call it 3 hours to be safe, so flip time to snow on euro (of course some frozen likely before the full flip)

 

MRB - 6z - Precip after flip - 0.75"

IAD - 9z - Precip after flip - 0.75"

BWI - 9z - 0.65"

DCA - 12z - 0.70"

 

Of course I don't think it will take that much time to move east, but who knows.

 

ETA - so yes...6-10" snowstorm on euro

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LWX has updated the point and clicks, and doing a random central MD, NoVa survey, looks like a general 5-10".  Only slightly less for the just south of DC crowd, 4-8".

 

Also, State College just issued warnings.  Get ready Yoda.  They must be getting close to pulling the trigger here.  ;)

 

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

451 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

DCZ001-MDZ013-014-VAZ052>054-041800-

/O.UPG.KLWX.WS.A.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/

/O.NEW.KLWX.WS.W.0009.150305T0500Z-150306T0200Z/

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-

PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-

ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...ANNAPOLIS...MANASSAS...

MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH

451 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM

EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS

ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT

FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM EST THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA.

* HAZARD TYPES...WINTRY MIX...THEN SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES.

* TIMING...RAIN CHANGES TO WINTRY MIX AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN ALL

SNOW INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW HEAVIEST THURSDAY MORNING

THROUGH AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE-

QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TRAVELING WILL BE DANGEROUS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S...DROPPING INTO THE 20S THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW

ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN

EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...

FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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wayyyyy drier

I was gonna say...06Z GFS is a whole category drier with the 24 hr totals from 12Z Thu to 12Z Fri (I.e. capturing the period of all snow). As in...DCA going from .5 to .25, and Balt getting less than .25".

MUCH drier soln... I'm surprised folks aren't panicking (yet)..

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