Emily J Becker, NOAA College Park, College Park, MD, United States, Kathleen Pegion, CIRES/University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, Ben P Kirtman, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Miami, FL, United States, Dan C Collins, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Climate Prediction Center, College Park, MD, United States and Emerson Lajoie, Climate Prediction Center College Park, College Park, MD, United States