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January 11-12 Snowstorm Disco


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Unlike the "blizzard" a couple of weeks ago, I really don't think we'll see 2 separate maximums this time around. I think there will be one centralized mega band that will smoke someone with 3 to 5 inch per hour rates. Areas to the east of it will dryslot and have some precip type problems, while areas to the west will miss out on the best forcing. FWIW, RUC looks to be west of the 18z NAM. Not sure I'd trust it with its less than stellar performance with the storm a couple of weeks ago. Max will probably run in a PSM, LWM, ORH, BDL, to BDR line with 20 to 25 inches. I could see someone topping out close to 30" somewhere in here.

Thank you, may I have another...seriously, thanks for your input.

If we do end up near there we will have had well over 40 inches of snow in 17 days. That is beyond even the wildest weenie imaginations for coastal Connecticut.

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BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND EXPECTED WIND...WE HAVE

ORGANIZED HEADLINES THUSLY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND HIGH WIND

WARNING FOR NANTUCKET. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR CAPE/VINEYARD/EAST

COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE NANTUCKET COMBINATION MAY BE A BETTER

DESCRIPTOR FOR THE OUTER CAPE BUT THE EFFECTS IN THE WESTERN HALF OF

THE ZONE ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT.-- End Changed Discussion --

Excellent call by KTAN, IMO. It's going to be a squeaker for Phil and I, but it's not worth the chance.

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Unlike the "blizzard" a couple of weeks ago, I really don't think we'll see 2 separate maximums this time around. I think there will be one centralized mega band that will smoke someone with 3 to 5 inch per hour rates. Areas to the east of it will dryslot and have some precip type problems, while areas to the west will miss out on the best forcing. FWIW, RUC looks to be west of the 18z NAM. Not sure I'd trust it with its less than stellar performance with the storm a couple of weeks ago. Max will probably run in a PSM, LWM, ORH, BDL, to BDR line with 20 to 25 inches. I could see someone topping out close to 30" somewhere in here.

Disagree. While the area between the two maxima won't be as significantly lower, I believe we'll likely see two distinct jackpots: One in central CT with the thunderstorm complex that works northward in the early morning, and the other in eastern MA with the intense CCB

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Back from an all day conference where only my little phone worked. WOW....JUST F U KN WOW! Still worried about underperformance from the snow number flags but everyone (models...all) ramped up so much it's hard to ignore. Big one on the way....Winter of 2010-11 rocks on AWT since the summer.

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Upton's take on "blizzard warnings"

THE TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW

OCCURS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED MORNING...AND SHOULD NOT

COINCIDE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS. AS SUCH...NEAR BLIZZARD

CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE EASTERN PORTIONS OF CWA...BUT DO NOT

EXPECT CONDITIONS TO BE MET TO UPGRADE TO BLIZZARD WARNING.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011

...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW

ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

MAZ007-014>016-018-019-021-120530-

/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/

/O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.110112T0700Z-110113T0100Z/

EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-

EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-

SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...

QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT

420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD

WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE

WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...THE EAST COAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING BOSTON AND

INTERIOR PLYMOUTH COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN

ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY

MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT

THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER

HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL

SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS

WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT

TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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How do you think we'll do in Boston/Brookline? I'm figuring 8-14.

Yeah that looks good. You may do better than me by a couple of inches. The wild card is the DS, and low track. If it tracks near ACK, then we may have more low level forcing helping to enhance precip. You can see this by looking at the NAM QPF. If it is east of the NAM, then a foot will be likely and probably more.

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