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Pattern Jammin January 2024

GFS:
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ICON:
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CMC:
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Still a decent spot to be for most compared to having nothing at all to watch. 6 days out from our Jan 11 wave dropping south. Wherever the digital snow is showing several days after that doesn’t matter if we don’t get that first wave right. And for now, getting that first wave right is still on the table.
 
Models have no trouble identifying storms 1-10 days out this year. Courtesy of strong el nino. Amazing how they all peg em out in unison unlike most years. Noticed this all season.
 
Oh we see them rolling in alright. That's not a problem. Whether they will snow or not is the question. Also not really an issue to identify the cutters either. We need some **** honest solid cold to work with

Yeah even out here so far temps are just killing us and Tuesday may follow the same path tbh. It's really cutting into our snow potential
 
Wouldn’t be lying when the first thing this H5 pattern reminds me of, is February 2014, only difference is -SCAND. But same equatorial shifted pacific jet, similar blocking across the high latitudes, and similar progression with the TPV sliding east to that pattern 2E30A520-33B5-496A-98B8-3A9B57F42C43.gifB8B11CCF-A45C-446D-BDF2-7C10B70D78C1.pngFAE5A920-68D4-4E9E-9CD0-CA71235F52E4.png
 
Demolishing the big AK block is doing us big favors.
1. The -NAO is becoming the key feature (which we want)
2. Prevents amplification of the pattern
3. Speeds up the pattern over the US
Also note how the -NAO has trended stronger, from a model suite that was looking bleak before, these are some pretty positive changes
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We know it won't verify but looking at the soundings/set up of that storm for NC, NGA, and the SC upstate, .... mid to upper 20's, saturation all the way to 300mb's, solid snow sounding, big banana high pressure, and a perfect storm track. Now, let's get something like this within 72 hours and I will believe.
 
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