Dec. 31-Jan 1 MidAtl/NE Light Snow OBS, Post your OBS and last minute forecasts Options

[NorEaster07]

Looks like we got some light snow coming down in the region..

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
500 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
NEW CASTLE     SNOW      28  27  93 SW7       30.02R VSB 1/2
PITTSBURGH INT LGT SNOW  30  27  88 SW9       30.03S VSB 3/4
PITTSBURGH     LGT SNOW  30  28  92 S12       30.01F VSB 3/4
LATROBE        LGT SNOW  32  32 100 SW12      30.06F VSB 1

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JOHNSTOWN      LGT SNOW  28  25  88 W22G33    29.93S FOG     WCI  14

Northern Panhandle of West Virginia

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
WHEELING       SNOW      30  28  92 SW8       30.06R VSB 1/2

North Central West Virginia

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MORGANTOWN     LGT SNOW  32  29  88 S6        30.07F FOG

NOAA
"A series of weak impulses tracking through the Great Lakes will keep conditions chilly over the Northeast, with minor snowfall accumulations expected downwind. With New Years Eve overnight temperatures dropping into the -10 to -15 degree range, the upper Midwest is the cold spot in the country"

Pittsburgh:

A COUPLE OF SYSTEMS WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

THE REGIONAL RADAR MOSAIC IS SHOWING THE EASTWARD EXPANSION OF THE
PRECIPITATION SHIELD AHEAD OF THE NEXT INCOMING SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE AREA. A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL DRY LAYER WAS EVIDENT
AHEAD OF IT ON THE 12Z KPBZ SOUNDING WITH A FAIRLY WIDE DEWPOINT
DEPRESSION FROM ABOUT 900-700 MB

This post has been edited by NorEaster07: Dec 31 2012, 05:29 PM

[NorEaster07]

Just realized its going to get dissolved by the Upper Level Lw in Canada and the Appalacian Mountains. And will be very light West of the Apps.

Here's Albany Snow total forecast through tomorrow

[NorEaster07]

yay. Flurries here. lol

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NY

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ALBANY         FLURRIES  28  16  60 NW14G26   29.88R WCI  17
SYRACUSE       FLURRIES  26  16  65 NW15      29.94R WCI  14
ELMIRA         FLURRIES  30  20  66 NW8       29.93R WCI  22
BINGHAMTON     LGT SNOW  25  18  74 NW10G17   29.85R WCI  15

Upton:

KEPT THE MENTION OF ISO FLURRIES FOR THE LOWER
HUDSON RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MID MORNING TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY
REMNANTS OF THE SNOW SHOWERS CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN NY.

BKN-OVC MULTI-LAYERED CLOUDS CONT ADVECTING NE ACROSS THE AREA IN A
BROAD OVERRUNNING PATTERN NORTH OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO NE OVER VA. ADDED MORE CLOUDS TO THE FCST...
ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY-MID AFTN UNTIL DRYER AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT.

Radar and Temps




This post has been edited by NorEaster07: Jan 1 2013, 09:47 AM