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Feb 13-14 snowstorm/nor’easter potential

George001

By George001,
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I have been watching this window on the models for a week now. The models showed the signal far out, but as we got closer they started burying the southern energy out west. However, the players on the field never left. Like the during the late January blizzard, we have a monster ridge out west with a deep trough in the east. The 12z eps doesn’t quite dig the energy enough to produce a big storm, but the following factors combined with continued favorable trends on the models tonight has me convinced there will be a big storm during the Feb 13-14th timeframe.

Pros and cons:

pros:

1. Arctic air, 540 line is as far south as the southeastern United States, and there is a strong high to the north. 

2. Ridge axis is centered over Washington, which is VERY far west, and argues for a more western low

3. Atlantic ridging

Cons: 

1. Lack of North Atlantic blocking

2. Timing of the energy isn’t great

I am convinced that the models are underestimating how much the northern energy will dig, and that the models will continue to trend more and more amplified. The stronger and farther west the northern energy digs, the more time the southern energy will have to get ahead of the northern energy, and the farther west the phase will happen. If the northern branch digs as much as I think it will, it will phase early enough that we will see a closed off strengthening upper low, which would slow the storm down and allow it to deepen rapidly. The track would also be farther west than what the models have right now, and would result in heavy snow and blizzard conditions in eastern mass. Despite the surface not reflecting it, models have trended more amplified with the western ridge, with a northern branch digging more and farther west. 

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The Euro appears to be a miss, like the other guidance. However, the Canadian ensembles have trended towards much more amplified northern energy, leading to a massive shift west with the lows as well as increasing the strength of the lows. It is now signaling snow in New England. Lets see what the eps says, I’d like to see continued improvement in the upper levels even if the surface doesn’t reflect it. This far out having the ensembles on board is a big deal.image.png.eb728df499487cb49c599c8dbafb4236.png

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18 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

You and I usually agree though, one major snowstorm is fun but the 3-6"-er slush parade in March is pretty useless

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Re Valentine's Day ( VDII ?)

Short version:  I see room for growth in the runs, ensuing.  At just about any time through about D4.5 ... this may emerge with more prominence in the runs.  If we get to D5 and that has not happen, pull the plug.

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