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The January 5/6 Thing


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Something to note about the synoptic setup for this storm is the absence of high pressure to the north. Without that feature in place we don't want to see the initial low become too amped and tracking to our NW with no wedge in place. Nice to see the GFS depiction of a weaker low as it tracks into WV with a secondary low to our south becoming more prominent.

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43 minutes ago, Weather Will said:

Nice run WB 6Z GFS!

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According to the latest guidance, this would be an excellent time to take a leisurely drive up Rt 28  from Manassas up to Dulles, to Rt 7 then Rt 9 past Paeonian Springs into Charles Town. Gonnabe lots of snow up there! Take in a beautiful jebwalk in 12-16 inches of snow while winning big on Craps. Used to do this all the time when there was a snow up there and plain soaking rain in Dale City! Instant gratificational fix!

Everyone in the Mid Atlantic is going to get to savor massive snow fixes throughout January 2025!

The snow drought is over. Everyone is going to get multiple strenuous workouts digging massive amounts of snow!

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5 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Something to note about the synoptic setup for this storm is the absence of high pressure to the north. Without that feature in place we don't want to see the initial low become too amped and tracking to our NW with no wedge in place. Nice to see the GFS depiction of a weaker low as it tracks into WV with a secondary low to our south becoming more prominent.

It is a delicate balance that involves luck and timing. We have that northerly cyclonic flow from Canada, but it really is a thread the needle situation. 

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Yesterday I was thinking that the “real” north trend probably wouldn’t show up until the storm is really forming over the plains and convection, etc. is giving it that strong diabatic heat release. So then the guidance would start to “see” the strength of the WAA and shift things a bit north. So even though I figured the GFS was out to lunch, it moving north all day yesterday already did make me a little nervous. Put those two north shifts together and it really could be a congrats NYC thing. With 60-72 hours to go until snow starts and the system not yet really developed, I’m quite happy to be on the north side of the modeled jackpot zone. I would still expect a modest shift north on guidance tomorrow-ish. 

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Nothing like waking up and having 113 new posts. You know something major happened, good or bad. :lol: 
 

Euro definitely made things interesting down this way. Nam showing 0.84” of ice is terrifying. Cheers to a fun day of model watching as everyone reels in what they want and hope out of this storm!

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2 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Yesterday I was thinking that the “real” north trend probably wouldn’t show up until the storm is really forming over the plains and convection, etc. is giving it that strong diabatic heat release. So then the guidance would start to “see” the strength of the WAA and shift things a bit north. So even though I figured the GFS was out to lunch, it moving north all day yesterday already did make me a little nervous. Put those two north shifts together and it really could be a congrats NYC thing. With 60-72 hours to go until snow starts and the system not yet really developed, I’m quite happy to be on the north side of the modeled jackpot zone. I would still expect a modest shift north on guidance tomorrow-ish. 

I've got that sinking south feeling. 6z Gem looks like 6z Rgem fwiw. Confluence seems to be the main culprit, at least on the Euro.

I will say that no matter what ultimately happens, modeling has not been stellar with all the shifts that all have made over the past 3 days.

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5 minutes ago, mitchnick said:

I've got that sinking south feeling. 6z Gem looks like 6z Rgem fwiw. Confluence seems to be the main culprit, at least on the Euro.

I will say that no matter what ultimately happens, modeling has not been stellar with all the shifts that all have made over the past 3 days.

I think @psuhoffmanis probably doing the “guy peaking out from behind the tree rubbing his hands” gif thing once he sees the overnight runs. I think you’re good. If the max ends up along the VA/NC border, then that’s probably too far.

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2 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

I think @psuhoffmanis probably doing the “guy peaking out from behind the tree rubbing his hands” gif thing once he sees the overnight runs. I think you’re good. If the max ends up along the VA/NC border, then that’s probably too far.

Yep, and even if the M/D line or i-70 north don’t get the qpf max, their ratios should make up for it. Mitchnick is still good, probably. 

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