It looks to be right in the firing this winter so far (something that
model forecasts from last month that I'm party to at work pointed very
strongly to - so kudos there)

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-b...modela dd=jma

ECMWF in particular gives Denmark a sharp dig on Friday before the
models diverge (well - the GFS diverges from the rest - plus ca
change!).

Windstorm Yoda (yes Yoda) last week turned out to be nothing much, but
Windstorm Xaver just before that produced some intense winds and quite
a storm surge in Norway, this northerly jet is certainly aimed for
Scandinavia. Greatly enjoying this period of mobility albeit remotely
from Germany.

Incidentally a friend reported that her flight was 1.5 hours early
getting in from New York on Friday - "one of the strongest jetstreams
I can remember" according to the Captain.

Richard