"Will" wrote in message
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Hi Pete, such a low is usually termed "an anchoring low" in professional
circles. It has the effect you describe and comes about when the upper
longwave
pattern is stable.

The present longwave pattern is not stable as the wavelength is still
increasing
as the wave amplitude increases due to cold advection sending the jet
southwards, thus one can expect a lowering of temperature levels during
next
week and then as the wavelength increases a mid-atlantic ridge can form
and
*may* initiate an Iceland block giving a long cold spell *or* it may
topple SE
giving a short 2 day cold snap, the answer is unknown and lies in detail
which
is still in the making.

Shoot that mother of a ridge up northwards baby :-)

Cheers,

Will.
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Will

Thanks for the very informative reply. ;-)

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