CW3E AR Update: 4-9 November 2016 Post Event Summary

November 4, 2016

Two consecutive ARs are expected to make landfall over the Northwest U.S. and Southwest British Columbia. Current forecasts show both ARs with moderate strength, although there is high uncertainty in the forecast of the second AR. Despite high values of integrated vapor transport (IVT) forecasted precipitation values of the Northwest U.S. are modest due to the southwesterly orientation of the ARs. However, this orientation is favorable for precipitation production over Vancouver Island, where 5-day precipitation forecasts are >12 inches. For up to date AR forecasts visit the CW3E AR Portal.

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Summary provided by C. Hecht, B. Kawzenuk, and F.M. Ralph; 3 PM PT Fri 05 Nov. 2016