It would be funny if KCON ended up with 70" and I got 40"....if you wanna see me completely lose my shit after LBSW last year.
In my experience, gradients like that are usually between the pike and I 84, not S NH.
I still have my doubts RE moderate.
I also question how much more unfavorable the euro got due to just a slight increase in la nina intensity bc the structure was largely unchanged. I anticipated seeing that it had gone modoki when I saw the H5 and 2m charts, but not the case...still basin wide. I think quidance jumped the gun a bit here. Caveat being we will need to watch it closely over the next month bc its def shifted modoki in real time at present.
I think October guidance trending warmer is in response to some changes in the tropics. I'll have plenty of time to dissect that from Africa over the next few weeks, and should issue pretty quickly after I return. I wouldn't get too worked up.....yet.