I always thought the STJ stuff was a result of convection in the east pac. For instance if Nina was west based, you wouldn't have such cool waters in the eastern Pacific and naturally there will always be some convection there in the tropics.
This is pretty cool. I know this freaks many out, but this is good to see when the species is endangered.
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/09/15/timber-rattlesnake-blue-hills-hiker-video/
Yeah I think he was hesitant on directly forecasting it, but just mentioned that some signals were there and the climate models (like euro seasonal) were showing it. Lets hope for some of that to come true.