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Wintry Winter 2019-20 Discussion

Here's a link to the entire forecast and video. He basically is citing the neutral enso state for going with above normal temperatures, and precip.
Brad P's Winter Forecast

This year is definitely not characterized by neutral ENSO.

As far as I can tell, the tropical VP200 signal for this SON (which we should care about the most instead of SSTs, because VP200 ultimately determines the placement and intensity of the mid-latitude waves that emanate from anomalous sources of tropical convection) is nearly a carbon copy of the 21st century NINO composite.

 
The MJO looks poised to run the table thru the warm phases (Indian Ocean - Maritime Continent) just in time for December when our low frequency base state (NINO) already favors a milder than average pattern.

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The MJO looks poised to run the table thru the warm phases (Indian Ocean - Maritime Continent) just in time for December when our low frequency base state (NINO) already favors a milder than average pattern.

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Does this occurrence reduce cold outbreaks in the East with the MJO and the base milder?


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Does this occurrence reduce cold outbreaks in the East with the MJO and the base milder?


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Yeah the frequency and intensity of cold outbreaks would be significantly reduced in this pattern, but that doesn't mean they can't happen of course. Seeing interannual + low frequency (ENSO) + subseasonal variability all superimposing for a warm Dec definitely increases confidence in that outcome. Of the last 9 warm Decembers, this year really feels like the chips are stacked against us more than usual for a cold outcome.
 
Yeah the frequency and intensity of cold outbreaks would be significantly reduced in this pattern, but that doesn't mean they can't happen of course. Seeing interannual + low frequency (ENSO) + subseasonal variability all superimposing for a warm Dec definitely increases confidence in that outcome. Of the last 9 warm Decembers, this year really feels like the chips are stacked against us more than usual for a cold outcome.
Any chance this December ends up warmer than Dec 2015 when Atl was 12 degrees above normal ?
 
Yeah the frequency and intensity of cold outbreaks would be significantly reduced in this pattern, but that doesn't mean they can't happen of course. Seeing interannual + low frequency (ENSO) + subseasonal variability all superimposing for a warm Dec definitely increases confidence in that outcome. Of the last 9 warm Decembers, this year really feels like the chips are stacked against us more than usual for a cold outcome.

I remember studying a theory that a low frequency enso may cause the MJO to speed up a bit. It went on to state that warmer weather in the tropics (IO) would increase quite a bit.


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I'm highly doubtful of that outcome unless we had a Super NINO to reinforce this pattern

Eric, once the mjo goes through the "warm phases" for November into early December and emerges in the other phases possibly, what would we expect in sensible wx? Those mjo charts don't do it justice.
 
That chart eric posted of mjo shows 3-6 being in the warm phases, but perhaps now this time of year they are actually the "cold" phases if im getting it right.
 
Eric, i know you can't speak for noone, but what are your thoughts on paul roundy saying a few weeks back that this low frequency state and if it persists, we should see plenty of HLB for winter?
 
Those charts have (NDJ) I believe they are November-January


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Here’s phases 2 through 4 with a positive enso and December..

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