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If the Euro performs reasonably well with this, then maybe the big moist physics upgrade will turn out to be a success. The hope is that the coastal storm track suppression issue with our snowstorms will be fixed. It would be nice seeing the Euro amped up with snowstorms like the NAM was with the January 16 blizzard. The 12 EPS is more tucked in than the OP

Impressive subtropical structure on the 12z Euro. Convection wraps almost completely around the center. An eye-like feature briefly develops.

Looks like too much onshore flow on Monday at JFK. But areas away from the ocean influence have a shot at 80°. It’s tough to use analogs before 2010 since our climate has changed so much since then.

Yeah, those record SSTs are rocket fuel for storms. https://mco.umaine.edu/gom_sst/

Monday looks like our last day of potential record warmth in a while. Newark may make another run 80° with a record high of 79°.The first two months of fall have followed the delayed fall theme of recent years. We are the warmest on record through the 23rd at several locations. Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Ending Date Mean Avg Temperature Sep 1 to Oct 23 Missing Count 1 2021-10-23 69.7 0 2 2017-10-23 68.6 0 - 2007-10-23 68.6 0 3 1961-10-23 68.4 0 4 2005-10-23 68.1 0 5 1990-10-23 67.7 0 6 1971-10-23 67.6 0 7 1959-10-23 67.4 0 8 2016-10-23 67.3 0 9 1968-10-23 67.2 0 10 2011-10-23 67.0 0 Time Series Summary for JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NY Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Ending Date Mean Avg Temperature Sep 1 to Oct 23 Missing Count 1 2021-10-23 68.1 0 - 2017-10-23 68.1 0 2 1971-10-23 68.0 0 3 2007-10-23 67.6 0 4 1961-10-23 67.5 0 5 2005-10-23 67.2 0 - 1959-10-23 67.2 0 6 2016-10-23 66.8 0 - 2015-10-23 66.8 0 7 1983-10-23 66.7 0 8 2018-10-23 66.4 0 9 2011-10-23 66.2 0 10 1995-10-23 66.1 0 - 1990-10-23 66.1 0 Time Series Summary for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Ending Date Mean Avg Temperature Sep 1 to Oct 23 Missing Count 1 2021-10-23 66.7 0 2 2017-10-23 66.5 0 3 2005-10-23 65.9 0 4 2007-10-23 65.7 0 5 1990-10-23 65.5 0 6 2018-10-23 65.2 0 - 2011-10-23 65.2 0 7 2016-10-23 64.9 0 - 1980-10-23 64.9 0 8 2015-10-23 64.4 0 9 1971-10-23 64.2 0 10 2014-10-23 63.6 0 - 1998-10-23 63.6 0 - 1983-10-23 63.6 0

Looks like an impressive hybrid-type development.

Unusual storm evolution on the 12z Euro. Cutoff low taps deep tropical moisture from offshore hybrid type low. The moisture channel along an inverted trough-stalled front becomes the focus for very heavy rainfall. Almost looks like a PRE merging with the cutoff.

The impressive part is that we got one of the stratospheric warming precursor patterns this month. The strong +EPO -NAO matches one of the clusters in the paper below. While the models do show a quick recovery of the vortex, this type of pattern would be a window of opportunity during DJF for snow. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2017GL074611

The upcoming forecast is a great example of how an early season stratospheric warming can push back against an unfavorable Pacific. The EPS now has a stronger +PNA -NAO pattern to start November. The series of impressive storms in the Northeast this week will finally flatten out the SE Ridge. So Monday looks like it will be the warmest day for a while. Even though we will experience more troughing going forward, the airmass under the +PNA -NAO block is initially of Pacific origin. So much less warm than the 70s and recent 80s. But nothing overly cold yet for this time of year. This type of push back interval against the Pacific is what we will want to see in DJF for our snowfall windows of opportunities. New run Old Run

We almost always get significant storms with such a strong -NAO pattern. But it took a while this month since the -NAO linked up with the SE Ridge and lead to record warmth and storm suppression. Now the record Pacific Jet is able to undercut the ridge. So we are getting two big cutoff storms next week.

Remember when the models had Monday as cool and wet? Now we get warm sectored. The usual warm spots in NJ may make another run on 80° with enough sun. New run Old run

Warmest fall on record through October 20th for many stations across the region.

Yeah, the warmer departures to the north pattern has been stuck in place since last winter.

To go from record ridging to record low pressure in a matter of months is as extreme as it gets.

Yeah, models have one of deepest lows on record off the Washington and Oregon coast.

This is the extreme opposite of the Ridiculously Resilient ridge of recent years.

Yeah, the record warmth continues…

Islip beat Newark by a few minutes.

The high of 79° so far at Newark is close to the 80° record high. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?sid=KEWR&table=1&num=168&banner=off

Yeah, it’s been a long time since we had a cold pool and deep trough in the Northeast Pacific during the fall.

Pretty impressive Northern Hemisphere temperature rise coming up.

It’s difficult to get more than a trace of snow during a La. Nina November in NYC. La Niña years bolded Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY - Month of Nov Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Year Total Snowfall Missing Count 2020 0.0 0 2019 0.0 0 2018 6.4 0 2017 T 0 2016 T 0 2015 0.0 0 2014 0.2 0 2013 T 0 2012 4.7 0 2011 0.0 0 2010 T 0 2009 0.0 0 2008 T 0 2007 T 0 2006 0.0 0 2005 T 0 2004 T 0 2003 0.0 0 2002 T 0 2001 0.0 0 2000 0.0 0

Looks like an impressive soaking next few weeks possibly down to Central California.

Record blocking over Eastern Canada has kept things dry this month.

The Euro weekly forecasts for the next month are usually more reliable a few days before the new month starts. It did exhibit a cold bias for October compared to the actual temperatures. But the pattern of the warmest departures near the Great Lakes worked out very well.