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 As long as Canada is cold , keeps hope alive that mayb the warm ups are muted .  If week 3 relaxes thats ok , if that water stays warm in the northern PAC  then mayb we reload. Its really been 6 week period below normal , prob  overdue

 

Well we are bound to see a relaxation for at least a time of that -EPO ridge that has been dominating the pattern.

It will allow the colder air to retreat to the north into Canada as the Pacific Jet cuts underneath. The Euro ensembles

bring in a neutral +EPO for a time around the middle of December. The Canadian ensembles have the same look.

 

 

 

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Well we are bound to see a relaxation for at least a time of that -EPO ridge that has been dominating the pattern.

It will allow the colder air to retreat to the north into Canada as the Pacific Jet cuts underneath. The Euro ensembles

bring in a neutral +EPO for a time around the middle of December. The Canadian ensembles have the same look.

 

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 The 12z GFS does kinda mute the warmup .  Didnt expect any  Snow with these  2 waves , but will stil be in the game in the LR if the GFS is right , Some real COLD on those maps

Euro weeklies tonight ?

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 The 12z GFS does kinda mute the warmup .  Didnt expect any  Snow with these  2 waves , but will stil be in the game in the LR if the GFS is right , Some real COLD on those maps

Euro weeklies tonight ?

 

It may end up being like what we are seeing this week. The GEFS underestimated the current warm up in the east 10 days ago.

 

11-25 10 day forecast

 

 

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Magnitude of anomalies are generally muted in the longer range. Case in point the cold is stronger than progged in the West, and the warmth is stronger than progged in the East. If global teleconnectors support a mild pattern, very likely it will be milder than current guidance for the 15th-20th period.

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I agree on the fact that 10 days out model guidance is usually muted, however the GFS has consistently shown not only a downward trend but also barely any moderation at all, as opposed to the above maps which at least hinted at the idea. I could be wrong, but I believe the EURO trended a bit cooler as well. 10 days ago it did not seem so flippy-floppy. I could be wrong, but this is just my two cents.

 

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Magnitude of anomalies are generally muted in the longer range. Case in point the cold is stronger than progged in the West, and the warmth is stronger than progged in the East. If global teleconnectors support a mild pattern, very likely it will be milder than current guidance for the 15th-20th period.

I never fully buy any LR , but  I thnk this warm up was pretty well modeled on the Euro last week .I dont think the models 15 days ago saw the cold period coming into the East over the 5 days starting Sunday   . I`m sure we break a bit , but  thats all NW , cross polar flow in Canada , doesnt take much to split the trough and send a piece south .

I will wait to see the Euro ensembles and see how long theres a zonal flow .

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I never fully buy any LR , but  I thnk this warm up was pretty well modeled on the Euro last week .I dont think the models 15 days ago saw the cold period coming into the East over the 5 days starting Sunday   . I`m sure we break a bit , but  thats all NW , cross polar flow in Canada , doesnt take much to split the trough and send a piece south .

I will wait to see the Euro ensembles and see how long theres a zonal flow .

 

The thing to watch for is if the next -EPO pulse pushes height rises into Western Canada like the present one or it reloads a

few degrees further west?  A further west building  would probably mean that the cold coming in next week here will be the

lowest departures of the month followed by a warmup. The next cool down later in the month would be more muted.

The GEFS are hinting at this type of scenario, but we'll see how things work out. 

 

 

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Little sneaky wave keeps on showing up on the gfs

That 3rd wave has been there for the last 2 days .Its possible the NW flow behind system 2 allows the 3rd piece of energy to escape to the South, and places like SNJ and the Delmarva

pick up an inch or 2 . 

The push of low level air cold Monday night is going to look to overpower that ridge Tues so your  following 4 days features a flexing ridge that turns you over followed by NW flow that flattens the ridge just enough and the moisture from the last  wave  gets shoved wide right  .

The hope is the Boundary level gets hung up just enough , but you will need luck to be underneath  that   .

 

Not saying it cant happen, I hope it does, just sometimes living here you get  pulled foul, followed by wide right .

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The monthly Euro control run  is very cold week 3 and 4 over the east as it splits the PV in Canada and sends a piece into the eastern third of the nation

 

The Euro weeklies are AWFUL week 3 and 4 and are very warm throughout .

 

I don't put a lot of stock post 15 days , but just relaying the guidance .

 

The Japanese Monthlies are out at 5 AM and its been pretty good since early  NOV , so maybe they can shed a little more insight going into Jan  .

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The monthly Euro control run  is very cold week 3 and 4 over the east as it splits the PV in Canada and sends a piece into the eastern third of the nation

 

The Euro weeklies are AWFUL week 3 and 4 and are very warm throughout .

 

I don't put a lot of stock post 15 days , but just relaying the guidance .

 

The Japanese Monthlies are out at 5 AM and its been pretty good since early  NOV , so maybe they can shed a little more insight going into Jan  .

 

They may be picking up on the -EPO ridge split  around day 10 that the models started showing last few runs.

We would at least go into a more zonal flow as heights build over Siberia and north of Hawaii  with colder air

remaining closer to the border and in Canada. It would mean that the strongest  -EPO of December will

be what we are currently experiencing. The MJO 3-4 push that the models have been showing may be

shaking the pattern up a bit out in the North Pacific.

 

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They may be picking up on the -EPO ridge split  around day 10 that the models started showing last few runs.

We would at least go into a more zonal flow as heights build over Siberia and north of Hawaii  with colder air

remaining closer to the border and in Canada. It would mean that the strongest  -EPO of December will

be what we are currently experiencing. The MJO 3-4 push that the models have been showing may be

shaking the pattern up a bit out in the North Pacific.

 

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Day 15 on the Euro ensembles , keeps the WPO neg . Takes the EPO pos , but it looks to build the PNA . The ridge takes up residence off the West Coast .So by  Day 10 and11 ish it actually drops a piece of the Vortex into New England and the East is colder on the 16th  after this upcoming Wed .

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If the -EPO ridge fades for a while, I think any cool down will be transient as the tendency will be for cold to remain 

just to our north. Not sure if the pattern shifts to just a few degrees above normal or a more significant warm up.

 

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/anderson/long-range-update-into-early-january/20697494

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Hopefully the WPO can drive the Pattern in Canada enough , so if there is any help on the Atlantic side we can get cold air if and when storms

get to the EC. This cold and  dry and warm wet pattern doesn't do it for me .

I agree a zonal flow after looks like a good bet , but is it 7 days or 3 weeks into mid Jan ?  We have been below since OCT 15 th .

JMA monthlies are out , haven't looked , hope they have some good news on them

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If the -EPO ridge fades for a while, I think any cool down will be transient as the tendency will be for cold to remain 

just to our north. Not sure if the pattern shifts to just a few degrees above normal or a more significant warm up.

 

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/anderson/long-range-update-into-early-january/20697494

Back on 10/23 Accuweather's  6wk. daily forecast did not have a 32 deg. reading for NYC till Dec. 01, when of course it was above normal as you know.   We hit 32 on Nov. 12th., tied a record 'Low-High' of 39 degs. the next day and got as low as 23 degs. for the month, with multiple sub 32 deg. days.   Even short term forecasts are easily wrong when you have fixated on the wrong atmospheric anomalies as your significant weather makers!   Easily could happen again.

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Hopefully the WPO can drive the Pattern in Canada enough , so if there is any help on the Atlantic side we can get cold air if and when storms

get to the EC. This cold and dry and warm wet pattern doesn't do it for me .

I agree a zonal flow after looks like a good bet , but is it 7 days or 3 weeks into mid Jan ? We have been below since OCT 15 th .

JMA monthlies are out , haven't looked , hope they have some good news on them

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Back on 10/23 Accuweather's  6wk. daily forecast did not have a 32 deg. reading for NYC till Dec. 01, when of course it was above normal as you know.   We hit 32 on Nov. 12th., tied a record 'Low-High' of 39 degs. the next day and got as low as 23 degs. for the month, with multiple sub 32 deg. days.   Even short term forecasts are easily wrong when you have fixated on the wrong atmospheric anomalies as your significant weather makers!   Easily could happen again.

Weeklies..they are accurate to a point..in many cases they are wrong too..they had a balmy November for us..Again anything past a week take with a grain of salt

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Back on 10/23 Accuweather's  6wk. daily forecast did not have a 32 deg. reading for NYC till Dec. 01, when of course it was above normal as you know.   We hit 32 on Nov. 12th., tied a record 'Low-High' of 39 degs. the next day and got as low as 23 degs. for the month, with multiple sub 32 deg. days.   Even short term forecasts are easily wrong when you have fixated on the wrong atmospheric anomalies as your significant weather makers!   Easily could happen again.

 

Small changes in the 6-10 day forecast often make the weeklies unusable beyond week 1 and 2. So the rise in the 

-EPO beginning to show up in the 6-10 day is the important factor to look at. Less -EPO blocking will mean

a more zonal flow day 11-15 and potentially beyond. But specific temperature anomalies beyond the euro

11-15 ensemble mean are a mostly a guess. The Euro weeklies for 3 and 4 are sometimes ok in a stable

pattern that just continues. But many times, the skill is just too low to be usable beyond day 15.

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