AS WE NOW MAY THINK THE EL NIONE IS FAING OUT, THERE IS A POSITIVE SIDE TO THIS. IF THERE IS EVEN A TRACE OF EL NINO YHIS WINTER, HERE IN YORK WE WOULD BE IN AREA AND NOT THE RAIN. ALSO IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL STILL AT HAVE A NEG. AO, WHICH WILL PROVIDE COLDER TEPMERATURES NO MATTER IF THE EL NINO OR NEURAL IS IN EFFECT. AFTER THAT, THE NAO WILL ALSO BE SLIGHTLY NEG. WHICH MEANS COLD. IF THERE IS JUST ENOUGH COLD, HERE IN YORK, WE COULD HAVE LOTS OF SNOW. TH MIX LINE IN A NEUTRAL PHASE IS AROUND ALLENTOWN, PA, NORTH. IF YOU HAVE NOT LOOK AT A MAP, YORK IS ONLY ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTH OF ALLENTOWN, WELL IF THE COLD AIR IS PROVIDED BY THE NEG. AO, AND THE SLIGHTLY NEG. NAO, THAT MIX LINE WOULD BE MORE LIKE AT THE PA/MD BORDER. JUST TO SAY, I LIVE ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF THE CITY OF YORK, WHICH WOULD MEAN I WOULD HAVE AN EVEN BETTER CHANCE AT MORE SNOW. STEPHEN AND MIKE, KEEP THESE THINGS IN MIND WHEN MAKING YOUR NEXT WINTER OUTLOOK FOR 12-13. THANKS FOR READING AND PLEASE COMMENT ON WHAT I HAVE JUST STATED.IVE ME YOUR OPINION ON MY POINT OF VIEW, BYE!