Honestly decent trends. More okhotsk low means more ridging into AK and maybe less of the mega -pna. Tpv getting inched west by more Scandinavia ridging means we might be able to mute a big SE ridge. As we move forward in time I want to see if the models move toward even more troughing in the okhotsk region and can really get the Pacific ridge into the areas you mentioned. The Scandinavian piece becomes a wildcard, can it build enough to cause a pseudo -nao or does the tpv escape toward the pole or eventually beat down the ridge. Those images really show how we are teetering for the 2nd half of January. We can go into a much more supportive pattern or easily into a dumpster fire.Subtle trends on the past few runs of the EPS makes a big difference with solid AN temps to slightly BN in the east with a small shot at an event. I would like to see that Aleutian ridge nose into Alaska/Yukon more and that very weak eb-NAO trend a little stronger.
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New TWC January outlook is out. Just about as ugly a map as you could conjure up. Going to be a long, long winter if that verifies. CFS looks horrid as well.
We'll have some cold shots, but I'm afraid they will all be very short lived, and overall warmth will prevail (i.e. 2011-12 winter)Am I the only one or do some others think we may have seen our coldest temperatures for the season? I hope not but the long range isn't looking good especially January. I'm in Birmingham btw.
We haven't. It will get cold again. And were going to have a big legit SE winter storm too.Am I the only one or do some others think we may have seen our coldest temperatures for the season? I hope not but the long range isn't looking good especially January. I'm in Birmingham btw.
We haven't. It will get cold again. And were going to have a big legit SE winter storm too.