Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

Quoting washingtonian115:
Yes.But when you think about the pathetic snow total of 1.5" at R.N.A and then Florida getting snow then we have a problem..

shall this winter deceive you then...

@ Pcola57

Would you please us today with one of those great astronomy pictures of yours?

Quoting washingtonian115:
Yes.But when you think about the pathetic snow total of 1.5" at R.N.A and then Florida getting snow then we have a problem..

Washington doesn't deserve ANYTHING, I rest my case

so are still having another strong cold front moving in next late week like wat it said yesterday

4 minutes til launch of Space X Dragon-9 to ISS. Watch live here. Got my camera ready.

Quoting RitaEvac:


Washington doesn't deserve ANYTHING, I rest my case

You live on the Texas coast right?.You don't live in Florida..And yes we do deserve snow in this barren cloudy winter.So many promises and so little to show for.

Quoting Skyepony:
4 minutes til launch of Space X Dragon-9 to ISS. Watch live here. Got my camera ready.

Was awesome to see

(Storm produces the Yellow in NJ NYC CT area):


(note the low and strong 850mb winds in NE on ecmwf )






And finally this strange trough and warmth at 240hrs, note the LLJ in the southern mississippi valley):

Quoting StormTrackerScott:


Sun angle too high now for snow to even be mentioned for FL. Also of note with this cold snap over the weekend there is going to be a thick cloud deck in place keeping temps much warmer than some might think for Sunday Night.

I have to disagree with you on this. Or maybe you are just saying that the forecast cannot be expected to mention snow for this specific event? If so, then I would not disagree with that, necessarily.

However, the high March sun angle does NOT preclude to possibility of snow occurring in Florida in March, per se. After all, it has happened before and on several occasions. The most notable instance was during the March, 1993 Superstorm, when several inches of accumulation was observed in parts of the Panhandle and snow showers were experienced in various parts of the northern half of the Florida Peninsula.

Quoting GeorgiaStormz:






(Storm produces the Yellow in NJ NYC CT area):


(note the low and strong 850mb winds in NE on ecmwf )






And finally this strange trough and warmth at 240hrs, note the LLJ in the southern mississippi valley):

Models have been consistant in showing a very significant severe wx event around March 10th. Something to watch going forward.

Quoting trHUrrIXC5MMX:
more snow for the snow-weary

I doubt we see those amounts. It would have to fall at night as for anything to fall during the day temperatures would have to be well below freezing to in order for it to accumulate. It's definitely happened before up here but usually falls at night to get anything significant.

Quoting FLWaterFront:


I have to disagree with you on this. Or maybe you are just saying that the forecast cannot be expected to mention snow for this specific event? If so, then I would not disagree with that, necessarily.

However, the high March sun angle does NOT preclude to possibility of snow occurring in Florida in March, per se. After all, it has happened before and on several occasions. The most notable instance was during the March, 1993 Superstorm, when several inches of accumulation was observed in parts of the Panhandle and snow showers were experienced in various parts of the northern half of the Florida Peninsula.

That was followed by an Arctic Blast not the case this time. Gulf is very warm for this time of year and with WNW winds being so strong then I would right off any chance of snow occuring in FL (except the for NW Panhandle) maybe has a 5% chance of seeing something.

I have a important meeting next Wenseday.When is this non factor of a storm going to come into he picture?.


I ask you guys because I see hypuweather and the market channel(TWC) already has doom and gloom for my area.Hypuweather is already saying to prepare for a all out blizzard.lololol.

HE SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ON SATURDAY AND BECOME MORE CONVECTIVE
IN NATURE DUE TO STEEP LAPSE RATES FROM THE SURFACE THROUGH 700MB.
THIS IS WHY THE PRECIPITATION TYPE CHANGES FROM LIGHT SNOW FRIDAY
NIGHT TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL
ALSO CREATE HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATIONS. WITH TEMPERATURES
ABOVE FREEZING ON SATURDAY...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED
TO GRASSY AREAS AND ONCE THE SNOW SHOWER MOVES OUT OF THE AREA...THE
SNOW WILL MELT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN LESS THAN ONE-HALF
INCH IN MOST AREAS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSER TO 32 DEGREES AND LESS MELTING
WILL OCCUR.

Flurriies/ Light Snow on the loose:

Is wash rooting for the CMC?:

Quoting StormTrackerScott:


That was followed by an Arctic Blast not the case this time. Gulf is very warm for this time of year and with WNW winds being so strong then I would right off any chance of snow occuring in FL (except the for NW Panhandle) maybe has a 5% chance of seeinf something.

OK, I would agree with that assessment, just wanted to clarify whether you were speaking of this upcoming event specifically or for the month of March in general.

You also mentioned a bit earlier how warm this winter has been. One big reason for this is that we have not had a single Arctic blast where a big trough set up in the Eastern US and a full-blown Arctic air mass drained southward through the CONUS. Instead, most of the earlier cold events had the heart of the Arctic air mass shunting off to the east over the Northern US, leaving us here in Florida with just the fringe effects. It is rare to go through an entire winter here without experiencing the full effects of at least one major Arctic outbreak.

Interesting setup over the Bahamas today... the wx is nasty, quite unlike March for us...



Not much change expected before Tuesday....