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16 hours ago, lakeeffectkid383 said:

Yeah 00z is even better because winds back more SW than previous runs as the storm ends up tracking a little further west along that front as it moves into Canada. Would be a few days of nice SW slow after the storm riding the front drops several inches. Would definitley be a white Xmas for most. 
 

I couldn’t care less about the storm along the front, give me a few days of a WSW to SW flow and I’d be thrilled even if I’m not in the bullseye. 

The return interval of that true SW flow long duration event is well over a decade. There hasn’t been one with a stable SW flow resulting from a slow moving James Bay low in the time since I moved to WNY in 2012, and maybe not since October 2006 (though my understanding is that it was an early season meteorological outlier that saw bands curving northward from a more westerly flow) or Christmas 2001 before that)

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So based just on probability, I wouldn’t expect this to be a SW flow Buffalo/Watertown event. But I would be happy to be wrong.

 

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11 minutes ago, WNash said:

The return interval of that true SW flow long duration event is well over a decade. There hasn’t been one with a stable SW flow resulting from a slow moving James Bay low in the time since I moved to WNY in 2012, and maybe not since October 2006 (though my understanding is that it was an early season meteorological outlier that saw bands curving northward from a more westerly flow) or Christmas 2001 before that)

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So based just on probability, I wouldn’t expect this to be a SW flow Buffalo/Watertown event. But I would be happy to be wrong.

 

Well the thing about those events is they’re roughly 15 to 20 years apart... 2001 was the last one and prior to that it was the blizzard of 85...we’re due

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Ahead of the system, much warmer air move northward into the eastern
Great Lakes Wednesday night and Thursday, with highs in the upper
40s to lower 50s on Thursday. Widespread rain will overspread the
area Thursday as Gulf of Mexico moisture is drawn all the way
northward into the Great Lakes ahead of the full latitude trough.
The rain may be heavy, although total amounts will depend on how
fast the cold front arrives. A slower solution such as the 12Z ECMWF
would bring much more rain and a potential for flooding, while the
faster 12Z GFS solution would not produce enough rain for any flood
concerns.

The speed of the cold front and potential for another frontal wave
moving north along the frontal zone will also play an important role
in synoptic snow potential Thursday night through Friday. The ECWMF
remains in the slow side of guidance, keeping precipitation rain
even into Friday morning before cold air arrives later Friday
afternoon with a change to snow from west to east. The faster GFS
and GEM solutions would allow rain to change to snow from west to
east Thursday night. Several model runs have shown a frontal wave
moving north just east of our area, which would bring a more
significant synoptic snowfall but the track and timing would have to
fall into a very narrow window for this to verify.

Eventually, much colder weather will be in store for the region as
the system slides to our east and brings in colder air with 850mb
temperatures dropping to near -15C by Friday night and Saturday.
This may set the stage for a significant lake effect snow event, but
the details are still uncertain. The GFS and GEM evolution behind
the departing synoptic system appear most favorable, with a period
of deep cyclonic westerly flow, and even some potential for
southwest flow. The ECWMF is less favorable and later with the lake
effect potential, with sheared westerly flow Friday night becoming
northwest by Saturday. Extended range CIPS analogs based on the
longwave pattern support the potential for significant lake effect
snow to the lee of the eastern Great Lakes. Stay tuned.
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8 minutes ago, wolfie09 said:

Ahead of the system, much warmer air move northward into the eastern
Great Lakes Wednesday night and Thursday, with highs in the upper
40s to lower 50s on Thursday. Widespread rain will overspread the
area Thursday as Gulf of Mexico moisture is drawn all the way
northward into the Great Lakes ahead of the full latitude trough.
The rain may be heavy, although total amounts will depend on how
fast the cold front arrives. A slower solution such as the 12Z ECMWF
would bring much more rain and a potential for flooding, while the
faster 12Z GFS solution would not produce enough rain for any flood
concerns.

The speed of the cold front and potential for another frontal wave
moving north along the frontal zone will also play an important role
in synoptic snow potential Thursday night through Friday. The ECWMF
remains in the slow side of guidance, keeping precipitation rain
even into Friday morning before cold air arrives later Friday
afternoon with a change to snow from west to east. The faster GFS
and GEM solutions would allow rain to change to snow from west to
east Thursday night. Several model runs have shown a frontal wave
moving north just east of our area, which would bring a more
significant synoptic snowfall but the track and timing would have to
fall into a very narrow window for this to verify.

Eventually, much colder weather will be in store for the region as
the system slides to our east and brings in colder air with 850mb
temperatures dropping to near -15C by Friday night and Saturday.
This may set the stage for a significant lake effect snow event, but
the details are still uncertain. The GFS and GEM evolution behind
the departing synoptic system appear most favorable, with a period
of deep cyclonic westerly flow, and even some potential for
southwest flow. The ECWMF is less favorable and later with the lake
effect potential, with sheared westerly flow Friday night becoming
northwest by Saturday. Extended range CIPS analogs based on the
longwave pattern support the potential for significant lake effect
snow to the lee of the eastern Great Lakes. Stay tuned.

They always get so excited about lake effect. It’s the only time you can tell they’re excited. Heck, I guess it makes sense given their location. But it’s so dang predictable. “CIPS...Stay tuned.” Lol. 
If I had to guess (and you all know I’m terrible at this), I’d think BUF is looking good. The set up is there. It’s a perfect time frame. You’re due! 

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6 minutes ago, Buffalo Bumble said:

Thanks man. You guys have a solid squad this year too. 

My hope is you guys are in with no need to play anyone for seed in week 17 and we have an easier task. 
I grew up in the 80’s and 90s and know what y’all went through. 
Happy for you. Allen is the real deal!

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