Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Friday 6 P.M. Update....

Models continue to show a band of snow setting up overnight and into the morning, possibly stalling near Tahoe. They are showing an additional 3-6 inches of snow overnight.

Sunday night/Monday storm still on track, and cold with higher snow ratios. Totals will depend on how much over water trajectory the storm has. The more over water the more we could get. Latest models show it digging a little further West over water. Current thinking is at least a foot of snow for everyone.

Another storm moves in Wed. night into Thursday, & another over President's weekend. These storms are also dependent on how far out of water they track. Currently they look to come down more over land with lighter snow amounts, but that could change.

Models, analogs, & global atmospheric patterns still pointing towards a train of storms hitting every couple days for the next 2-3 weeks. Storms should get stronger the week after President's weekend. Stay tuned as this new pattern unfolds and the details become clearer. BA

6 comments:

bairdbp said...

You know we don't get much snow here on the coast of Ocean City New Jersey - Yes I will be driving an AWD car - thanks for all your help getting snow for my visit.

w said...

yo BA, do your models look to be predicting heavy snowfall during Friday morn/afternoon??

BA said...

Yes, steadier snow Friday afternoon. Not real heavy like we can have here. Only expecting a foot on the mtn.

Anonymous said...

You are 'the man' in MHO. We have been planning our family week at Northstar for months and I rely on your wisdom and guidance, Yoda!
LOL I check your blog daily and you never fail to amaze. Thx for the snow!

Anonymous said...

really 3-6 overnight?

The radar is quiet.

I skied at squaw today, and the snow was pretty solid, but 3-6 inches overnight would make tomorrow miles better.

Chance of that 3-6 inch band developing?

BA said...

Band did setup overnight but only made it about halfway up the lake. Sierra at Tahoe had 9 inches this morning and still snowing.

Oh well, there's always tomorrow's storm or the next ten in a row after that!