While I understand wrt the coast SSTA but I can't figure out why posters dont state the obvious. If you get a well positioned low with deep cold at onset and a NNE wind you will get buried if SST at Boston Light is 49. I mean we've had November snowstorms in coastals. Heck, the December 2003 event had warm SSTs just be virtue of the timing in the season. Keep (at least some) hope alive folks.