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Moderate/Heavy Snow Possible Tuesday/Wednesday 01/12-01/13


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Hoping for some sexy windexy squalls Tuesday
AS TEMPS CRASH BEHIND THE SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT...COASTAL PLAIN
WILL ALSO LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
BEFORE ENDING DURING THE EARLY MORNING. USING MODEST RATIOS...AND
BLENDED QPF BETWEEN 0.1-0.25 INCHES...WILL YIELD 1-2 INCHES OF
SNOW IN NW MA /WHERE ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED/ AND LESS ACCUM AS ONE
APPROACHES THE COASTAL PLAIN. NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT
ADVISORIES...BUT WITH UPPER PERCENTILES ACROSS NRN MA APPROACHING
4 INCHES...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF
FORECAST CYCLES.

ONE CONCERN...MODEST LLJ 30-40 KT AT H85...WITH INVERTED-V
SOUNDINGS LATE IN THE DAY ON TUE...COULD YIELD A RISK FOR BRIEF
SNOW SQUALLS ESPECIALLY IN THE COLDER HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
WORCESTER HILLS AND NW MA. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY THE BTV WRF SNOW
SQUALL PARAMETER. THIS MAY IMPACT THE TUE EVENING COMMUTE FOR
THOSE IN THE AREAS MENTIONED
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Looks like GYX is going to go another shift due to the uncertainty before making a decision on advisory or warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME350 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT....LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF MAINE TUESDAYNIGHT AND BRINGING A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. THERE REMAINSUNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THIS BAND SETS UP...BUT WITHIN IT SNOWFALLRATES MAY BE IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. AS A RESULT...THEPOTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW BY WEDNESDAYMORNING.MEZ019-020-120500-/O.EXA.KGYX.WS.A.0001.160112T2200Z-160113T1500Z/INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS350 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGHWEDNESDAY MORNING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORMWATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGHWEDNESDAY MORNING.* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 OR MORE INCHES POSSIBLE.* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TUESDAY  AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY EVENING AND  OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END LATE TUESDAY  NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING.* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS DRIVING  CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTSNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITORTHE LATEST FORECASTS.&&$$



			
		
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I actually think sometimes we have to be careful, especially when Ekster and I have similar thoughts. It's easy to convince ourselves we have high confidence in those situations. So it ends up being 3 or 4 AFDs in a row saying the same things, as we bounce day and night shift thoughts, yet we're still too far away for 80% confident headlines.

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That's a nice general 1-3 for many areas outside of SE MA. Save for the 5-6" near Walpole.   :lol:

 

Yeah I'm liking the general trend on this one the past 24h...and they often sneak better in the final 24h too when the vortmax goes south of us. We'll see though...wouldn't shock me if there was a surprise band of S+ for an hour or two somewhere that gives some 3"+ amounts.

 

That vortmax is key though...need it south and to stay a bit consolidated. Most guidance shows this sans the GFS which continues to be a disorganized mess with the strongest piece going well NW...which is why it keeps giving us the weakest solutions.

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