October release of the JMA has a trough in the eastern 2/3 of the U.S. sans the deep south. Aleutian Low is weak and west. Max -VP anomalies (CHI) are west of the dateline in the tropical Pacific. SSTs increased only slightly and show a weak El Nino. pic.twitter.com/uDrA82kfMr

— griteater (@griteater) October 13, 2018