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14 minutes ago, qg_omega said:

Can’t snow without the cold, just need the main trough axis a bit more west which is still very possible

 

Storm track is more important than average temperatures for NYC snowfall in January.  Since it can always snow even when it’s warm this time of year with the right storm track with the average temperatures most Januaries.The temperatures only matter on the day of the event along with the storm track. 

NYC January average temperatures and snowfall last 10 years

2024….37.0°….2.3”

2023….43.5°…T

2022….30.3°…15.3”

2021….34.8°…2.1”

2020….39.1°…2.3”

2019….32.5°…1.1”

2018….31.7°….11.2”

2017….38.0°…7.9”

2016….34.5°…27.9”

2015….29.9°…16.9”

 

 

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1 hour ago, brooklynwx99 said:

my guess the 6-7th is a weaker wave that reinforces confluence for the 8-9th. ensembles really amplify the trough for that second window

The only real issue I see at least for any KU events is the lack of a southern stream/STJ involvement for phasing. As is typical for -ENSO, the STJ is weak and inactive. If you are looking for true phased bombs up the coast, that’s not what you want to see. That said, there is certainly still chances for northern branch shortwaves to amp and produce snowstorms if timed correctly with the blocking

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9 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

The only real issue I see at least for any KU events is the lack of a southern stream/STJ involvement for phasing. As is typical for -ENSO, the STJ is weak and inactive. If you are looking for true phased bombs up the coast, that’s not what you want to see. That said, there is certainly still chances for northern branch shortwaves to amp and produce snowstorms if timed correctly with the blocking

I posted in the SNE thread how if you just took the a trained monkey could forecast this winter by saying where was the last cold neutral or very weak La Nina to follow a decent El Nino.  That would be 80-81, 03-04 and 92-93 were warm neutral so you can basically throw them out.  So far if you remove the Xmas 80 cold outbreak this winter and the next 2-3 weeks look a heck of alot like 80-81.  It was pretty darn cold but could not snow at all.  the pattern completely broke down after 2/10 and torched.  It was not a Nina pattern though, it was just basically a raging zonal one

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1 minute ago, SnowGoose69 said:

I posted in the SNE thread how if you just took the a trained monkey could forecast this winter by saying where was the last cold neutral or very weak La Nina to follow a decent El Nino.  That would be 80-81, 03-04 and 92-93 were warm neutral so you can basically throw them out.  So far if you remove the Xmas 80 cold outbreak this winter and the next 2-3 weeks look a heck of alot like 80-81.  It was pretty darn cold but could not snow at all.

Yea, this is where the lack of a juiced southern stream hurts if you are looking for phased KU’s barreling up the coast. That’s one big ingredient that will be missing. The upcoming pattern is all northern stream driven, typical -ENSO

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28 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Storm track is more important than average temperatures for NYC snowfall in January.  Since it can always snow even when it’s warm this time of year with the right storm track with the average temperatures most Januaries.The temperatures only matter on the day of the event along with the storm track. 

NYC January average temperatures and snowfall last 10 years

2024….37.0°….2.3”

2023….43.5°…T

2022….30.3°…15.3”

2021….34.8°…2.1”

2020….39.1°…2.3”

2019….32.5°…1.1”

2018….31.7°….11.2”

2017….38.0°…7.9”

2016….34.5°…27.9”

2015….29.9°…16.9”

 

 

You have posted some great information the past few years on how warm our winters have become. I’m a firm believer with the new climate we need a cold airmass in place before anything else. 

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30 minutes ago, SnowGoose69 said:

I posted in the SNE thread how if you just took the a trained monkey could forecast this winter by saying where was the last cold neutral or very weak La Nina to follow a decent El Nino.  That would be 80-81, 03-04 and 92-93 were warm neutral so you can basically throw them out.  So far if you remove the Xmas 80 cold outbreak this winter and the next 2-3 weeks look a heck of alot like 80-81.  It was pretty darn cold but could not snow at all.  the pattern completely broke down after 2/10 and torched.  It was not a Nina pattern though, it was just basically a raging zonal one

               N D   J     F  M   Total

1980-81 T 2.8 8.0 T 8.6  19.4

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50 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Storm track is more important than average temperatures for NYC snowfall in January.  Since it can always snow even when it’s warm this time of year with the right storm track with the average temperatures most Januaries.The temperatures only matter on the day of the event along with the storm track. 

NYC January average temperatures and snowfall last 10 years

2024….37.0°….2.3”

2023….43.5°…T

2022….30.3°…15.3”

2021….34.8°…2.1”

2020….39.1°…2.3”

2019….32.5°…1.1”

2018….31.7°….11.2”

2017….38.0°…7.9”

2016….34.5°…27.9”

2015….29.9°…16.9”

 

 

 

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9 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Can you say Blizzard for the 8th-9th on the gfs ? Wow.

The 1/8-9 wave seems to show the best potential. The second wave in these setups often has the best amplification and maybe the 1/6 wave can build confluence behind it to force a better track. I'm never a fan at our latitude of relying on SWFEs for anything which 1/6 looks more like. That one's more a setup for N PA to SNE and north.

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1 minute ago, jm1220 said:

The 1/8-9 wave seems to show the best potential. The second wave in these setups often has the best amplification and maybe the 1/6 wave can build confluence behind it to force a better track. I'm never a fan at our latitude of relying on SWFEs for anything which 1/6 looks more like. That one's more a setup for N PA to SNE and north.

The 1/6 wave trended  more favorable for us also. We should also watch that along with some snow for the 4th. 

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1 minute ago, Nibor said:

It was a matter of time before one of the global OPs had a big solution like that. 

and of course it was the 18Z - lets get a few runs in a row of consensus of individual and multiple model ops and ensembles. We all remember the Boxing Day 2010 Blizzard  questions were still being asked within 2 days of the event of exactly what the outcome would be......

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1 hour ago, snowman19 said:

The only real issue I see at least for any KU events is the lack of a southern stream/STJ involvement for phasing. As is typical for -ENSO, the STJ is weak and inactive. If you are looking for true phased bombs up the coast, that’s not what you want to see. That said, there is certainly still chances for northern branch shortwaves to amp and produce snowstorms if timed correctly with the blocking

sure, the STJ isn’t roaring, but it’s definitely there. can see the jet dipping off the coast of Baja CA, so you’d be able to tap into the STJ if a vort does dig enough. the 18z GFS is a good example of that

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Just now, MJO812 said:

The 1/6 wave trended  more favorable for us also. We should also watch that along with some snow for the 4th. 

That storm might become the 50/50 low for the next storm if we are lucky and block the HP hopefully at least 1040 in southeast Canada...

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