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NYC/PHL 1/25-27 potential Part III


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Was just doing some research online and I came across what I believe to be a close analogue to the upcoming storm in terms of storm development prior to the actual impact of the system (next 66-84 hours essentially). I will post the edited maps and do some analysis, but you guys are going to have to figure out which storm I am using for the analogue.

Again, not sure what happens after 66-84 hours (neither do the current models) with the upcoming storm so I will compare prior storm cyclogenesis and the midweek system at the same range.

Here is the analogue storm first frame:

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Note the positive tilt of the trof, the energy in the base of the trof, and another s/w in the PJ coming thru the Great Lakes. Also of note is the PNA ridging and more energy into South Central Canada.

Now let's compare that to the 18Z GFS at 72 hours:

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Again, note some of the similarities.....the amplifying positively tilted trof (and location), the energy in the base of the trof over the Gulf States, and another piece of vorticity up near the Great Lakes with more energy behind in South Central Canada. We also have the PNA ridge here, slightly stronger.

The 18Z NAM at the same hour (72) shows essentially a similar setup for all intents and purposes:

49118801.gif

Trof is trying to go negative tilt towards the base, but essentially we have the same features as noted above. Eerie similarities in the models and the analogue, eh?

Now let's jump ahead 12 hours with our analogue system and take a look at the surface and H5 features and how the system develops:

50194375.gif

We see the energy digging into the base of the trof is causing the tilt to go negative once past the Miss River. Same wave swinging thru the GL and the low pressure popping off the SE Coast.

Now compare this to 12 hours later on the 18Z GFS (84hrs):

54198459.gif

Very similar setup aloft indeed if you ask me......vorticity has bottomed out in the trof causing in to go negative tilt past the Miss River. The other wave is evident swinging thru the GL and the interior Northeast. PNA ridge is still here, and the energy in South Central Canada seems to match up fairly decent.

The NAM at 18Z/84hrs is again very similar:

24879466.gif

Again, note the tilt to the trof, the two separate vorticities, and that energy coming into South Central Canada North of Wisconsin. Strikingly similar to my eyes, almost as close to the analogue setup as you can get, all things considered.

Thereafter 72 hrs or so, our current guidance starts to head different directions with the storm, but the development leading up to the evolution of the system caught my eyes when perusing old data this evening.

Anyone want to take a gander as which system this may be?

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Was just doing some research online and I came across what I believe to be a close analogue to the upcoming storm in terms of storm development prior to the actual impact of the system (next 66-84 hours essentially). I will post the edited maps and do some analysis, but you guys are going to have to figure out which storm I am using for the analogue.

Again, not sure what happens after 66-84 hours (neither do the current models) with the upcoming storm so I will compare prior storm cyclogenesis and the midweek system at the same range.

Here is the analogue storm first frame:

34522829.gif

Note the positive tilt of the trof, the energy in the base of the trof, and another s/w in the PJ coming thru the Great Lakes. Also of note is the PNA ridging and more energy into South Central Canada.

Now let's compare that to the 18Z GFS at 72 hours:

72699345.gif

Again, note some of the similarities.....the amplifying positively tilted trof (and location), the energy in the base of the trof over the Gulf States, and another piece of vorticity up near the Great Lakes with more energy behind in South Central Canada. We also have the PNA ridge here, slightly stronger.

The 18Z NAM at the same hour (72) shows essentially a similar setup for all intents and purposes:

49118801.gif

Trof is trying to go negative tilt towards the base, but essentially we have the same features as noted above. Eerie similarities in the models and the analogue, eh?

Now let's jump ahead 12 hours with our analogue system and take a look at the surface and H5 features and how the system develops:

50194375.gif

We see the energy digging into the base of the trof is causing the tilt to go negative once past the Miss River. Same wave swinging thru the GL and the low pressure popping off the SE Coast.

Now compare this to 12 hours later on the 18Z GFS (84hrs):

54198459.gif

Very similar setup aloft indeed if you ask me......vorticity has bottomed out in the trof causing in to go negative tilt past the Miss River. The other wave is evident swinging thru the GL and the interior Northeast. PNA ridge is still here, and the energy in South Central Canada seems to match up fairly decent.

The NAM at 18Z/84hrs is again very similar:

24879466.gif

Again, note the tilt to the trof, the two separate vorticities, and that energy coming into South Central Canada North of Wisconsin. Strikingly similar to my eyes, almost as close to the analogue setup as you can get, all things considered.

Thereafter 72 hrs or so, our current guidance starts to head different directions with the storm, but the development leading up to the evolution of the system caught my eyes when perusing old data this evening.

Anyone want to take a gander as which system this may be?

January 2000

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There was 4.7.82 Blizzard warning actually for around a foot of snow then the 4.19.83 which gave 2.5-4.0 city wide

In Brooklyn I witnessed snow on 10.19.72, and on 10.10.79

On 10.4.87 I only had to drive north of the tapanzee to find myself in snow, even sleet in hicksville that day

That April 19, 1983 snowfall was the latest accumulation ever at JFK-- about 2 inches there. We got about 10 inches on April 6, 1982. There's been quite a few good April snowfalls-- the latest significant one was April 7, 2003 when we got 8 inches. I did a study on this awhile back and we average an inch of snow in April every three years.

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WINNER!! Wow, that was fast! Wish I had a prize.

Care to do any comparisons? Play devil's advocate and point out major differences?

Seems they have some things in common thru the evolution of the system before going many different directions after 78 hrs or so.

Huh? I mentioned Jan 2000 about 3 hours ago lol. We had 4-6" here and then a changeover..... no changeover and heavy snow in DC and the Carolinas. It's a decent analog.

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:weenie: Euro PBP will be around 1 AM.

The guy must be too lazy to look at the other models lol.

At any rate, because of there being less cold air, the storm looks like it might be more of a blend of Jan 2000 plus that storm Tombo mentioned (Feb 2001).

BTW SG, those analogs were all from the 80s and early 90s-- should tell you what kind of pattern we are dealing with right now lol. The best case scenario is the last analog on the list (Jan 1987)..... that one brought a sizeable snowfall both inland and to the coast. But it's the lowest analog on the list.

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The guy must be too lazy to look at the other models lol.

At any rate, because of there being less cold air, the storm looks like it might be more of a blend of Jan 2000 plus that storm Tombo mentioned (Feb 2001).

BTW SG, those analogs were all from the 80s and early 90s-- should tell you what kind of pattern we are dealing with right now lol. The best case scenario is the last analog on the list (Jan 1987)..... that one brought a sizeable snowfall both inland and to the coast. But it's the lowest analog on the list.

Its a shame we have no means to lock in the cold, we'll see how guidance trends tonight perhaps our high will hold a bit longer coinciding with the ideal track. Stranger things have happened the last year. Seems like it wants to snow...

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Its a shame we have no means to lock in the cold, we'll see how guidance trends tonight perhaps our high will hold a bit longer coinciding with the ideal track. Stranger things have happened the last year. Seems like it wants to snow...

there is some good disco a few pages back about the high moving out quick and actually helping. check it out.

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