Rose and R2B, thanks for the great links to the model sites. I'll check those out. Now if I could find a model of the 2-footed variety...
In the meantime, I just feasted my eyes on this:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
338 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK OUT OF THE GREAT PLAINS
THURSDAY AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES THU NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL THEN
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER...AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY
MORNING...AND MOVE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THIS
COMBINATION OF STORMS COULD BRING A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT ENOUGH WARM AIR WILL WORK IN ALONG OR NEAR THE COAST
TO CHANGE THE SNOW TO SLEET OR RAIN DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
STILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE
BEFORE ANY CHANGEOVER OCCURS. FURTHER INLAND...WHERE THE
PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN AS SNOW...HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE. ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END FRIDAY NIGHT.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO
TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.
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Where's SteveA? Might be good to give his Persian cat an early heads-up! Run, Yuki, run! Go behind the couch, Yuki!