This is the most textbook +PNA you can get. If we can get that Baffin Bay TPV to sink further south, that’s a valid cold source 
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Wintry Winter Discussion 2023/24
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packfan98
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Incoming on the GFS.
Even the gefs, which was more central Canadian block happy and further east with that GOAK low, has recently looked much more like the EPS. Worth noting this is a 5 day mean 
packfan98
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This would be fun to get folks on the board during the first week in January.
Initially acknowledging this is out in fantasy land, I personally would like this outcome. But it would be real nice to get an eastern storm where I don't have to sweat out the transition line (Wake County cut off). And to give some of our friends down east some snow.
jeremyt
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Would be awesome but a bit skeptical of any long range forecast! Would love to see a few runs or days of consistency to see a ridge in the west!
At this point something to track would be a huge win. Feels like it’s been forever since we had a classic 200 page storm thread.
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The rainbstorm thread we just did is the only one,outside severe,tropics in 2 years to my knowledge lol
griteater
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Something I would also watch in the next week is how much snow cover is able to hold on in eastern Canada. That region has been able keep a decent snow pack unlike areas out west. If the snowpack can hold on there, it could help areas east of the mountains to get in the game sooner with good CAD.
SnowNiner
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There's no blocking, -nao on the EPS, but I've come to the conclusion we'll never have a good Atlantic and Pacific at the same time. To me it looks great, Alaska ridge is tall enough to get us cold enough, with the southern stream active sending pulses to our south and off the coast. Would be a trackable time at least. Hope it doesn't disappear, and GEFS keeps going for a beautiful start to January.
I really, really don't want to have to put my hope in a February pattern change.
Yeah me either. I know we haven't had many El Ninos lately which are know for cold February's. But we've had plenty of La Ninas that are known for cold December's and haven't managed but one since 2010 that was below average and that was after a historic cold shot last year. GSP finished -2.2 February hasn't been much better since 2015 so it's going to take me seeing a good February pattern this year to believe it.
That guy with the initials JB has said that date for several weeks now for big change. Also has said good potential first of January he would think but we shall see
SnowNiner
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At this point I'll settle for not seeing Cherry trees blooming everywhere the second week of February. If it's cold enough to keep that from happening, score. Lol.
Euro control was incoming at the end.
Post it?
Looks like the models are hinting a change is coming.
griteater
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Best panels below on today's Euro Weeklies...
Jan 1 to Jan 8
Jan 26 to Groundhog Day
Not a single day from Dec 29 to Feb 2 on the run has above normal temperatures in the southeast (850mb temperature anomalies)
Jan 1 to Jan 8
Jan 26 to Groundhog Day
Not a single day from Dec 29 to Feb 2 on the run has above normal temperatures in the southeast (850mb temperature anomalies)
MJO 8/1/2 for the end of December and 1st ten days or more into January. What's not to love?
