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.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
The main event during this period continues to be an approaching
Ohio Valley low pressure center/shortwave and a coastal low moving
up from the Carolinas, with the eastern low becoming dominant Monday
night and Tuesday.  The models are in decent overall agreement on
the pattern, keeping the strengthening low close to the coast for
the most part.  Some differences remain, particularly with the
shortwave digging into our area, which could complicate the
depth of the cold air, and therefore cause precip type issues
at least in the early stages of the system. However, confidence
in the chance of significant snow accumulation in at least the
higher elevations of the eastern portion of the CWA is starting
to improve. Relative operational model consistency, and the
fact that the southeast ridges remain on the fringe of the
higher- percentile area of GEFS QPF M-climate, lend to the
possibilities. Another interesting note: the 1993 superstorm
shows up as the 4th best match in the CIPS analogs. While we are
not expecting a storm of that magnitude and reach, it does
suggest that a powerful coastal system is possible. It is still
too early to discuss specific storm totals or issue headlines,
but the HWO mention will continue.
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9 minutes ago, CoraopolisWx said:

It just seems everything develops too far north, with no closed low SW of us.

A bit oversimplified, but I don't see much more to look at. In theory a primary further west would bring the coastal inland, but now it's so disjointed the narrow weaker precip field misses us anyway. 

All the pretty colored snow maps aside, the trend has been for a lower impact event for us, NS digs a little less and has a little less interaction with the SS energy, so it takes longer for it to get its act together. I'm hoping for 6.

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3 minutes ago, RitualOfTheTrout said:

All the pretty colored snow maps aside, the trend has been for a lower impact event for us, NS digs a little less and has a little less interaction with the SS energy, so it takes longer for it to get its act together. I'm hoping for 6.

I'd take 6. It would be my biggest storm of the year.

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9 minutes ago, colonel717 said:

Well that sucked...Worse than 6z. It's over Johnny..

Oh does it always end this way? What little hope i felt last night, the GFS has dashed in one run. Eastern seaboard gets another 1'+ storm and we get 1-2in. My frustration level is so high right now

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Still a decent storm state wide.... except for SW PA. :axe: I don't know whats more a masochistic hobby living here, being a baseball fan or chasing big snow storms, fortunately I fall into the latter category rather than both I guess.

We just need the whole development to shift South and that could put is into the better totals (6-8), whatever shift we need the opposite seems to happen lol.

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I'm trying to stay positive since all models are still showing us with some accumulation at least. There is still some time left for an adjustment but I will gladly take whatever snow we get even if only a few inches!

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This one's going east guys. Like all the others before it. All the signs are there. Another fringe job. I figured this would happen just based off of our history with these storms. The rich get richer as you guys like to say. It is what it is. It's just part of living in this area.

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