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January: Medium/ Long Range: May the Force be with Us....


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Interestingly the 6z Euro has a much more distinct/sharper shortwave embedded in the flow at the end of its run. Something to keep on eye on for the 12z suite. Although Jan 4 has never looked like a big storm potential, hints for something minor have been there on some op runs and ens guidance.

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15 hours ago, WVclimo said:

Snowfall in January is a pretty good bet.  IAD has had 1 season in the past 50 years without measurable snow in January (2023). At BWI it has happened twice (2006, 2023).  Even DCA has had some kind of accumulation in 45 of the past 50 years.

Thank you for this.  I think people forget that it does snow around here in the winter. The past several years have been so far below normal that I think it is starting to make people believe that it might not snow anymore.  But if you look at the past 80 years, there are several stretches like the one we are in now, 49-57,  71-77, 89-94 to name a few.   I try to look at it as a positive.  If history is a guide, we are due for an epic run of snow. I refused to even to accept the alternative. It is just too damn depressing,  

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1 minute ago, MDScienceTeacher said:

Thank you for this.  I think people forget that it does snow around here in the winter. The past several years have been so far below normal that I think it is starting to make people believe that it might not snow anymore.  But if you look at the past 80 years, there are several stretches like the one we are in now, 49-57,  71-77, 89-94 to name a few.   I try to look at it as a positive.  If history is a guide, we are due for an epic run of snow. I refused to even to accept the alternative. It is just too damn depressing,  

Agreed. Even if you believe the it's getting much harder to snow around here theory (I definitely do). It's still more likely to snow a bit then not snow at all. Especially between now and Feb 15th. Models look great. Let's keep it coming thru New Year's for some epic runs on NYE

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27 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Interestingly the 6z Euro has a much more distinct/sharper shortwave embedded in the flow at the end of its run. Something to keep on eye on for the 12z suite. Although Jan 4 has never looked like a big storm potential, hints for something minor have been there on some op runs and ens guidance.

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If we got the Jan 4 storm back, it would be a nice reminder of the timeframe our storms usually appear in. I’m one of the guilty parties, but we’ve been trying to track individual threats in the long range for a week now, lol. 

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Just now, Terpeast said:

Based on the mslp anomalies, all ensembles seem to agree on a good track for us between 1/6-10. So far this is holding well. 

For the initial storm, there is definitely a Miller B look among some members, with initial lower pressure to our NW- more so on the EPS. Given the advertised pattern the NS is going to be busy and as we get closer tracking wave interactions and timing is going to be 'fun' lol.

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31 minutes ago, CAPE said:

For the initial storm, there is definitely a Miller B look among some members, with initial lower pressure to our NW- more so on the EPS. Given the advertised pattern the NS is going to be busy and as we get closer tracking wave interactions and timing is going to be 'fun' lol.

This could be one of those periods where we close well as these vorts get over the upper air and surface observation network. Suddenly a coating - 1" turns into a widespread 3" - 5" then reinforcing cold air.

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