What is it? Think of the [HIGHLIGHT]EPO sort of like a Pacific cousin of the NAO.[/HIGHLIGHT] The EPO is a good[HIGHLIGHT] measure of what the upper wind flow is doing and tends to correlate well to downstream impacts.[/HIGHLIGHT][HIGHLIGHT] When the EPO is in a positive phase, you typically see troughing or zonal winds on the West Coast, which translates to the Lower 48 being "flooded" by Pacific air[/HIGHLIGHT]. Anyone who is a weather enthusiast, especially with regard to winter, knows that this does not bode well for snow and cold. These sorts of patterns are dominated by fast flow, often some weather systems get embedded in the flow and it can be almost a "dirty" type pattern, with cloud cover and mild temps. Alternatively, you can occasionally get fair weather in that sort of pattern this time of year, but I tend to view it as more of a cloudy, mild to occasionally warm sort of pattern. [HIGHLIGHT]When the EPO shifts to a negative phase, this can lead to a ridge in the Gulf of Alaska, which is generally good for a trough downstream somewhere, specifically in the Eastern US, and as a result, cold air[/HIGHLIGHT].
Why does it matter? [HIGHLIGHT]A lot of people tend to neglect the EPO as a major consideration in forecasting[/HIGHLIGHT], as [HIGHLIGHT]much laboring will be done over the AO or NAO...the more discussed and relatable correlations to Eastern US cold[/HIGHLIGHT].
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