Winter '14 / '15 - Storm #6: Call for Forecasts!
Winter Gets Bored Savaging SNE
Goes Looking for New Innocents Over the Mid-Atlantic
On-set of modeled precipitation jumped up ~18 hours yesterday complicating the deadline for entries. Significant accumulations progged over southern portions of the forecast area MON evening as the LOW heads for the VA Capes; therefore the deadline for entries is 7 PM EST.Forecast should include snowfall observed anytime on MON ... 16-FEB over the southern half of the forecast area.
Contest for Storm #6 may be cancelled prior to the deadline if fewer than six stations are likely to observe at least a 4" snowfall.
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Forecast element: storm-total snowfall
Deadline for entries: 7 PM EST ... MON ... 16-FEB-15
Verification begins: 12:01 AM EST ... MON ... 16-FEB-15
UPDATE: 9 AM EST ... MON ... 16-FEB-15
In light of developments progged by the 00z/16 GFS ... verification period for Storm #6 ends @ 11:59 PM EST ... TUE ... 17-FEB-15.
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Follow the top-of-page link from 'Enter Storm Forecast.
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3 comments:
Could we clarify before the deadline whether the second system shown on GFS 00z as a trailing wave that develops into a second low for New England is to be added into these forecasts or would you cut off when the primary is done? This will help us all, I think.
-- Roger Smith
Thx Roger.
Had not looked at the 00z run last night.
In light of developments progged by the 00z/16 GFS ... inclined to end verification period for Storm #6 @ 11:59 PM EST ... TUE ... 17-FEB-15.
Thanks, sounds like a plan. Wonder if the second low will reach contest status? Looks a bit dodgy but it may pep up later.
-- RS
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