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Pattern Marvelous March

I believe I did the 4/2-4/3 composite right. Although @Webberweather53 can correct me here if I'm wrong
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And what the EPS is showing at the end of what I can see
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I can see some resemblance, but not identical by any means
And the 12z GFS for hr 228
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If we can beat back that SER, that isn't an awful look for a system. However, its mid March which likely means temps are a problem
 
Seems like a that bad AK block we had before when we had that SER/ -PNA doesn’t help either
Yeah I’m not sure the EPO has any effect on the SER. Big AK block sends cold air this way but doesn’t gueantee it makes it this far south. +PNA is a must. +PNA -EPO combo is a pretty good one. +PNA -EPO -AO -NAO is the dream team combination. My question is does anything in the arctic region (AK Arctic Greenland) move the SER in one direction or another? What’s the main driver here?
 
You make a good point. But I can’t help but think that the very warm Atlantic off the SE is aiding in strengthening that SER in addition to the ugly block making it easier for the SER to be strong.

Definitely
 
@GaWx and @Webberweather53 or anyone else thinks that we can have a board wide winter storm catch us off guard with how bad the models been all year... I feel like with the severe weather and with the El nino finally truly starting to take affect March may be a month that could have some wild swings...

If a +PNA comes to fruition then yeah someone might have a shot, we could of used one during this winter but with our luck we couldn’t, around this time of the year BL temps start becoming a issue but systems in March can be dynamic, especially the ULLs, anyways +PNA is key to a SE winter storm and cold in my opinion
 
The high teens (TN and mtns) to low 20's to near 32 lows elsewhere tonight for most board members in the SE will in most cases be within just a few degrees of the coldest so far this winter. I'm guessing that THE coldest will be tied or maybe even a new coldest set in a few locations. We'll see. Anyway, enjoy the (near) boardwide freeze tonight, folks! You've earned this one. Hopefully, this will quiet the bugs for awhile.
 
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The high teens (TN and mtns) to low 20's to near 32 lows elsewhere tonight for most board members in the SE will in most cases be within just a few degrees of the coldest so far this winter. I'm guessing that THE coldest will be tied or maybe even a new coldest set in a few locations. We'll see. Anyway, enjoy the (near) boardwide freeze tonight, folks! You've earned this one. Hopefully, this will quiet the bugs for awhile.

Yeah this was our coldest temps of the winter here only day to fail to get above freezing too yesterday
 
Man this brisk air is refreshing. Drink it in. It will be a while before we can do it again

39 and dropping fast
 
23 this morning, 41.9 this afternoon. Been below 32 since a little before 9pm tonight (well last night now). Hopefully this will curtail any bugs for a while.... not so sure anything thats already bloomed will survive these long nights of below 32 though.
 
Let's not forget folks there will be a battle ground between the cold and warm air especially with this severe weather coming through the weekend
 
Few runs now that gfs/fv3 both have cold middle to.end of month. Maybe something down the road before we finish this month out.
 
12Z GFS incoming 3/18-9.
With that upcoming look it makes me skeptical since we were wanting that look earlier in the year. Nice +PNA there but is it too late and will it be too warm? Just have to see. I'm trying not to get sucked into events since I still feel we aren't going to see one big storm but I hope to be wrong.
 
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