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Feb Long Range Discussion (Day 3 and beyond) - MERGED


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10 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Ugly for us...barely ice and probably gonna change over really quickly.  Was hoping for some secondary on the coast or something

And yet, like psu said...storms have not been cutting in this pattern. I mean seriously....how do you cut into a dang 1040 HP? Lol And also...how often has such a heavy ice-rain scenario actually happened?

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Just now, stormtracker said:

And gearing up for something else after that.  I think the Sat thing is all but a done deal...Ice storm.  But I think we have some room for improvement for the next week storm.

Ji said EPS was a coastal hugger for next week... that still suggests suckiness to me

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LWX morning disco... even they are tired lol (note sleep instead of sleet :lol: )

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...

A very active pattern continues into the long term period. A strong
and broad area of arctic high pressure remains anchored along the
US/Canada border. Cold air will remain locked in at the surface east
of the Appalachians for much of the forecast period. As a result,
temperatures do not get out of the 30s through at least the middle
of next week.

With cold air so locked into place, there will be a couple of shots
at some more wintry precipitation through Tuesday. On Saturday, an
area of low pressure will move along a stationary front through the
southeast and then quickly offshore. Precipitation north and west of
this low will fall as a wintry mix/freezing rain Saturday into early
Sunday morning. Should the current model guidance be correct, could
see a light coating of freezing rain with this system for much of
the area, and perhaps even some sleep mixing in further north and
west. This event will likely be too warm aloft for much (if any)
snow.

Precipitation tapers off Sunday, leading to a cool and dreary day.
Still likely to see some light precipitation here and there. Might
even start to see a few breaks of sun later in the afternoon. Cold
arctic air remain anchored over the region Sunday night through
Monday, with dry conditions expected during this time. Low
temperatures on Sunday night will widely be in the teens to single
digits.

Tuesday will be the next chance for wintry weather. A stronger area
of low pressure develops over the Gulf Coast before riding up the
Appalachians. Energy transfer off the east coast could lead to a
potentially significant winter weather event. At this point, the
pattern would favor a freezing rain event with this as well. Will
have to continue monitoring this as details become more finite as we
get closer to the event.

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Nice discussion here by Mount Holly on the possibilities for next week. They aren't buying the Euro/EPS idea so much.

Monday/Tuesday... Uncertainty is very high in this period, as guidance is struggling to get a handle on the interaction between the Arctic High over the Central US and an intensifying southern stream disturbance. The EC (with the backing of most of its ensemble) depict the system blasting through the high, with a double- barreled low setup & interior track resulting in a rather warm/wet solution for our area. Conversely the CMC/UKMET depict the High winning out resulting in a suppressed system that doesn`t really impact our area. The GFS is more or less in the middle with the high retreating but the low passing just offshore (which would be Team Snow`s preferred evolution). Although it is always hard to ignore the EC, it should be noted that its solution seems somewhat unlikely given the -AO and associated blocking pattern (although this index will be trending less negative). For now went with temperatures more in line with the GFS for Tuesday, but these could literally be 20-25 degrees too cold if we truly ended up in the warm sector like the EC depicts.

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