The GFS is colder(atleast at 850 anyway),however it doesn't look too dissimlar to the RGEM. Hopefully both of us can finally get a decent snow event out of this.
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Wintry 1/20 - 1/23 Winter Storm
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griteater
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GFS looks so much better than it did 2 days ago
want to mention that consensus ≠ accuracy
but now that the fine print disclosure is out of the way these have been really encouraging. shout out to all the mets that dug their heels in in spite of the nams yesterday, they will reap the benefits of being able to gas up their forecasting process
but now that the fine print disclosure is out of the way these have been really encouraging. shout out to all the mets that dug their heels in in spite of the nams yesterday, they will reap the benefits of being able to gas up their forecasting process
Downeastnc
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This is exactly the kind of trends we want to see, bigger better moisture feed without pushing the warm nose inland, if anything the 850's are moving south reducing ice chances and putting more and more people in the snow....just got to hope this is all real but you got to like where this is headed, its rare we get favorable trends in the 24 hrs leading into the storm...
One thing that I’m noticing is that while the low is closer to the coast, it’s still not deepening rapidly… therefore the warm nose doesn’t push as far west, you see more expansive precip on the western side, and the cut off isn’t as sharp a gradient as you see with quickly strengthening system
The REGM and GFS are the best of both worlds. It gives our areas more of a chance to see more snow,but it also protects coastal areas(atleast in North Carolina anyway) from a damaging ice storm by giving them more of a sleet event(even snow in the GFS case) by pushing 850s south. If other models can follow the GFS and the REGM, I think most of us will be quite happy tomorrow. BTW ,I wonder what's casuing the 850s to be pushed futher south each run,even despite of the west trends?
I’m probably the only one watching Texas/Oklahoma and seeing how they verify today too with their winter storm warnings. Radar looks better than a lot of guidance yesterday. Could bode well for eastern Carolina’s. 
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Lining up very well with the RGEM, and yes as I said earlier I think these higher ratios will play out in areas that see snowfall
rap looking snowy for rdu tonight. lays down 1.3" on kuchera maps for wave 1.
Stephenb888
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Where’s all that precipitation down in the gulf gonna go?is that part of this system?
What’s interesting is that even down our way after this main frontal precip moves through, the profiles still indicate some shallow moisture as temperatures are dropping into the mid to upper 20s tomorrow morning… perhaps a set up for some freezing drizzle/mistrap looking snowy for rdu tonight. lays down 1.3" on kuchera maps for wave 1.
These changes is reminding me of 1/17/18, northern stream driven as well
SimeonNC
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latest RAP isn't too encouraging.
Edit: I stand corrected, it was NW of the 09z.
Edit: I stand corrected, it was NW of the 09z.
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Cary_Snow95
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Totals from 12z to 18z that day went from like 1.5 to 7
and the current WWAs line very well to what they looked like at this far out before that event.