For anyone who only speaks Weatherbell colors. Probably one of the most absurd blocks I can recall, lol

Twenty years ago RIGHT NOW: 000 WWUS46 KPQR 302249 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 249 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005 ORZ006-WAZ039-010700- /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0001.051201T1200Z-051202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0003.051201T1800Z-051202T0600Z/ GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY... GRESHAM...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 249 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY IN OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY IN WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COLUMBIA GORGE AND IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AROUND PORTLAND WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER HILLS AND IN THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR THE COLUMBIA GORGE. SNOW WILL TURN TO RAIN IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS BY THURSDAY EVENING...BUT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER HILLS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$

Usually when referring to glacial recessions climate analysts focus solely on the summer. But melting during the winter? #BONUS !!!

The Euro OP ends with a strong precursor pattern to -PNA, but northern Canada is torching at this time. Looking at the loop it's clear that the Aleutian troughing shown above is giving way to -PNA by amplifying a wave ejecting out of Asia, beginning to break just west of the dateline. This would set us up for 12/20 or so albeit with weakly cold air, unless deeper polar air north of AK gets involved. I've noticed there can be genuine precedent to repeat certain weather patterns at roughly the same time of year, teleconnections permitting. For instance, in this case, we've seen late December shots during La Niña in 2017, 2021, and 2022. The GFS is jumping the gun, clearly. It's latching onto a real signal but too quickly. These are the pepto teasers I expected to see starting around now... Things are on track.

Rams?