MAJOR WEEKEND SNOWSTORM IN THE EAST

accuweather.com ^ | February 09, 2006 | News Director Steve Penstone

[Angus MacGregor]

MAJOR WEEKEND SNOWSTORM IN THE EAST Posted: Thursday, February 09, 2006 at 3:50 PM EST by AccuWeather.com

AccuWeather.com is forecasting a disruptive winter storm from the Tennessee Valley to New England.

An Alberta Clipper that moved out of western Canada into the Midwest is forecast to join forces with energy being carried by the southern branch of the jet stream. The Clipper will quickly gain strength as it picks up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is forecast to be a fast-moving power-puncher, with a short period of heavy snowfall punctuated by the wind, causing blowing and drifting snow.

The storm will develop over Arkansas on Friday afternoon. By Friday night, the snow will begin in the Tennessee Valley and along the Appalachian spine. On Saturday it will roll through the mid-Atlantic states and by Sunday it will move through New England and out to sea.

The AccuWeather.com Winter Center is forecasting the following snowfall amounts: Washington D.C. -- 2-4" with higher amounts possible if the snow does not turn to rain Philadelphia -- 3-6" New York City -- 3-6" in the city, 6-12" to the north and west, 1-3" on Long Island Boston -- 6-12" with lesser amounts along the south coast and Cape Cod I-81 through Central PA -- 6-12"

Expert Senior Meteorologist Joe Bastardi says the storm will send cold air plunging as far south as Texas, and potentially could take snow south to the I-20 corridor, but he is forecasting most of snow in the South should develop along the I-40 corridor.

Florida will also feel the chilling effect of this winter storm as cold air wraps around behind the system. AccuWeather.com is forecasting overnight lows of 31 in Tampa, the coldest it has been since mid-December. Pensacola could be even colder on Saturday night, with a forecast low in the mid to upper 20s.

The weather news in the Southwest is not as dramatic. The wildfire danger in Southern California may ease slightly today. A dome of high pressure centered over the Rockies still dominates the weather across the Southwest, but it will be slightly weaker than the past few days. As a result the Santa Ana winds are not as strong today. Even so, conditions remain ripe for fires to spring up, with low humidity and continuing warm temperatures.

Red Flag Warnings remain posted through Saturday afternoon across the mountains and the Inland Empire of Southern California. The Sierra Fire in the Cleveland National Forest along the Orange - Riverside County line has grown to over 8,000 acres since Monday, and is about 35% contained. A small fire, believed to have been started by a burning abandoned car, erupted Wednesday in the rugged hills above Malibu but caused no damage to structures.

[FreedomPoster]

Heh. I feel the same way about this Audi, as you did on the Trumpet. DIY is my ticket to high-end German motoring on the cheap.

Fortunately, some guys in the community have really broken and marked the trail really well, and there's a procedure write-up that makes the shop manual look like it was written by idiots.

Here's a nice pic of what I'll be getting into:
http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articles/enginemechanical/tbp71.JPG

[xcamel]

La Paz, B.C.S. Mexico

Right here

[xcamel]

LOL!

[Unknown Freeper]

Thanks for the thread, Angus. This should be a fun weekend.

[F16Fighter]

For a tiny state, Joisey has a wide possibility of snow scenarios.

Betcha we get about 1" in Toms River.

[Dog]

Exit 1.

[Deltaforceeoo7]

Oh No. This cannot be... We are having a global warming....````(snicker :0)

[AnAmericanMother]

Ick. One of those snake belts.

Here's the business for ours, more or less -

But ours wasn't that clean . . . and like many Brits it didn't have all its teeth . . .

[Focault's Pendulum]

I like our double wall tent (it has two high vents, which is nice), is a single wall better for real snow?

Double walls are definitely better body heat retention. The drawback is, they retain more moisture, that can freeze up in the interior. Meaning it snows in your tent when you accidently hit it or rub up against it.

Single walls are made for very extreme conditions, usually with high low ventilation. Except they sleep colder...tho with much less packout weight. I use both, depending how I feel about the weather.

I once took A Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight (double walled but with a lot of mesh old style 3lbs. 3 oz.) into a twelve inch snow. Got another six inches that night. Another half inch in the tent from moisture.

I was happy!!!

Ya definitely need a good bag, product knowledge, experience, and common sense. Sounds like like you and your spouse possess both.

REI, EMS, and Campmor are decidedly run by liberal thinking minds...but they do know their gear.

So do I....and continually piss them off by mentioning...."Conservation???...isn't that a derivative of Conservative thinking.!"

They all really hate when I do that....it forces them to start thinking outside the box.

[Angus MacGregor]

and like many Brits it didn't have all its teeth . . .

[Mr. Jeeves]

How is it that your winters are warmer than your summers?

FOGGGGG...which starts about May. The onshore flow from the Pacific brings cold, wet fog more days than not. We haven't had many weather fronts in the last couple of weeks (which is kind of unusual) and the same offshore flow that is causing the Santa Ana winds (and fires) in Orange County is giving us nearly perfect weather this week. It is not all that unusual for February give us these kinds of 73 degree days in the city - in between storms.

Don't visit San Francisco during the fog months (May-August) without bringing a decent jacket!

[carlr]

I`m jealous.
Just came back in from taking a walk through the fields,the February air does get the blood pumping.

[AnAmericanMother]

Horrors! (I will not show that to my dentist, who is a sensitive soul who takes great pride in his work.)

Teeth

English Teeth, English Teeth!
Shining in the sun
A part of British heritage
Aye, each and every one.

English Teeth, Happy Teeth!
Always having fun
Champing down on bits of fish
And sausages half done.

English Teeth, HEROES' Teeth!
Here them click! and clack!
Let's sing a song of praise to them -
Three Cheers for the Brown Grey and Black.

-- Spike Milligan

[Michael Barnes]

Give me as much as you can Mother Nature..Then warm up real quick and fill up my well. ;-)

[ClubCaved]

You forgot the toilet paper. :)

[xcamel]

Nice thing about La Paz down to Cabo is that it's apolitical now. Gone are the days of "Che Gorilla" and the PIR etc etc.

La Paz is a fairly prosperous "blue collar" city, with down-to-earth friendly people from all over the world. US expat population is around 5000. (city is 200,000).

and land leases/homes are very cheap by US standards. Southern Baja is nothing like the rest of Mexico, and few if any from there would ever thing of "going north".

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

We are freezing here in Florida!

[scott says]

Its 70 degrees here today. I forgot what winter is !
Its spring out here, it rained a little for 2 months.

[girlangler]

Aw,

You guys are making it worse for me.

My bird dog (English setter) is off at the breeder's, I hope getting bred. She is a beautiful tri-colored English setter and my soul mate, and I miss her so much.

This is the last time I'm going to attempt to breed her. I have several grouse hunters waiting in line begging for her pups. She really is an absolutely beautiful, aristocratic dog (really, this is not my prejudice talking) and as birdy as they come. She has an awesome pedigree.

But most of all, she's just my baby.

[MikefromOhio]

you suck :)