The Atlantic is not waking up this is really the interesting thing about this all. The height gradient (north to south) is still rather low, until that goes up we will be seeing nothing zonal to speak of, the longer this period goes on for the more likely something interesting will eventually show up. Now the NAO is forecast to stay marginally positive (I assume because conditions are preferable in the south and unfortunate in the north), wheras the AO is forecast to go positive and then go negative or neutral again. With both the arctic and the far north atlantic working against us its going to be difficult, but if the arctic comes back on board then things could turn out pretty well. The south atlantic pattern remains good.
Originally Posted by: Quantum