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Jan 9-10th snow threat. Disco/OBS


dmc76

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Don't really recall that 2013 storm. What was the date?

In terms of current lake temps, lake is still running above average with mid 30s near the shore and 40+ farther out...to get an idea of what would be needed for lake enhancement. But if thermal profiles don't cooperate then perhaps it could occur in the way that you mentioned.

2/26/13: http://www.weather.gov/lot/2013feb26

Very low ratios with that event highlight the marginal temps aloft and at that point lake was obviously much colder. Enhancement is evident in the snowfall map all the way up to Sheboygan. May have been more of a true lake enhancement setup up there but 850s were marginal pretty far north.

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Don't really recall that 2013 storm.  What was the date?

 

In terms of current lake temps, lake is still running above average with mid 30s near the shore and 40+ farther out...to get an idea of what would be needed for lake enhancement.  But if thermal profiles don't cooperate then perhaps it could occur in the way that you mentioned.

 

 

2/26/13: http://www.weather.gov/lot/2013feb26

Very low ratios with that event highlight the marginal temps aloft and at that point lake was obviously much colder. Enhancement is evident in the snowfall map all the way up to Sheboygan. May have been more of a true lake enhancement setup up there but 850s were marginal pretty far north.

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FWIW, below is how 2/26/13 looked from a synoptic standpoint...

 

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You'd hate to think that Lake Michigan could be warm enough to eat into snow amounts in January, but with the lake still running warmer than average and what looks like a marginal thermal setup for much of the storm, have to wonder if it might happen in Chicago.  Good news is that it should be relatively minor if it occurs...I don't think it would be anything like that obscene gradient in the November 20-21 storm unless the track shifted northwest, but in that case thermal profiles overall would probably be just warm enough to screw most of the metro even away from the lake.

 

 

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On the marine influence topic - I know on the GFS winds start almost due north here at 72 hours and then in the City they are mostly off shore by 78 hours. I think NW IN close to the lake is where the biggest impact on accumulations could be.

 

Although if CAA is strong enough NW IN could score on lake enhancement.

 

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Blowing and drifting snow will be likely.

 

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The Euro has northeast IL in the low to mid 40's at 18z on Saturday while the NAM/GFS have mid to upper 30's before the CAA

 

FWIW it didn't do too well on 2m temps with the recent ice storm.  It had parts of northern IL rising above 40 the evening of the event, and temps didn't get close to that warm in reality.  

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FWIW it didn't do too well on 2m temps with the recent ice storm.  It had parts of northern IL rising above 40 the evening of the event, and temps didn't get close to that warm in reality.  

 

It was off on track too until the last minute...had been holding on to that far western solution.

 

Hopefully this is just a case of trying to work out the details and it will trend better with qpf in the cold sector on future runs.  Have noticed that it's been late to the party with qpf in some of our significant storms in recent years.

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