Re: Looks like Fred is in the swath
Posted by JAC on 1/25/2011, 6:59 am



SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
342 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

VALID 12Z TUE JAN 25 2011 - 12Z THU JAN 27 2011

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO UNFOLD FROM THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY TO NEW ENGLAND BEGINNING TONIGHT. FIRST
HOWEVER...LOCATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE SEVERE
ACROSS FLORIDA. RAPID MOISTURE RETURN AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING
CYCLONE MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL SUPPORT A CONTINUATION OF
WIDESPREAD RAIN FROM THE DEEP SOUTH THIS MORNING TO FLORIDA AND
THE CENTRAL/EASTERN CAROLINAS THIS EVENING. CONVECTION COULD
ORGANIZE INTO A LINE OF STORMS CONTAINING STRONG AND DAMAGING
WINDS. THE STRENGTH AND DEPTH OF THE ASSOCIATED UPPER SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO CAUSE A CHANGEOVER TO WET SNOW AS COLDER AIR FILTERS
DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW OVER TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY STARTING
THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY YIELDING LIGHT TO
MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS.

FARTHER NORTH FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO THE NORTHERN MID
ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY AS A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN WITH RAIN MIXING IN AT TIMES...ENDING AS A WET...HEAVY SNOW.
AS ENERGY TRANSFERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT TO A LOW ALONG A COASTAL
FRONT...RAPID DEEPENING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THE LOW TRACKING
NORTH...JUST OFF THE EAST COAST. THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AN
AXIS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST FROM EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA TO MASSACHUSETTS WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS MIXED WITH
SOME ICE ACCUMULATION.

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