Winter '09 / '10 - Snow Storm #3 - The Forecasts

12 entries...including three Rookies...two Interns...and seven Senior forecasters issued 151 station forecasts for this winter/s third contest snow storm.

Forecasts are ranked by storm total precipitation (STP) in ascending order. Blue (red) values are in the 25th (75th) percentile.

Forecasts at the Contest web site.

Consensus for a southern mid-Atlantic event.

Arctic Oscillation heading quickly south while NAO and PNA flat-line.

Surface LOW over LA FRI evening forecast to exit stage left late Saturday and kick-out into the western Atlantic off the coastal Carolinas.

Verification period ends 11:59 PM EST...SAT...30-JAN-10.
Preliminary storm-total snowfall totals will be posted the evening of SUN...31-JAN-10.