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Wintry January 14-16th storm potential.

Ha, I've been saying the opposite. I want the ridge to rollover in SW Canada to give us a little more positive tilt on the trough, then have it yank to neutral just in time. If not, we get the inland solution of the UKMet. Also, the Euro has more press southeast with the heights thru Ohio and PA, so both are factors. Mid-South areas will want the UKMet solution
My mental pic Im drawing is like the 12z GFS. I hear you though. Wanted the SW back out over the pacific

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Ha, I've been saying the opposite. I want the ridge to rollover in SW Canada to give us a little more positive tilt on the trough, then have it yank to neutral just in time. If not, we get the inland solution of the UKMet. Also, the Euro has more press southeast with the heights thru Ohio and PA, so both are factors. Mid-South areas will want the UKMet solution

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I'm confused with how the UK is giving us an inland solution. I thought a cutter, amped or not, was pretty much off the table because of the massive block that will be in place and the LP that will be in front of the system in the NE. I guess maybe the UKMET is placing the LP too far North to prevent the storm from cutting.
 
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I mentioned this previously, but you can thank the block for that. I would like for everyone reading this board to just step back, take a deep breath, and behold a true, west-based NAO block. We've gone years and years without seeing this. I think we should pause for a moment to enjoy.

So many winters, we just hope and pray for a little ridging up there somewhere. A block like this is not going to be quick to break down and move out. It's good to remember that, because as long as it's there and of that magnitude, things in the modeling are going to have more of a tendency to press south than they usually do, as we move in closer...up to a point, at least.

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I remember Matthew East talking a lot about this exact look back in the winter of 2009-10. Anytime the largest heights are set up over Baffin Bay, he said was the best for Carolina winter storms
 
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