#17 Postby IndianaJonesDDT » Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:48 pm
The SST's should play a big role in the formation of the storm. The Gulf stream has relapsed in the past month which means a strong Labrador Current is currently bringing very cold water by the Delmarva region. This is the reason the last storm didn't track as north as they expected; it was because the Low was feeding off of the Gulf Stream and followed it out to sea just a bit. This is what may happen with the Monday and Tuesday storm. (I'm already changing my mind about the storm LOL)
The storm will not hug the coast, but it will hug the Gulf Stream which will take the storm on a track headed northeast off of Norfolk, Virginia. The storm for reason of feeding off of he Gulf Stream, will therefore track more out to sea and will in turn cause deep snow across much of the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast--most of which will be un-plowable (YAY!!)
This will likely cause a vast area of icing to occur in the areas of Southern Virginia and North Carolina.
Also, with the Low further off the coast, the moisture will have more time to cool, but since the High will be weak, there will be less damming of the air and would lead to freezing rain across the southern mid-atlantic.
As for Northern Virginia and Areas to the north, you will all receive 6 inches to an upwards of 30 inches in isolated spots. I would say that you can count on a minimum of 6 inches for any place north of Virginia.
The accumulating will begin Sunday Night and will last through Monday and Tuesday. The clipper system will move in quickly and will likely be the first shot of snow we get--it will not come together with the other low at first but the moisture should transfer rapidly durring the morning of the 28th.
Let's see how many times I change my mind...
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