ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL
ACUS11 KWNS 051145 
SPC MCD 051145 
MEZ000-NHZ000-VTZ000-051745-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0076
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0545 AM CST WED FEB 05 2014

AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL VT...CNTRL NH AND COASTAL MAINE

CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW 

VALID 051145Z - 051745Z

SUMMARY...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY DEVELOP THIS MORNING FROM CNTRL
VERMONT...CNTRL NEW HAMPSHIRE ENEWD ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE.
SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD INCREASE TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ALONG THIS
CORRIDOR.

DISCUSSION...LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A FAST-MOVING
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE LOWER OH VALLEY WITH A PLUME OF MOISTURE
EXTENDING FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC NEWD INTO THE NRN APPALACHIAN MTNS
AND ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. A 70 TO 80 KT LOW TO MID-LEVEL JET IS
ANALYZED FROM SRN PA EXTENDING NEWD INTO SRN NEW ENGLAND. THIS
FEATURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE QUICKLY NEWD ACROSS SERN NEW ENGLAND
THIS MORNING...MAXIMIZING ISENTROPIC LIFT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
JET MAX. FOR THIS REASON...HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS CNTRL VT AND CNTRL NH...DEVELOPING ENEWD ALONG THE COAST OF
MAINE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER
HOUR WILL BE COMMON AS THE HEAVIER BANDS SPREAD NEWD. THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AS THE
DEFORMATION SNOWBAND OVER LAKE ERIE REACHES THE MCD AREA.

..BROYLES.. 02/05/2014

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...CAR...GYX...BTV...

LAT...LON   44156779 43856980 43397186 43377263 43677301 43997289
            44357187 44717018 45016778 44696729 44156779 

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