AL and baffin vortex… that ridge is toast even if it forms

Nice Aleutian ridge by early Jan. It probably has the MJO staying strong through 1-2-3.

Yeah, 46 days out. You don't always see it that strong out at 10 days out.

I just got home. 00z GFS op was pure eye candy. 00z GEFS for PDX it's about the same temps dip near freezing. Gorge/east was colder. ECMWF wasn't bad it just wasn't insane like the GFS. It was colder by Day 8-9. A long ways to go. I think by Monday 00z runs we'll either be thinking about frozen pipes, or dealing with a let down. Cautiously optimistic! Night Shift 6z GFS in 2 hours 52 minutes

Seems a little surprising that it has some of the strongest anomalies the furthest out. Is that unusual?