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[bluewave]

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[bkviking]

So in those analog cases we lose/lessen the -EPO and the +NAO/AO, and that led to a warmer February, showcasing how critical the EPO is at least as far as temperatures are concerned.

I wish CPC would include the EPO along with NAO, PNA, and AO on their main page. I may be naive but I do not understand why the Antarctic Oscillation is there; I'd think the EPO would be more critical to include.

[REDMK6GLI]

hopefully this will turn in favor of some more suitable conditions for snowstorms on the east coast come 2014. im intrigued by this so far, the next 10-14 days will be very telling where I think we'll be headed in a general big picture sense for January and so on

[REDMK6GLI]

Bluewave this could've been worse so the news is not bad but more middle ground and actually gives us hope towards a backend winter seeing the front end has not produced.....as of yet. Despite this many threats look legit the next 10 days. Always a great read from you bluewave

[Isotherm]

Strongly agree, 1983 and 2008 were two of my top analogs for my winter outlook . My guess is also that January will feature the coldest temps relative to normal, which tends to be the case in -EPO/+AO/+NAO winters. There's a chance the coldest month is February but I'm much more leaning toward January right now. The PNA might become more favorable for the coming 30-40 days with a potential reload of the -EPO. The AO and NAO will probably remain on the neutral to positive side though, at least for the next several weeks.