Revracer800 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Bring on the snow haha. Snowmobile trails open soon so it would be nice to have snow when the trails open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Sounds good buff!! A little light snow is expected tomorrow night.. Sunday night the weather will begin to deteriorate as a shortwave over South Dakota this afternoon crests a ridge of high pressure over the east coast Sunday night. This shortwave will carry Gulf of Mexico moisture eastward this weekend, and with near saturation in the favorable snow growth zone, combined with lift ahead of the shortwave and good isentropic upglide, a period of light snow will form from west to east across the CWA Sunday night and into Monday morning. This shortwave will be quick moving thus overall snow amounts will be light, generally an inch or two across the region Sunday night through Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BuffaloWeather Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 http://www.eas.slu.edu/CIPS/ANALOG/DFHR.php?reg=EC&fhr=F132&rundt=2016120312&map=thbCOOP72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Is it just me or is the model spread growing as we get closer? I know it seems like an outlier right now but I really like the 0zCanadian run for an extended metro hit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I will admit yesterday's CIPs run had me foaming at the mouth when it threw Dec95 in the top analogs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 23 minutes ago, SouthBuffaloSteve said: Is it just me or is the model spread growing as we get closer? I know it seems like an outlier right now but I really like the 0zCanadian run for an extended metro hit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 14 minutes ago, SouthBuffaloSteve said: I will admit yesterday's CIPs run had me foaming at the mouth when it threw Dec95 in the top analogs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeah they've been absolutely horrendous the last few days, but what can you expect when its so far out. Conditions don't look as good as they did a few days ago for long duration LES right now. But the Euro just made a nice track for a synoptic event Thurs into Friday and LES to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 11 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said: Looks good for you Wolfie, your spot may be the place we go chasing too. If so we'll have to meet up. Depending on the timing.....I might jump in on some chasing....been awhile!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 8 hours ago, LakeEffectKing said: Depending on the timing.....I might jump in on some chasing....been awhile!! Pick me up too while you're at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 9 hours ago, LakeEffectKing said: Depending on the timing.....I might jump in on some chasing....been awhile!! 1 hour ago, AppsRunner said: Pick me up too while you're at it! WOohoo! Lets go, I'm off Friday/Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Not posted yet but tug got 4 inches from last event. http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=buf&product=PNS&issuedby=BUF&format=ci&version=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 KBUF says W/NW winds. Going to be a tough year for Buffalo I think, the trend continues. SW wind events are becoming a once in a decade type stuff. =/ n Thursday a trough will dig across the Great Lakes region, which will advect much colder air into Western New York. 850mb temperatures will plummet and will average -12C to -14C across the region Thursday night through Saturday. This will be cold enough to support lake effect snow, with precipitation changing to all snow by Thursday afternoon. The cyclonic flow aloft will provide ample moisture, with embedded shortwaves likely to provide periodic enhancement. For Thursday and Thursday night, it appears that a WNW flow will be predominant. This may support banding east or southeast of Lake Ontario, with less organized but persistent bands off Lake Erie due to upsloping and moisture from Lake Huron. On Friday and Friday night, predominantly a NW flow is expected, which would continue lake effect snows but push the steadiest snows a bit southward. By Saturday the upper trough axis will shift east of the New England coast, with a weak surface high building behind it across the Great Lakes region. This should bring in slightly drier air and lower equilibrium levels, but conditions still support localized lake effect snows to continue. Winds are forecast to veer to the southwest and eventually the south by Sunday. This would lift what is left of lake effect snow bands northeast of the lakes. Although consensus agrees on the cold pattern, there is still a considerable spread among model guidance in terms of specifics. Even a subtle shift in winds would significantly impact the location of the heaviest snows. This said, the pattern generally favors the greatest amounts southeast of Lake Ontario (probably focused near Oswego county) and the Western Southern Tier. It is still too early for specific snowfall amounts and even these areas of focus may change as new model guidance becomes available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Yeah if you from Hamburg/Boston northward you can't like the way the patterns looking. Yeah it's better than it's been but I can see Buffalo seeing less than 6" over the next 2 weeks even with a better pattern.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 44 minutes ago, WesterlyWx said: Yeah if you from Hamburg/Boston northward you can't like the way the patterns looking. Yeah it's better than it's been but I can see Buffalo seeing less than 6" over the next 2 weeks even with a better pattern.! It's a good pattern for continuous shots of cold/chances at snow. I would wager more than 6" in next 2 weeks. Fulton will get another 2', same with ski country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... The period will feature cold temperatures with frequent opportunities for snow. 12Z model guidance has trended away a potential synoptic system, with a consensus now suggesting most of the snow will be lake effect or at least lake enhanced. There is still uncertainty in the wind direction and thus the location of lake effect snow. There is the potential for significant snowfall, especially considering the prolonged nature of the event which runs Thursday through Saturday. Now for the details... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Wwa issued for tonight, mostly for the tug..Euro/gfs/hrrr all have about 2"-3" overnight, temp sitting at 29.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 4 minutes ago, wolfie09 said: Wwa issued for tonight, mostly for the tug..Euro/gfs/hrrr all have about 2"-3" overnight, temp sitting at 29.6 Tug looks to get hit good again. http://www.weather.gov/nerfc/snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Freaking Snow DomeSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 10 minutes ago, SouthBuffaloSteve said: Freaking Snow Dome Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk radar is down I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Looks like a nice band of snow sets up on SW flow Thurs. into Buffalo before drifting south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 It drifts back north on Sunday as well. Fri/Sat will be the best conditions though on W/NW flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Started snowing a little while ago, small accumulation so far.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_WX Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I just measured 1.5 inches of wet snow here, reminds me of spring snow. The precipitation has tapered off so I don't anticipate any more accumulation today. Looks like another round of light snow tomorrow night followed by the anticipated lake effect event late in the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNash Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Hoping Buffalo metro gets at least something from the upcoming weekend. 38% of our seasonal average snowfall comes before Jan 1, so if we want to have a near normal year, we have to build on the inch that has fallen to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 4 hours ago, WNash said: Hoping Buffalo metro gets at least something from the upcoming weekend. 38% of our seasonal average snowfall comes before Jan 1, so if we want to have a near normal year, we have to build on the inch that has fallen to date. Decent LES parameters showing up on the 12z GFS with winds staying 240'ish to 250 for several hours early Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=BUF&issuedby=BUF&product=PNS&format=CI&version=3&glossary=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Hot off the press: ...Significant lake snows developing Thursday through at least Friday... The main forecast concern throughout the remainder of the period revolves around the development of significant lake effect snows off both lakes. Broad troughing is expected to be anchored over the Great Lakes Thursday with broad cyclonic flow sending arctic air southward across the Lower Great Lakes. 850 mb temperatures start out around -10c Thursday morning cooling to near -14c by the end of the day Friday. Over-lake instability during this time will be extreme with Lake Induced Capes peaking around 1000 J/KG and Lake Equilibrium Levels nearing 20K feet. Such a strong instability signal would suggest the potential intense snowfall rates in excess of three inches per hour at times. Lastest model guidance trending a bit further to the north during the day Thursday on a west southwest flow which would bring the lake snows into the Buffalo Southtowns off Lake Erie and up to Watertown or even farther to the north off Lake Ontario. A prolonged period of west northwest flow develops behind the passage of a trough late Thursday into Friday. This will likely be when the more intense lake snows develop, focusing on the Western Southern Tier off Lake Erie and from east of Rochester to the southern Tug Hill off Lake Ontario. At this stage of the forecast it seems nearly certain that heavy lake snows will develop and our first extended look at winter so far this season, however trying to pin down the exact placement of the most significant threat areas remains at a lower confidence level, due to subtle differences in wind direction. Will need to wait for more run-to-run consistency to begin detailing the highest threat locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Hot off the press:...Significant lake snows developing Thursday through at leastFriday...The main forecast concern throughout the remainder of the periodrevolves around the development of significant lake effect snowsoff both lakes.Broad troughing is expected to be anchored over the Great LakesThursday with broad cyclonic [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=flow]flow[/url] sending arctic air southwardacross the Lower Great Lakes. 850 [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=mb]mb[/url] temperatures start out around-10c Thursday morning cooling to near -14c by the end of the dayFriday. Over-lake [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=instability]instability[/url] during this time will be extremewith Lake Induced Capes peaking around 1000 [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=J/KG]J/KG[/url] and LakeEquilibrium Levels nearing 20K feet. Such a strong [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=instability]instability[/url]signal would suggest the potential intense snowfall rates inexcess of three inches per hour at times.Lastest model guidance trending a bit further to the north duringthe day Thursday on a west southwest [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=flow]flow[/url] which would bring thelake snows into the Buffalo Southtowns off Lake Erie and up toWatertown or even farther to the north off Lake Ontario. Aprolonged period of west northwest [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=flow]flow[/url] develops behind thepassage of a [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=trough]trough[/url] late Thursday into Friday. This will [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=likely]likely[/url] bewhen the more intense lake snows develop, focusing on the WesternSouthern Tier off Lake Erie and from east of Rochester to thesouthern Tug Hill off Lake Ontario.At this stage of the forecast it seems nearly certain that heavylake snows will develop and our first extended look at winter sofar this season, however trying to pin down the exact placement ofthe most significant threat areas remains at a lower confidencelevel, due to subtle differences in [url=http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=wind%20direction]wind direction[/url]. Will need towait for more run-to-run consistency to begin detailing thehighest threat locations.Fingers Crossed!!! On the plus side got the day off Thursday to hopefully enjoy the action! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 P&C forecast for fulton Thursday Snow showers likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm, then occasional snow after 4pm. High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Thursday Night Occasional snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 28. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Friday Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 30. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Friday Night Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Saturday Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Saturday Night A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Sunday A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Sunday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I see nws has roc in heavy snow for thursday eve and friday. Now that some of higher res models are coming in closer. Looks like event starts out on a sw flow but quickly goes west for about 12 hours. Then a secondary artic front comes through pushing a monster band along south shore then a multi band sets up from niagra to oswego. But i think it will not be a true multi band more of a general snow with so much istability and warm lake. Could be a nice event for entire shore really from niagra to tug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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