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Potential 1/17-1/18 threat


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1 hour ago, Lookout said:

normally that is the case but i don't think it will be so much of a problem this time as there is a very strong push in the low levels and the airmass is unusually cold. Seeing a 10 degree temp drop over the span of just 20 or 30 minutes behind the front in west/northwest ga. 

Yeah, they have finer resolution than the global models and if  there are some meso effects from the mountains/topography they likely will pick up on it better than the coarser global models.  Plus they are having input continuously put into them. I much rather have the HRRR on my side than not. 

 

Thanks Lookout!

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GSP is considering some upgrades. I've been HRRR'd many times though, so I'm not getting too excited yet. 

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As of 630 PM EST Tuesday: Still evaluating guidance in preparation 
for any upgrade decisions that may need to be made later this 
evening. Light snow or rain/snow mix has been slow to start across 
western zones, but hearing of reports of snow in the higher 
elevations of the NC mountains, with just recently a report from far 
NE GA, so it is coming, and snow is falling at temperatures in the 
mid 30s. 18z NAM/GFS both came in wetter/snowier, and each hour of 
the RAP/HRRR is following this trend, with the more concerning 
guidance peaking out at 5" even here in the Upstate. This seems a 
little excessive but CAMs are obviously picking up on some mesoscale 
banding that will be incredibly hard to narrow down. Would like to 
see the 21z SREF before making any final decisions, and this should 
be in by 8pm, so anticipate that any decisions on 
upgrades/expansions will be made by the 10pm evening news. In the 
meantime, have adjusted pops based on a slower onset as well, also 
lingering precip longer across eastern zones on Wednesday per latest 
CAMs. 

 

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NWS RAH had a little update in their latest discussion:

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
As of 740 PM Tuesday...

Upper trof edging east is right on track, with mid cloudiness
reaching the Triad during the past hour. Timing of the precip is on
track as well, with latest HRRR soundings in the Triad indicative of
saturation in the -12 to -18 growth zone a little before midnight,
with the Triangle area following suit a couple of hours later.
Initial light precip will begin to blossom behind the front as it
moves into the western Piedmont after midnight, but may not reach
the ground for a couple of hours afterwards, with coverage
continuing to spread east through morning. Any changes prior to
arrival of 00Z guidance will be to update hourly grid trends.
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I think RDU will flirt w/ 32/33 for a few hours tomorrow morning, however if banding does develop like the GFS/NAM are indicating, w/ 850temps crashing to -5 to -10 after 12pm, the cold air aloft will be dragged down dynamically and temps should fall into the 20's. Not really overly concerned about temps. However, I do agree ratios in wake county will hard pressed to rise above 10:1 prior to 1 or 2 pm. If we can get some residual banding late into the afternoon, 15:1 could be possible for a couple hours w/ some light to moderate snow.

 

However, per the GFS/NAM/RGEm, there will be a band setting up in the triad or triangle which will drop roughly .5 to .7 QPF. That area is likely to see some good rates/accumulations/ratios. Could totally see someone getting 6 - 8 inches out of that (maybe the hillsborough/roxboro area???). That said, most will likely fall in the 3 to 6 range.

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