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February 24/25 Potential Winter Storm


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Just now, HeadInTheClouds said:

It’s wrong and not even close to any other guidance. Just the nam being the nam. 

The NAM in this case has the track of all the lows way north of everything else.  Sometimes it has more or less similar tracks to everything else and is more sleety/mixed...in those cases take it and run with it every time.  It is definitely correct on the fact the metro starts as sleet...it may be PLSN for like 40 minutes but even the Euro now seems to be indicating the 5 boroughs area is 80% sleet as far as the frozen precip goes 

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3 minutes ago, SnowGoose69 said:

The NAM in this case has the track of all the lows way north of everything else.  Sometimes it has more or less similar tracks to everything else and is more sleety/mixed...in those cases take it and run with it every time.  It is definitely correct on the fact the metro starts as sleet...it may be PLSN for like 40 minutes but even the Euro now seems to be indicating the 5 boroughs area is 80% sleet as far as the frozen precip goes 

It’s still ridiculous with the northern extent of the sleet. I have no problem with the 5 boroughs being mostly sleet but it’s out to lunch further north. 

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Upton pissing in everyone's tea.

Snow/sleet amounts have been adjusted down a bit given today`s
model trends and potential for the warm nose to be quicker than
originally anticipated. Within the watch area, 3 to 6 inches of
snow/sleet is forecast with one to two tenths of ice accretion
possible. Around an inch of snow/sleet across NYC metro and
Long Island and potentially up to 2 inches across coastal CT is
forecast into early Friday morning before changing over to plain
rain. Any freezing rain looks brief across these areas with a
brief glaze of ice possible. Again as mentioned above, the
winter storm watch remains in effect Thursday evening into
Friday. It may eventually be converted to an advisory given
ongoing model trends continue. An advisory may also be needed at
the coast largely due to some light icing before the changeover
to plain rain around or shortly after daybreak Friday.

It should be noted that the overall large scale pattern with
strong warm advection aloft argues for a mixed PTYPE well into
the interior. The main uncertainty is how quickly this warm air
will move from south to north across the area. While the NAM may
be too aggressive, its past performance in similar situations
supports a trend down in snow/sleet amounts, with potential for
adjustments down in subsequent forecasts.
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Still think precipitation will develop across the region from
southwest to northeast Thursday night, mainly after midnight.
Strong warm advection ahead of the system is going to pump warm
and moist air up and over the colder and drier air that will be
in place from the high to the north. How quickly a warm nose
develops between about 850 mb and 700 mb will ultimately
determine precipitation types and amounts across the region. The
GFS and ECMWF are colder than the NAM and NAM3km at the onset,
leading to a bit more snow before any changeover. Do not want to
completely discount a colder solution, but there is increasing
concerns that the global models are underestimating the strength
of the warm nose. The NAM in the past has done a good job at
picking up on warm noses as well as the speed and intensity of
them. The latest forecast includes a bit more of the NAM
solution as well as the HREF, but still gives some potential
for the colder profiles to hold on a bit longer into early
Friday morning.

A brief period of snow is expected across the NYC metro and Long
Island before a transition to sleet and then freezing rain
and/or rain. Any freezing rain looks brief as increasing
easterly flow should help boost surface temperatures above
freezing around or during the morning commute changing the
precip to plain rain. Further inland becomes a bit more
problematic regarding PTYPE. Snow should also quickly develop
north and west of the NYC metro early Friday morning. If warming
aloft is not as aggressive, there could be several hours of
snow across interior NE NJ, Lower Hudson Valley, and interior
southern CT. However, if the warm nose is quick to move
overhead, then snow will transition to a mixture of snow and
sleet or predominately sleet quicker around or during the
morning commute. The coastal CT area may also begin as a period
of snow before transitioning to sleet and then some freezing
rain and/or rain during the morning commute. The other
uncertainty is whether or not the surface flow from the
secondary flow helps keep surface temperature at or below
freezing later Friday morning, which would bring freezing rain
away from the immediate coast
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What a whacky forecast they made for my zone..

Thursday Night
Snow and sleet before 4am, then sleet between 4am and 5am, then snow and sleet after 5am. Low around 31. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. East wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
Rain and sleet before 4pm, then a chance of rain between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 5pm. High near 38. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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39 minutes ago, SnowGoose69 said:

Yeah I would be shocked in this setup if that happened unless we got a decent shift S of 30-40 miles from the overall consensus now

I love your posts and analysis but in this case I disagree if you are implying NYC is likely to change to meaningful rain. Almost every model is keeping NYC mainly frozen except the NAM, I think it's at least 75% frozen for everyone in the metro area except maybe eastern LI/South shore beaches.  

 

NVM I think I took your post out of context and saw your previous post about EWR/NYC/LGA so I agree.

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4 minutes ago, NJwx85 said:

What a gradient, 9.4" in Warwick and 0.7" in Morristown.

Almost all sleet in between the ice.

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That area from BDL-POU south to HPN-BDR is probably overdone on snow on most models...thats the corridor I feel where sleet will be more than expected probably athough BDL and POU themselves will do well its those places between where I just doubt anyone sees over 4-5 inches 

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34 minutes ago, wthrmn654 said:

What a whacky forecast they made for my zone..

Thursday Night
Snow and sleet before 4am, then sleet between 4am and 5am, then snow and sleet after 5am. Low around 31. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. East wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
Rain and sleet before 4pm, then a chance of rain between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 5pm. High near 38. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Don’t forget to wear a watch! 

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