Did I say they were predicting a long cold winter? However, let's be frank, after READING their forecasts, it has to be said that they were way off the mark. Not having a go at them and I do appreciate the effort and science behind them, but as a said in an earlier post, are LRFs/seasonal forecasts worth the paper they are wrtitten on?
The winter pattern has essentially been a PV over Greenland, Large Siberain High and a strong Euro / Azores High (delete as appropriate)