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<\/a> <\/p>\n .SYNOPSIS…<\/p>\n LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA LATER TODAY. AN<\/p>\n ARCTIC COLD FRONT<\/a> CROSSES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…WITH<\/p>\n THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MOVING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. CANADIAN<\/p>\n HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FOR THE MID WEEK PERIOD BRINGING<\/p>\n WELL BELOW NORMAL<\/a> TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n &&<\/p>\n <\/p>\n .NEAR TERM \/THROUGH WEDNESDAY\/…<\/p>\n HIGH IMPACT WINTER EVENT TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THE BIG PICTURE…<\/p>\n A COLD FRONT<\/a> CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS THE VA\/NC<\/a> BORDER INTO NC<\/a><\/p>\n EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME STALLED ALONG THE CAROLINAS BY<\/p>\n DAYBREAK. LOW PRESSURE STARTS TO DEEPEN ALONG THIS BOUNDARY DURING<\/p>\n THE MORNING…WHICH WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST JUST OFF THE MID<\/p>\n ATLANTIC COAST TUE AFTN<\/a>\/EARLY EVENING AND THEN SHIFT WELL EAST OF<\/p>\n THE DELMARVA AFTER MIDNIGHT. MEANWHILE…A CANADIAN HIGH WILL<\/p>\n BRING A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO THE NE STATES WHICH WILL<\/p>\n RUSH INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE IN THE DAY THROUGH WED. THE<\/p>\n COASTAL LOW FINALLY MOVES INTO NOVA SCOTIA BY WED AFTN<\/a>\/EVENING AS<\/p>\n SFC<\/a> HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE SW.<\/p>\n SEVERAL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE<\/p>\n INTERACTION OF THE COASTAL LOW WITH THE VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR TO<\/p>\n THE NORTH. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TEMPERATURES…<\/p>\n HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THEIR PEAK LATE THIS MORNING WITH TEMPS<\/p>\n IN THE MID 30S FAR NW TO AROUND 50 FAR SE. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN<\/p>\n FALL THROUGH THE AFTN<\/a> AS A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS GETS PULLED INTO THE<\/p>\n REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COASTAL LOW. STRONG COLD AIR<\/p>\n ADVECTION<\/a> PROCESSES TAKE OVER BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PULLS<\/p>\n AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST…CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET QUICKLY.<\/p>\n TEMPS SHOULD RANGE FROM THE LOW-MID 20S NW TO UPPER 30S\/LOWER 40S<\/p>\n SE. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS<\/p>\n NW TO MID-UPPER TEENS SE.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PRECIPITATION…<\/p>\n PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE NW THIS MORNING AND<\/p>\n OVERSPREADS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MID-LATE AFTN<\/a>. THERE IS<\/p>\n AMPLE LIFT PRESENT TODAY…ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE DENDRITIC<\/a> GROWTH<\/p>\n ZONE. AS THE WET BULB ZERO<\/a> LINE FALLS BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING<\/p>\n IN THE NORTH…EXPECT PRECIP TO START OFF AS SNOW NW AND RAIN SE<\/p>\n WITH A BRIEF RAIN\/SNOW MIX CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE. WET BULB ZEROES<\/p>\n WILL FALL BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTN<\/a> IN THE SOUTH…THUS PRECIP<\/p>\n WILL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW IN A NW TO SE ORIENTATION. THIS<\/p>\n TRANSITION LINES UP WELL WITH THE FALLING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED<\/p>\n TODAY. PRECIP WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BTWN<\/a> 21-00Z TODAY. MEANWHILE…<\/p>\n THE BEST FRONTOGENESIS<\/a> AND Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE<\/a> IS FOCUSED ACROSS<\/p>\n NRN VA AND CTRL\/NRN MD THIS AFTN<\/a>…WHERE THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR<\/p>\n ENHANCED SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE FOCUSED. A DEFORMATION ZONE WILL<\/p>\n ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THIS ZONE OF DEFORMATION<\/p>\n WILL OCCUR JUST BEHIND THE COASTAL LOW AS IT STARTS TO LIFT NE<\/p>\n AWAY FROM THE COAST AND AS THE COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS QUICKLY<\/p>\n POURS INTO THE REGION FROM THE NNW. THE DEFORMATION ZONE INITIALLY<\/p>\n BECOMES FOCUSED OVER CTRL VA THIS EVENING (AROUND 00Z) AND THEN<\/p>\n SHIFTS ALONG THE COAST BY MIDNIGHT. MEANWHILE…A SECONDARY (AND<\/p>\n WEAKER) AREA OF FRONTOGENESIS<\/a>\/CONVERGENCE<\/a> AND ENHANCED LIFT IS<\/p>\n EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SE VA\/NE NC<\/a> DURING THE EVENING. THIS<\/p>\n WILL RESULT IN ENHANCED SNOWFALL AND QUICK SNOW ACCUMULATIONS<\/p>\n ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA DURING THIS TIME. ROADS WILL<\/p>\n QUICKLY BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TO DANGEROUS<\/p>\n DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL (POSSIBLY HEAVY)<\/p>\n ARE LIKELY<\/a> IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME…<\/p>\n ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN SHORE WHERE THE DEFORMATION ZONE IS<\/p>\n STRONGEST AND ALSO DUE TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS PRODUCE AREAS OF<\/p>\n BLOWING SNOW<\/a> (SEE WIND SECTION BELOW). AS THE LOW TRACKS NE TWD<\/a><\/p>\n NEW ENGLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT…SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF FROM<\/p>\n WEST TO EAST…LINGERING NEAR THE COAST BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE<\/p>\n POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW BANDS TO DEVELOP AS PRECIP STARTS TO<\/p>\n WANE…HOWEVER THE ARCTIC AIR INTRUSION MAY ACT TO SHUT OFF THE<\/p>\n PRECIP COMPLETELY. ALSO…A NARROW BAND OF BAY EFFECT SHOWERS ARE<\/p>\n POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND COLD AIR MOVE OVER THE<\/p>\n WARMER WATERS OF CHES BAY.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS NRN<\/p>\n COUNTIES (GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64) AND THE MD\/VA EASTERN<\/p>\n SHORE AND THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN<\/p>\n EFFECT FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ACROSS PORTIONS OF CTRL\/SE<\/p>\n VA…STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AND<\/p>\n ADDITIONAL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. FOR<\/p>\n SW COUNTIES OF THE CWA<\/a> AND NE NC<\/a>…TO 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS<\/p>\n EXPECTED AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS<\/p>\n AREA TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. IT IS LIKELY<\/a> THAT WINTER HEADLINES<\/p>\n WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH WIND CHILL<\/a> ADVISORIES TONIGHT INTO<\/p>\n WED AS SNOW COMES TO AN END LATER TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO<\/p>\n WWW.ERH.NOAA<\/a>.GOV\/AKQ FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION REGARDING<\/p>\n THE ADVERSE WEATHER TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n WINDS\/WIND CHILL<\/a>…<\/p>\n THE SIGNIFICANT AIRMASS DIFFERENCES BTWN<\/a> THE CANADIAN HIGH AND THE<\/p>\n COASTAL LOW WILL CAUSE THE SFC<\/a> TEMP\/PRESSURE GRADIENTS TO TIGHTEN<\/p>\n DRAMATICALLY BY THIS AFTN<\/a>. NORTH WINDS WILL GENERALLY BECOME BREEZY<\/p>\n WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH ACROSS FAR S-SW COUNTIES AND UP TO 25 MPH<\/p>\n ACROSS CTRL VA. CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF CHES BAY AND THE<\/p>\n ATLANTIC OCEAN…NORTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTN<\/a><\/p>\n WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. AS STRONG<\/p>\n COLD AIR ADVECTION<\/a> PROCESSES OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH THE MAIN ARCTIC<\/p>\n BLAST…NORTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ALL AREAS. GUSTS OF 25 MPH ARE<\/p>\n ANTICIPATED ACROSS INLAND AREAS…WHILE LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST<\/p>\n SHOULD EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS OF 35-45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF<\/p>\n STRONG WINDS…SNOWFALL…AND TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING<\/p>\n WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW<\/a> AND FALLING WIND CHILL<\/a> VALUES.<\/p>\n WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR 20 TO THE UPPER 30S THIS AFTN<\/a>…FALLING<\/p>\n INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING…AND THEN DROPPING TO VALUES OF<\/p>\n 5-10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO NEAR ZERO. BREEZY WINDS WILL PERSIST<\/p>\n THROUGH THE DAY WED…THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTN<\/a> AS<\/p>\n HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN<\/p>\n IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ON WED.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SUMMARY OF IMPACTS…<\/p>\n * FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW BY<\/p>\n \u00a0 EARLY THIS EVENING.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS<\/p>\n \u00a0 ENHANCE SNOWFALL RATES.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0 (ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST) AND ALSO WIND CHILLS THAT WILL FALL BELOW<\/p>\n \u00a0 ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS…FALLING TEMPERATURES…AND<\/p>\n \u00a0 SNOW\/BLOWING SNOW<\/a> WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TO DANGEROUS DRIVING<\/p>\n \u00a0 CONDITIONS BEGINNING THIS AFTN<\/a> THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING.<\/p>\n FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-<\/p>\n POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-<\/p>\n CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-<\/p>\n INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FARMVILLE…GOOCHLAND…CREWE…<\/p>\n COLONIAL HEIGHTS…RICHMOND…PETERSBURG…HOPEWELL<\/p>\n 736 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014<\/p>\n <\/p>\n …WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST<\/p>\n TONIGHT…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST<\/p>\n TONIGHT.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * AREAS AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA…INCLUDING METRO<\/p>\n \u00a0 RICHMOND.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * HAZARDS: SNOW…BLOWING SNOW…AND GUSTY WINDS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH<\/p>\n \u00a0 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL: TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW<\/p>\n \u00a0 FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON…THEN FALL TO AROUND 10 DEGREES BY<\/p>\n \u00a0 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND<\/p>\n \u00a0 COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND<\/p>\n \u00a0 FIVE BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE WEST THIS MORNING WITH RAIN OR<\/p>\n \u00a0 A RAIN\/SNOW MIX FARTHER EAST. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL<\/p>\n \u00a0 SNOW DURING THIS AFTERNOON. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS<\/p>\n \u00a0 EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE<\/p>\n \u00a0 COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW<\/p>\n \u00a0 THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL<\/p>\n \u00a0 CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS<\/p>\n \u00a0 EVENING.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER<\/p>\n CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW<\/p>\n ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN<\/p>\n EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…<\/p>\n FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 1\/20\/2014 Forecast Grpahics and Discussion:<\/p>\n An arctic front is set to move through the area tonight and stall across North Carolina. Once it passes and stalls south of Central Virginia, a clipper system will pass nearby Tuesday morning into the afternoon that will likely give the area some accumulating snow. A winter storm watch was issues for most of the immediate metro Richmond area:<\/p>\n Update, Morning of 1\/21\/2014: .SYNOPSIS… LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA LATER TODAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…WITH THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MOVING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FOR THE MID WEEK PERIOD BRINGING WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE … Continue reading January 21, 2014: Forecast for Snow<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>\n
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-\r\nFLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-AMELIA-\r\nPOWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-\r\nWESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY-\r\nNEW KENT-MIDDLESEX-\r\nINCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...\r\nPRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND...\r\nASHLAND...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK\r\n352 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014\r\n\r\n...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH\r\nTUESDAY EVENING...\r\n\r\nTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER\r\nSTORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH\r\nTUESDAY EVENING.\r\n\r\n* AREAS AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND\r\n THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE.\r\n\r\n* HAZARDS: SNOW.\r\n\r\n* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW\r\n ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.\r\n\r\n* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO\r\n AROUND 30 MPH EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.\r\n\r\n* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING ON\r\n TUESDAY...CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THE PERIOD OF\r\n HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY\r\n EVENING.\r\n\r\n* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS\r\n TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.\r\n\r\nPRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...\r\n\r\nA WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT\r\nSNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR\r\nTHE LATEST FORECASTS.\r\n\r\nDiscussion from the NWS:<\/pre>\n
.SHORT TERM \/TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT\/...\r\n\r\nBUSINESS LOOKS TO PICK UP ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TO BEGIN THE DAY\r\nTUESDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND TOWARDS A MORE MOIST SOLUTION AS\r\nTHE SHORTWAVE<\/a>\/CLIPPER AMPLIFIES SE INTO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THE\r\nDAY TUESDAY BEFORE EJECTING THE SYSTEM NORTHEAST TOWARDS ATLANTIC\r\nCANADA EARLY WEDNESDAY.\r\n\r\nOVERALL, WHILE THE NAM<\/a> TRACKS THE SYSTEM FARTHEST SOUTH, WE STAYED\r\nCLOSER TO A GGEM\/UKMET<\/a>\/GFS<\/a> BLEND WHICH IS FARTHER NORTH WITH THE\r\nSLUG OF BEST CONVERGENCE<\/a>\/LIFT. RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION<\/a> OF H3 (UPPER\r\nJET<\/a>), ALONG WITH 285K PRESSURE ADVECTION<\/a>\/RH<\/a> FIELD PER THE ABOVE\r\nMODEL CONSENSUS WOULD PAINT A VERY MESSY PICTURE LATE TUESDAY\r\nMORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS THE CLIPPER AND TRAILING COLD\r\nFRONT<\/a> MOVE THROUGH. STRONG CAA<\/a> STILL PROGGED<\/a> TO KICK IN DURING\r\nTHE AFTN<\/a>. THUS...EXPECT MAX TEMPS AROUND NOON\/SHORTLY THEREAFTER\r\nSOUTHEAST WITH FALLING READINGS IN THE AFTN<\/a>. POPS<\/a> HAVE BEEN\r\nSHUNTED UPWARD INTO HIGH LIKELY<\/a> RANGE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN CWA<\/a>\r\nFOR TUESDAY.\r\n\r\nWHEREAS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY<\/a> BE A BIT MORE CUT AND DRIED\r\nFARTHER NORTH AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES SOUTHEAST, THEY APPEAR TO BE A\r\nBIT MORE TRICKY ACROSS OUR AREA, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH\/EAST OF\r\nTHE RICHMOND METRO<\/a>. ONE LOOK AT LATEST SREF PLUMES SHOWS A WIDE\r\nARRAY OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FORWARDED BY MEMBER ENSEMBLES<\/a>...WHICH\r\nDOES NOT INSPIRE FORECAST CONFIDENCE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT\r\nTHAT MODEL SOLUTIONS WERE LESS THAN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT QPF<\/a> TOTALS\r\nJUST 12-18 SHORT HOURS AGO. HOWEVER, WITH BETWEEN 0.2 AND 0.4\" OF\r\nQPF<\/a>...AND SNOW-LIQUID RATIOS A BIT HIGHER THAN NORMAL<\/a> CONSIDERING\r\nTHE IMMINENT INCURSION OF AN ARCTIC AIRMASS...WARNING<\/a> CRITERIA\r\nSNOWS ARE CERTAINLY FEASIBLE AS BEST FGEN FORCING PUSHES ACROSS\r\nTHE REGION TUESDAY AFTN<\/a>. WL<\/a> GO WITH WINTER STORM WATCH<\/a> OVER\r\nRICHMOND METRO<\/a> NORTH TO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING\r\nNORTHERN NECK. FARTHER SOUTH, WEAKER PCPN<\/a> RATE AWAY FROM BEST FGEN\r\nFORCING WILL MAKE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL A BIT MORE PROBLEMATIC.\r\nCERTAINLY, THESE AREAS WILL BE MONITORED...BUT GIVEN PREFERRED\r\nMODEL SOLUTION, EXPECT BEST SNOWFALL TOTALS NORTH OF RIC METRO<\/a>\r\nOVER TO THE NORTHERN NECK AND EASTERN SHORE. A GENERAL 3-6\r\nINCLUDED IN WSW<\/a>...BUT COULD CERTAINLY SEE HIGHER TOTALS OVER\r\nNORTHEASTERN MOST PORTIONS OF THE AREA.\r\n\r\nTHE SNOW SHOULD END ACROSS THE NORTH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING WITH MUCH\r\nCOLDER ARCTIC AIR CONTINUING TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. ATTENTION\r\nQUICKLY SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHEAST, WITH POTENTIAL FOR A QUICK (LIGHT)\r\nSNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS HAMPTON ROADS AND TIDEWATER AREAS. WIND\r\nTRAJECTORY QUICKLY TURNS 350-360 AS THICKNESSES CRASH AND H92-85\r\nTEMPS FALL TO ~-18C. STILL QUITE WARY OF POTENTIAL FOR BAY\r\nENHANCEMENT OF SNOW SHRAS<\/a> TUESDAY NIGHT...AND HV<\/a> GONE WITH SNOW\r\nWORDING ACROSS THE TIDEWATER. CERTAINLY NOT CERTAIN ENOUGH FOR ANY\r\nHEADLINES AT THIS STAGE...BUT JUMP IN SREF PROBABILITIES AND\r\nSYNOPTIC SETUP WARRANTS A BIT HARDER WORDING IN DIGITAL FORECAST.\r\n\r\nBECAUSE OF THE COMBINATION OF A STRONGER SURFACE LOW (TIGHTER\r\nGRADIENT<\/a> BRINGS MORE WIND) AND EXPECTED SNOW ON THE GROUND, TEMPS\r\nHAVE BEEN DROPPED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY WED\/THU NIGHT.\r\nEXPECT WIND CHILL<\/a> VALUES TO NUDGE BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY\r\nWED.\r\n\r\nSTRONG CAA<\/a> KICKS IN CONTINUES WED MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING\r\nLATE. DESPITE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...A VERY COLD DAY IS EXPECTED. THE\r\nSTRONG\/GUSTY N-NW FLOW<\/a> WILL KEEP TEMPS ABOUT 1.5-2 STD DEV BELOW\r\nNORMAL<\/a>. KEPT SC CLOUD DECK ALONG THE COASTAL ZONES ERY WED AS H8\r\nTEMPS PLUMMET TO -16 TO -18C. ALTHOUGH NOT THE PERFECT WIND\r\nDIRECTION (340 VS 360)...SOME BAY EFFECT STREAMERS AND ADDITIONAL\r\nSNOW SHRAS<\/a> POSSIBLE ACROSS HAMPTON ROADS WED MORN. KEPT SLIGHT CHC<\/a>\r\nPOP<\/a> FOR NOW. HIGHS WEDNESDAY IN THE 20S.<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"