The ECMWF shows a major high SOI episode just beginning for the Equatorial Pacific. Full blown Nina configuration as far as surface anomalies are concerned. I really feel good about things getting pretty real when we get out of this awful pattern. The bad news is it could easily be two or more weeks before any kind of desirable weather finally arrives. Maybe we will sneak in a couple of chilly days with a frosty night or two late in the week though.