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Saturday Storm?? Tues. Update

Hey Folks,

Before I get to Saturday I wanted to quickly talk about this system spinning around the Province today and tomorrow.

-It's the same old in Newfoundland with showers or wet flurries today and tonight. Nothing much in the way of accumulation. Tomorrow will be a bit of an improvement...mostly cloudy with maybe a few Sunny breaks.

-In Labrador this system wrapping a lot of moisture in from the Labrador Sea... and although you're seeing some drizzle, showers and flurries today... most will change to Snow tonight. The far North will see the most.
SNOWFALL WARNING- Nain to Hopedale: 15-20 cm of Snow tonight and another 5-10 cm on Wednesday.
Everyone else North and West of Groswater Bay and Lake Melville, including HVGB is in store for 8-15 cm by the time Wednesday evening rolls around.

POTENTIAL SATURDAY STORM- UPDATE
I talked about this system yesterday and I wanted to quickly update you on the latest.
-The models have been fairly consistent over the past 24 hours with this system... coming off the East Coast of the U.S. on Friday as a wave then developing into a stronger system as it tracks Northeast towards Newfoundland.
-The strength of the storm has been pretty consistent on the models as well. Folks in Eastern Newfoundland could be dealing with 80-110 km/h Winds and up to 30 cm of Snow.
-Again it all depends on the exact track... and this one will be a tough one. 50-100 km/h East or West could mean the difference between 5 cm and 35 cm.
-Here's the latest American model afternoon run.

-One possibility that isn't totally out of the question is, this system hits the Coast of U.S. and blows up into a decent sized storm right away. The models aren't jumping at the idea right now... but that would change both the track and size of the storm. I'll be watching things closely and as always... I'll keep you up to date.

Ryan

Your Comments

Hi Mr. Snoddon:
I watch Here and Now every supper hour and truly enjoy your take on the weather and the way you so professionally and enthusiastically present it. Keep up the fine work.
I’ve noticed that over the past few weeks that there is a lot of Low Pressures and I believe a couple of High Pressures that move up the Eastern side of North America and when they get of the coast of NL they have a tendency to move from East to West. Now I’ve seen this before on rare occasions when a Low Pressure is blocked by a High Pressure however lately it seems to be a common occurrence.
Why is this happening? Is there a large air mass turning these Low Pressures? Does it have to do with Global Warming and a change in the Jet Stream pattern? Is it because there is no High Pressure north of NL to force the Low to continue on their traditional routes?
Ryan, just a few observations and questions. I believe that it would make for an interesting piece for your show Here and Now and folks like me would love to hear your explanation on why this is happening.

Thank You
Brian Pollard

Bishop’s Falls

Posted by: Brian Pollard on January 6, 2010 09:09 AM

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