NE wind here isn't as big a deal as it is a bit further south in Wilmington, as the angle of the coast is sharper with latitude.....its the east and SE winds, like these first couple events, that still kill me this far north.
I think the first nice winter period for the east will coincide with that final el Nino flex later in December, as the MJO constructively interferes with its development while in phases 8, 1 and 2.
I would say our areas have equal chances...my latitude helps, but I'm also closer to the ocean....though with a good high placement, my area may have a slight edge.
I could live with that....it doesn't need to be 20" to 5" like 12/92.....I can deal with "10-3"....I've come a long way in my willingness to share the wealth.
Okay, sure. I agree....there is a reason why even Modoki el Nino events are often fairly mild in December. All I am saying is that I do not foresee prohibitive warmth for the month of December in the aggregate.
This makes zero sense.
The convective forcing pattern has been fairly similar to years such as 1965, 1986 (also developed late) and 2009, which also had less pronounced Pacific dipoles and the eastern US did just fine in the snowfall department.
Good thing I didn't say that.
The atmosphere will respond, sure, just not as much as did in other instances of a 1.9+ ONI....the response will be different.