CCPSUSuperstorm2010 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Updated 54nm southeast of nantucket, MA buoy 44008 reports pressure falls of -3.0mb/3hours now and a pressure of 993mb. it is likely still an area of elongated low pressure as the polar jet initiated surface low heads northeastward away from the East Coast, while the surface low in conjunction with the arctic disturbance and H5 low begins heading ENEward, I would like to see some more northward component to its movement and to slow down some, but .5" of QPF looks good from Plymouth to Buzzards Bay, MA and points south and east. Right now the heaviest snow looks to be located around Falmouth to Hyannis, MA region, although in most of these setups, there is a secondary band that gets pushed more northwestward than modeled where some areas of interior SE MA and RI could receive the jackpot give that the Cape and Islands are probably warmer at the surface with temps and therefore the snow has a wetter consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeVries Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 No measurable snow at Logan this morning? Hard to believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Models are interesting. It has a piece of lift getting shoved to the nw and rotating down, seemingly due to an inv trough.This is what gives central mass and ern CT their snow. This feature pivots down, but then the comma head gets close and clips se areas with snow. I'm really unimpressed with this system but that may change in the next few hours. Meso lows already seem to be in existence east of Jersey. I could care less about the trough. It'll bring snow but it's not likely to be anything as dramatic as yesterday. Comma head or bust and to me the NAM just sneaks it in for a few hours with some prolific UVV's just offshore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metagraphica Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Peeking sun has been replaced by heavy, dark cloud cover. Looks great with the fresh snow cover. Agreed! Just got back from a hike in the woods. Fresh snow looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpickett79 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 seems alot of precip is heading ESE from east central PA over to that one intense thin band off the coast that slides ESE off jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Not sure what part of Attleboro that report was from, but I would say probably about 10.5 inches was it for me. Had to laugh as I watched 2-3 dark bands fizzle from different directions before reaching me, although I did have some CF enhancement for a while. Can't officially say because I snapped my yardstick last February in that Blizzard that turned into a major Flizzard, forgot to buy a new one, which reminds me. lol, I remember...I think i posted a radar loop of one of the bands breaking up around attleboro then reform to the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCPSUSuperstorm2010 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Storm warning for the open waters to our southeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastMA Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 lol, I remember...I think i posted a radar loop of one of the bands breaking up around attleboro then reform to the north. Seems to happen around my area too...not sure if their is some scientific explanation or if it's just **it luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Heavy heavy sledding in Norwich, confirm the 9 down there, amazing gradient, I must have has some oro help because Plainfield had about quarter inch which was melted, quick rise in accumulations exit 85 395 south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackwaves Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Unisys used to have a handy 3 hour pressure fall map that seems to be gone. Anyone have a different source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishn Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 lol, I remember...I think i posted a radar loop of one of the bands breaking up around attleboro then reform to the north. I also wasn't taking timed observations wiping off a snowboard. The total I quoted was post storm so its probably on the low side. The snow was extremely dense, it was almost like someone set up a snowmaking machine in my driveway. Maybe I did have 12+ with official timed measurements without all the compression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCPSUSuperstorm2010 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 ackwaves, I use buoy data, more so the buoy se of Nantucket, MA by 54nm. Buoy 44008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I also wasn't taking timed observations wiping off a snowboard. The total I quoted was post storm so its probably on the low side. The snow was extremely dense, it was almost like someone set up a snowmaking machine in my driveway. Maybe I did have 12+ with official timed measurements without all the compression. I noticed the density where I was too. Plus, it was pretty windy. Overall, accurate measurements were harder to come by with that one. I'd say it was about a foot there, but it could have been less since Attleboro seems to be a local min a lot of the time for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpickett79 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 weenie flakes flying couretesy of the prolific OES we recieve here in the w. framingam "tug" hill . prob accumulating at about an inch a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpickett79 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 what time did the models bring in the better lift from the inv. trough feature tonite? i.e for KTAN KORH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCPSUSuperstorm2010 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 It would seem the 500mb level supports this low coming further northward. Jet streak is showing signs of bending northward along the East Coast according to latest SPC mesoanalysis. 18z NAM is already too far east with the surface low at initialization. Has the precip band too ESE TO WNW oriented instead of W to E oriented already and further north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kbosch Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I think the NAM is right on us in western CT whiffing tonight. It's going to slip under us and leave central CT wanting again, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCPSUSuperstorm2010 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 18z NAM is already 4mb too weak with the surface low according to latest HPC surface analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 1.5" here at home. It looks like it compacted and melted a bit, but it is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCPSUSuperstorm2010 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 18z NAM is off. I would discount it right now. Also based on SPC mesoanalysis at 19z, the H5 low is still slower than the NAM at 00 hours or 18z Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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