MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0018
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1012 PM CST FRI JAN 03 2003
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SRN ME/VT/NH/NRN MA
   
   CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW
   
   VALID 040412Z - 041015Z
   
   SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2"/HOUR ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NH/VT...SRN ME
   AND ERN NY THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RATES MAY EXCEED 2"/HOUR
   LOCALLY.
   
   LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER LOW/VORTICITY MAXIMUM
   MOVING NEWD TOWARD SERN NY...WHICH WILL INCREASE LARGE SCALE LIFT
   ACROSS ERN NY. IN ADDITION...RECENT RADAR TRENDS INDICATE A
   DEFORMATION BAND FORMING...CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM GFL TO JUST S
   OF PWM. THIS BAND CORRESPONDS WELL WITH THE ETA MODEL 700MB
   FRONTOGENESIS FIELD WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY NWD OVER THE
   NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. DRY SLOT WILL CONTINUE MOVING NEWD ACROSS NRN
   NJ/EXTREME SE NY AND CT THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...WHICH
   SHOULD KEEP PRECIPITATION RATES DOWN IN THIS AREA.
   
   ..TAYLOR.. 01/04/2003
   
   
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