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Models are busting bad on the MJO. They liked to have never come around to the fact it would make it out of phase 7. But even when they came around they've had it barely in Phase 8 & headed to the COD. Well...its still chugging along. I'd disregard LR modeling with models not getting MJO correct...and that will be reflected in models. Hopefully that get a better hunch of what's MJO is going to do.

Latest CFS Weeklies AO & NAO forecast As seen above changes begin middle of NOV. 500mb to end NOV through mid-DEC looks good on that update:

Golden thread from Eric Webb. I highly encourage a click & read.

Yes, it was February before winter ended.

For the Northern Hemisphere or regional? Regional temp & precip may be misleading. I like to look for similar pieces in the entire northern hemisphere.

September 1 - October 21 500mb Can't really find any La Nina years for the same period resembling a match.

What happened to him? He ok?

I dunno. The warm blob, -PDO of 2013-14 is thought to have played a role in repeated ridging. However, like I previously posted...fall SST's in the N Pac fluctuate more drastically than any other time of year. This is usually due to Rosby wave trains. So, fall SST's are not usually a good indication of winter SST's. Last of all, I generally agree that it's way to heavily weighed on how much of an impact the waters might have when other factors are certainly the greatest forcing mechanisms on the atmosphere.

Like Ian being a carbon footprint. #bologna

The number is basically irrelevant at times & this is absolutely one of those. As the other poster said overa it is a -PDO by official measurements. But if you're looking at this & thinking typical -PDO at the moment ...then . This is fall & fall SST's can change quickly. So it's not indicative necessarily for winter. However if the warm waters remain in N. PAC & off Cali coast during winter there's going to be a lot of ridging out west regardless if it's "official" -PDO or +PDO. That's the point.

There's zero doubt! And sadly, there's plenty of grant money available "depending" on the nature of your study. This will bite us at some point. The truth is, taking into consideration what you posted we really need to understand while we strive to understand we just simply do not know as much as we would like to think we do. Makes you wonder what else we'll be wrong about? Very important not to make knee jerk reactions to every "new" study.

JMA updated...models kind of looking stellar for NOV & then DJF kind of looks like a blend of 2020-21 & 2021-22. NOV DEC JAN DJF Kind of a blend of 2020-21, 2021-22 with mean trough a little further west. Now the JMA mean pattern is similar to the upcoming pattern & it could be the monthly & seasonal model output is heavily influenced by that. It happens. Or it could be the upcoming pattern is very much indicative of the winter mean pattern. Personally I still think it's too early to know. I lean towards some of NOV & maybe early DEC could be colder pattern & then who knows after that. One of the key players is what will the PDO do. Right now it's positive but really means nothing as of yet, it can change in a hurry as Fall N. Pac SST's can fluctuate greatly. I think if we get the earlier peak of La Nina the transition towards +ENSO may be pretty quick & hold some +PDO. We'll see.

But he has not always been correct which I attribute a little to being subjectively biased. I like the data he shares but often disagree with his conclusion of the data. Now i know very few are correct very often, but I'm referring not just with seasonal forecasting but in season developments.

Could you share the link to this? Thanks

I've followed his forecast for the last 4-5 years on another forum. I've yet to see him not predict a great winter for the SW & specifically Albuquerque, which is where he lives. Always has east warm...no matter the criteria it always = warm east & cold west.

JAN...keep in mind it's a monthly mean. So, that particular run is probably the tail of 2 halves of JAN by looking at FEB. Probably 1st half of Jan similar to periods of DEC & 2nd half of JAN with periods FEB looking. Keep in mind this is simply seasonal guidance & absolutely none of them have massively high skill except for OCT. Next month NOV & so on. However, we can spot strong signal features that may be hints of something to consider. JAN FEB

MJO is similar to that fall although that MJO wave was much stronger.

European model updated Nov & Dec look good. Strong -NAO NOV DEC We might have a fun Dec afterall if that verifies. Jan & Feb look like crap but plenty of time for that to change. I'm as optimistic for an earlier start to winter as I've been in a long while. This kind of enhanced my thoughts over the last month.

I seem to recall several almost promising there's no way we would not have a total Arctic Sea summer melt by 2020. Go read the forum in 2012. I'd say everyone is a little lousy at climate predictions. All that's ever remembered are the misses of the opponent. Humility is good for all!

Everyone has a "trick" on both sides. Just being honest.

Cool ENSO is still what the LR models are predicting. Some moderate La Nina. CFS is the warmest ENSO & even it has trended somewhat cooler with July update. A lot of mixed signals apart from the LR models.

Shared this several days ago on another forum: Saw something interesting. My #1 analog in my blend for DEC was 1984. Here is Cansips DEC forecast on top with DEC 1984 underneath MJO in DEC, 1984 was 3,4,5,6...blue line Very similar to the MJO forecast for this DEC although we might get to phase 7 sooner. Late DEC, 1984 had a SSW. JAN MJO went into COD, then 7,8,1,2. JAN, 1985 - 500mb: Certainly I'm not saying we have a replica of JAN, 1985 coming but I am wondering if a late DEC SSW prediction & colder JAN is a distinct possibility?? The progression of DEC is eerily similar. Here is DEC 15-20, 1984: Here is 0z GEFS for DEC 18: The SSW in 1984 occurred on DEC 29. Progression of strat from DEC 20 on is below: Graph is from this great paper on that particular SSW: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337872697_Dynamics_of_the_Arctic_polar_vortex_during_the_19841985_sudden_stratospheric_warming END OF POST ________________________________________________________ Now since that post CFS is predicting a SSW at the end of month & Simon Lee pointed out on twitter that the EPS is predicting a weakening of PV. just something watch right now.