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Wintry Machine Learning Mauler 1/30-2/1

Most model guidance has along and west of Highway 25 in the upstate getting at least 0.4” of liquid. Using Brad’s 17:1 ratio that’s almost 7”. I still think we will uptick the QPF like the AIGFS shows and you can see the higher resolution of the euro picking up on my leeside enhancement so totals are starting to tick up to 0.5”. I also tend to think imby we could be closer to 20:1 ratios. Somewhere between 6-10”+ feels reasonable right now
 
Starting to get in range of the NWS Winter Graphics. This map is the forecast through Saturday morning at 7am. Should be much more after that.
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Looks like we have a fairly broad agreement with models with regard to the track of the ULL at this time. If this holds, then it comes down to the last minute adjustments... Strength of the ULL and how quickly it can go neg and cut off. That will determine if this one goes full blast, esp for central and eastern parts of NC and points NE.
 
Here is where Clemson, SC stands on the 06z models:

ModelRuntimelead to start 7am SaturdayKuchera snow10:1 SnowTotal liquidStart timeend timenotes
Euro06z78hr4.62.80.285am Sat8pm Saturday
Euro AI06z78hrN/A3.80.41am Sat8pm Saturday
GFS06z78hr5.24.50.478am Sat6pm Saturday
GFS AI06z78hrN/AN/A0.477pm Friday9pm Saturday
Rgem06z78hr3.22.80.284pm FridayN/Anot finished, only through 1pm saturday
NAM06z78hr6.14.40.443am SaturdayN/Anot finished, only through 1pm saturday
ICON06z78hrN/A1.40.198am Saturday3pm Saturday
 
Starting to get in range of the NWS Winter Graphics. This map is the forecast through Saturday morning at 7am. Should be much more after that.
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NWS must be thinking 3:1 ratios are happening??? lol

I'm sorry, but this is pathetic. It's just a wishcast for less snow essentially. no guidance supports this. Is it their job to mislead the public?

Edit: just saw it's only through 7am Saturday, so nevermind. Haha
 
It looks to me like the key piece that is keeping the storm a bit south is the short term trend of the 50/50 Low near Newfound edging southwest (here on the EPS and GEFS)

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And some differences still at day 3 between GEFS/EPS...but we can see why the GEFS is more north. Be nice if they split the difference from here on in...


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Seems orientation is changing a bit. The good thing is NC seems to be the pivot point.

We typically see these modeled amped events tick NW at this range...it's rare, if ever, we see amped tick SE.

Im just hoping for 2-4" across central NC.
 
We typically see these modeled amped events tick NW at this range...it's rare, if ever, we see amped tick SE.

Im just hoping for 2-4" across central NC.
I’m with you. Then again nothing about this potential seems routine. I wouldn’t be surprised to get back more to a SSW to NNE orientation from Charlotte to RDU to VA Beach
 
I’m with you. Then again nothing about this potential seems routine. I wouldn’t be surprised to get back more to a SSW to NNE orientation from Charlotte to RDU to VA Beach

Completely agree with you although I do believe it will be a lot more for Central North Carolina


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We typically see these modeled amped events tick NW at this range...it's rare, if ever, we see amped tick SE.

Im just hoping for 2-4" across central NC.
More amped could be bad for you if it shifts the dry slot between the ull and coastal to the West. I’d root for the coastal moisture staying in the outer banks and cash in on the .5-.75 liquid from the ull if I were you.
 
More amped could be bad for you if it shifts the dry slot between the ull and coastal to the West. I’d root for the coastal moisture staying in the outer banks and cash in on the .5-.75 liquid from the ull if I were you.
Pretty much anything will be bad for us.

But 6z Google running…say a prayer.
 
Pretty much anything will be bad for us.

But 6z Google running…say a prayer.
Pretty much any outcome will be good for you, haha. Yall are locked in.

But the “least good” scenario would be getting trapped in a dry slot with the coastal transfer. That’s the only way yall don’t hit 6 inches, imo. And you might still hit it even then.
 
Brad P said ratios look like they’ll be 17:1


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He's talking more his area under the ULL, that's very likely but not gonna be 17:1 everywhere. Closer you are to the coastal those ratios will decrease
 
As far as Euro precip hole downeast, not worried about that at all. If anything I worry more about warm air intrusion not precip with a bombing coastal.

The effort required to drive rain back to our locations is greater than the effort required for this to be a total dud between US1 and 95 right now
 
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