are people talking about Noreasters for sunday because i live around here and have heard nothing of it.
Can anyone enlighten me?
The National Weather Service in Boston is talking huge storm - from their forecast discussion.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
-- Changed Discussion --***ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WITH
THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE MA TURNPIKE***
***A POWERFUL NOREASTER MAY AFFECT THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY BUT CONFIDENCE ON TRACK AND PRECIPITATION TYPE ARE LOW***
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
A DEAMPLIFYING SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN COMBINATION WITH A
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE THAT MOVES OVER OR JUST EAST OF THE BENCHMARK.
THE ECMWF STILL HAS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SOLUTION THAN THE GFS BUT
IT APPEARS TO JUST BRING THE LOW A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE EAST THAN
THE GFS. EITHER SOLUTION BRINGS SNOW AS THE MAJOR PRECIP TYPE
BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON...IT WILL JUST BE A MATTER OF HOW MUCH IF ANY
SNOW FALLS NORTH OF THE MA PIKE.
WENT WITH A SREF SOLUTION FOR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR THIS PACKAGE
AS IT SEEMED A GOOD COMPROMISE OF THE HIGHER QPF AMOUNTS ON THE GFS
AND THE LOWER OF THE OPERATIONAL NAM. THESE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
WILL GIVE US THE POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAINLY SOUTH OF
THE MA PIKE...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE PIKE.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
UNSEASONABLY COLD BUT DRY WEATHER EXPECTED. USED MAVMOSGUIDE FOR
TEMPS FOR THIS PERIOD AND TWEAKED FROM THERE. THESE TEMPS ARE
SOMEWHAT COLDER THAN MEX GUIDANCE FOR THIS PERIOD BUT CLOSE TO THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A POWERFUL NOREASTER TO AFFECT SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. MODELS DEPICT A DEEP SURFACE LOW WORKING ITS WAY UP
THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND ENDING UP ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
COAST SATURDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THIS IS STILL A WAYS OUT AND MUCH
CAN CHANGE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION. IT LOOKS LIKE QUITE
A FEW FACTORS WILL HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO HAVE ANY COASTAL
FLOODING...GIVEN A FAIRLY LOW HIGH TIDE OF 9.5 FEET AT BOSTON. MORE
DETAILS TO COME ON THIS STORM IN LATER DISCUSSIONS.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=N...p;highlight=off
Every single computer model shows a huge storm on Sunday up in Boston - It is uncertain if it will be rain or snow but it will be heavy precipitation. Too bad so sad for Brady owners.