The name....been meaning to change that forever, the unfortunate nickname through school, (Shank is the actual last name).
That trough has been getting more impressive with time. Hopefully this isn't another year of brutal cold and dry airmasses that last for 2-3 days, followed up by warmth and inches of rain....GEFS have had a trough in the west/ridge in the east pattern, but some blocking over top even into Alaska, better than the pig at least...