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January 22-23 Mid Atlantic Storm Thread #2 - No Banter


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We knew it could not get any better so what is left is getting worse. Will bounce around now 50 to 75 miles every 6 hours as too risky for it to lock onto something

I like the baro. presentation today 72 hours from onset. 30.3ish which is very good and not suppressive so I thinknwhen clipper zips under us Wednesday night we end up supplied with about the same Baro Thursday into onset, about 30.3 which is stellar starting point

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PREFERENCE: 12Z NAM/UKMET/ECMWF BLEND
CONFIDENCE: AVERAGE

A WELL DEVELOPED SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY ENTERING THE PACIFIC COAST
NEAR THE OR/CA BOARDER WITH A LARGER SCALE BROADER NORTHERN STREAM
TROF TRAILING IT AND FORECAST TO COME ASHORE OR/WA. OVERALL THE
MODELS ARE QUITE AGREEABLE WITH THE TIMING/EVOLUTION OF THE TWO
FEATURES INTO A LARGER DEEP CYCLONE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
THURSDAY NIGHT AND SHIFTING EASTWARD TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY
THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AND IS WELL REPRESENTED IN
RELATIVELY SMALL SPREAD IN THE SPAGHETTI DIAGRAMS BY DAY 3. THE
12Z CMC REMAINS THE MAIN OUTLIER BEING THE FASTEST AND GENERALLY
NARROWEST OF THE WAVE BY DAY 3 HOWEVER HAS TRENDED A BIT SLOWER
THAN ITS 00Z RUN INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE 12Z GFS...THOUGH
MAINLY AT 5H...AS THE CMC REMAINS FAST WITH THE SURFACE COASTAL
LOW/7H AND IS VERY COLD AT IN THE THERMAL FIELDS COMPARATIVELY) TO
KEEP IT OUT OF THE PREFERENCES. SYNOPTICALLY (MASS FIELDS) THERE
IS FAIRLY STRONG CONFIDENCE OVERALL. HOWEVER...INTERNAL
DIFFERENCES IN PLACEMENT OF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW AS WELL AS
THERMAL GRADIENTS RESULT IN SPREAD IN THE IMPACTS (PARTICULARLY
SNOW/ICE/QPF)...PLEASE REFER TO LATEST QPFHSD AND QPFPFD FOR THESE
FINER DETAILS.

INTERNALLY SPEAKING...THE 12Z NAM IS QUITE STRONG WITH THE CENTER
OF THE UPPER LOW AND IS GENERALLY CENTRAL TO THE OVERALL MODEL
SPREAD ALONG THE CENTRAL KY/TN BOARDER BY THE END OF DAY 3. AS
SUCH THIS ALLOWS THE NAM TO BE A BIT SLOWER AND WEAKER
TRANSFERRING ENERGY TO THE COASTAL LOW. THE 12Z GFS HAS REMAINED
CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR RUNS AND IS ON THE FASTER SIDE OF THE
GUIDANCE SHIFTING TOWARD E KY/S WV BY DAY 3...WHICH SEEMS A BIT
OUT OF PLACE DEEPENING INTO MORE CONFLUENT DOWNSTREAM FLOW AT THIS
TIME PERIOD. TO FURTHER QUESTION THE 12Z GFS...THE 12Z UKMET
FOLLOWED BY THE 12Z ECMWF TRENDED A BIT SOUTHWEST WITH THE CENTER
OF THE UPPER LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY BY DAY
3. TO FURTHER COMPOUND ISSUES WITH THE 12Z OPERATIONAL GFS...THE
12Z GEFS IS MORE CENTRAL AND QUITE AGREEABLE WITH THE 12Z ECENS
MEAN AND 12Z NAM. THIS BUILDS SOME INCREASED CONFIDENCE MOVING
TOWARD A UKMET/ECMWF/NAM BUT REMAINS ON THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF THE
ENSEMBLE SPREAD WHILE THE GFS IS ON THE NORTHEAST. AS SUCH
SUPPORT A 12Z GEFS/00Z ECENS MEAN BLEND WHICH APPEARS BEST
REPRESENTED BY THE 12Z NAM/UKMET/ECMWF BLEND. AS CONFIDENCE IN
THE OVERALL SYSTEM/UPPER LOW IS HIGH BUT SPREAD IN INTERNAL
WAVES/UPPER LOW CENTROID DIFFERENCES IS LESSER SO... OVERALL
CONFIDENCE REMAINS AVERAGE.

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So just to summarize from 0z last night to 12z today:

 

Euro : Shifts south

UK: Shifts south

GFS: Holds steady

CMC: Holds steady

JMA: Holds steady

NAM: looks like GFS type scenario at 84

 

Will be interesting to see Euro Ens members and GFS Ens members to see how many show this south trend!

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So just to summarize from 0z last night to 12z today:

 

Euro : Shifts south

UK: Shifts south

GFS: Holds steady

CMC: Holds steady

JMA: Holds steady

NAM: looks like GFS type scenario at 84

 

Will be interesting to see Euro Ens members and GFS Ens members to see how many show this south trend!

 

GEFS were major hits for DCA

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 um  the  GEFS  and GFS  came south at 12z

 

So just to summarize from 0z last night to 12z today:

 

Euro : Shifts south

UK: Shifts south

GFS: Holds steady

CMC: Holds steady

JMA: Holds steady

NAM: looks like GFS type scenario at 84

 

Will be interesting to see Euro Ens members and GFS Ens members to see how many show this south trend!

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PREFERENCE: 12Z NAM/UKMET/ECMWF BLEND

CONFIDENCE: AVERAGE

A WELL DEVELOPED SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY ENTERING THE PACIFIC COAST

NEAR THE OR/CA BOARDER WITH A LARGER SCALE BROADER NORTHERN STREAM

TROF TRAILING IT AND FORECAST TO COME ASHORE OR/WA. OVERALL THE

MODELS ARE QUITE AGREEABLE WITH THE TIMING/EVOLUTION OF THE TWO

FEATURES INTO A LARGER DEEP CYCLONE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS

THURSDAY NIGHT AND SHIFTING EASTWARD TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY

THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AND IS WELL REPRESENTED IN

RELATIVELY SMALL SPREAD IN THE SPAGHETTI DIAGRAMS BY DAY 3. THE

12Z CMC REMAINS THE MAIN OUTLIER BEING THE FASTEST AND GENERALLY

NARROWEST OF THE WAVE BY DAY 3 HOWEVER HAS TRENDED A BIT SLOWER

THAN ITS 00Z RUN INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE 12Z GFS...THOUGH

MAINLY AT 5H...AS THE CMC REMAINS FAST WITH THE SURFACE COASTAL

LOW/7H AND IS VERY COLD AT IN THE THERMAL FIELDS COMPARATIVELY) TO

KEEP IT OUT OF THE PREFERENCES. SYNOPTICALLY (MASS FIELDS) THERE

IS FAIRLY STRONG CONFIDENCE OVERALL. HOWEVER...INTERNAL

DIFFERENCES IN PLACEMENT OF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW AS WELL AS

THERMAL GRADIENTS RESULT IN SPREAD IN THE IMPACTS (PARTICULARLY

SNOW/ICE/QPF)...PLEASE REFER TO LATEST QPFHSD AND QPFPFD FOR THESE

FINER DETAILS.

INTERNALLY SPEAKING...THE 12Z NAM IS QUITE STRONG WITH THE CENTER

OF THE UPPER LOW AND IS GENERALLY CENTRAL TO THE OVERALL MODEL

SPREAD ALONG THE CENTRAL KY/TN BOARDER BY THE END OF DAY 3. AS

SUCH THIS ALLOWS THE NAM TO BE A BIT SLOWER AND WEAKER

TRANSFERRING ENERGY TO THE COASTAL LOW. THE 12Z GFS HAS REMAINED

CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR RUNS AND IS ON THE FASTER SIDE OF THE

GUIDANCE SHIFTING TOWARD E KY/S WV BY DAY 3...WHICH SEEMS A BIT

OUT OF PLACE DEEPENING INTO MORE CONFLUENT DOWNSTREAM FLOW AT THIS

TIME PERIOD. TO FURTHER QUESTION THE 12Z GFS...THE 12Z UKMET

FOLLOWED BY THE 12Z ECMWF TRENDED A BIT SOUTHWEST WITH THE CENTER

OF THE UPPER LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY BY DAY

3. TO FURTHER COMPOUND ISSUES WITH THE 12Z OPERATIONAL GFS...THE

12Z GEFS IS MORE CENTRAL AND QUITE AGREEABLE WITH THE 12Z ECENS

MEAN AND 12Z NAM. THIS BUILDS SOME INCREASED CONFIDENCE MOVING

TOWARD A UKMET/ECMWF/NAM BUT REMAINS ON THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF THE

ENSEMBLE SPREAD WHILE THE GFS IS ON THE NORTHEAST. AS SUCH

SUPPORT A 12Z GEFS/00Z ECENS MEAN BLEND WHICH APPEARS BEST

REPRESENTED BY THE 12Z NAM/UKMET/ECMWF BLEND. AS CONFIDENCE IN

THE OVERALL SYSTEM/UPPER LOW IS HIGH BUT SPREAD IN INTERNAL

WAVES/UPPER LOW CENTROID DIFFERENCES IS LESSER SO... OVERALL

CONFIDENCE REMAINS AVERAGE.

lol @ using the NAM at this range

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PREFERENCE: 12Z NAM/UKMET/ECMWF BLEND

CONFIDENCE: AVERAGE

A WELL DEVELOPED SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY ENTERING THE PACIFIC COAST

NEAR THE OR/CA BOARDER WITH A LARGER SCALE BROADER NORTHERN STREAM

TROF TRAILING IT AND FORECAST TO COME ASHORE OR/WA. OVERALL THE

MODELS ARE QUITE AGREEABLE WITH THE TIMING/EVOLUTION OF THE TWO

FEATURES INTO A LARGER DEEP CYCLONE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS

THURSDAY NIGHT AND SHIFTING EASTWARD TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY

THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AND IS WELL REPRESENTED IN

RELATIVELY SMALL SPREAD IN THE SPAGHETTI DIAGRAMS BY DAY 3. THE

12Z CMC REMAINS THE MAIN OUTLIER BEING THE FASTEST AND GENERALLY

NARROWEST OF THE WAVE BY DAY 3 HOWEVER HAS TRENDED A BIT SLOWER

THAN ITS 00Z RUN INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE 12Z GFS...THOUGH

MAINLY AT 5H...AS THE CMC REMAINS FAST WITH THE SURFACE COASTAL

LOW/7H AND IS VERY COLD AT IN THE THERMAL FIELDS COMPARATIVELY) TO

KEEP IT OUT OF THE PREFERENCES. SYNOPTICALLY (MASS FIELDS) THERE

IS FAIRLY STRONG CONFIDENCE OVERALL. HOWEVER...INTERNAL

DIFFERENCES IN PLACEMENT OF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW AS WELL AS

THERMAL GRADIENTS RESULT IN SPREAD IN THE IMPACTS (PARTICULARLY

SNOW/ICE/QPF)...PLEASE REFER TO LATEST QPFHSD AND QPFPFD FOR THESE

FINER DETAILS.

INTERNALLY SPEAKING...THE 12Z NAM IS QUITE STRONG WITH THE CENTER

OF THE UPPER LOW AND IS GENERALLY CENTRAL TO THE OVERALL MODEL

SPREAD ALONG THE CENTRAL KY/TN BOARDER BY THE END OF DAY 3. AS

SUCH THIS ALLOWS THE NAM TO BE A BIT SLOWER AND WEAKER

TRANSFERRING ENERGY TO THE COASTAL LOW. THE 12Z GFS HAS REMAINED

CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR RUNS AND IS ON THE FASTER SIDE OF THE

GUIDANCE SHIFTING TOWARD E KY/S WV BY DAY 3...WHICH SEEMS A BIT

OUT OF PLACE DEEPENING INTO MORE CONFLUENT DOWNSTREAM FLOW AT THIS

TIME PERIOD. TO FURTHER QUESTION THE 12Z GFS...THE 12Z UKMET

FOLLOWED BY THE 12Z ECMWF TRENDED A BIT SOUTHWEST WITH THE CENTER

OF THE UPPER LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY BY DAY

3. TO FURTHER COMPOUND ISSUES WITH THE 12Z OPERATIONAL GFS...THE

12Z GEFS IS MORE CENTRAL AND QUITE AGREEABLE WITH THE 12Z ECENS

MEAN AND 12Z NAM. THIS BUILDS SOME INCREASED CONFIDENCE MOVING

TOWARD A UKMET/ECMWF/NAM BUT REMAINS ON THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF THE

ENSEMBLE SPREAD WHILE THE GFS IS ON THE NORTHEAST. AS SUCH

SUPPORT A 12Z GEFS/00Z ECENS MEAN BLEND WHICH APPEARS BEST

REPRESENTED BY THE 12Z NAM/UKMET/ECMWF BLEND. AS CONFIDENCE IN

THE OVERALL SYSTEM/UPPER LOW IS HIGH BUT SPREAD IN INTERNAL

WAVES/UPPER LOW CENTROID DIFFERENCES IS LESSER SO... OVERALL

CONFIDENCE REMAINS AVERAGE.

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Hard to believe we go from 3'+ to flurries in 24 hours...the truth mostly likely lies in the middle for the Shenandoah Valley 12-16 inches.

 

We dont go to flurries. We would still be in the 8-14 range. And I would be ecstatic with that. And you should know the drill by now out here. We would make up for a lot of it with awesome ratio's. 

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Paul Kocin offers some good, sensible analysis

 

Nothing like a new model run (ecmwf) to dampen some enthusiasm. However, and a big however, you can't live and die with each forecast cycle! There are plenty more cycles to run.

 

So far, there has been really good agreement on the big picture. But those details! Any trends in speed and how far north/south will make or break this forecast. There will likely be an area that looks primo, at least right now. That's likely to be between DC and Philadelphia. Uncertainty increases north and south. North with the possible sharp boundary with little vs lots of snow. That's the case so far NYC and Boston. Uncertainty increases south with mixing issues...Virginia.

 

Looks like 1-2 feet in the max, 30 possible. Where? You tell me.

 

This is how these systems typically work. Some are horribly unpredictable (or parts are....) but some are relatively predictable, like this one appears to be, just like Snowmageddon in Feb 2010, one of those cases. We will see.

 

But it is likely that any trends in speed and north vs south will likely be key in the next few days. My thoughts

 
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