Yeah the pattern actually gets a lot better after our next storm. In fact the current pattern ain't that great, there's way too much troughiness out west (no wonder we're mixing)
Kind of a miracle if we do get 8-10"+ amounts out of it
The ridge placement out west for this storm wasn't ideal. MJO wasn't ideal either. There's a reason why big snowstorms are a rare commodity here especially in the CC era.
Good news is pattern actually gets better after this storm. Better PNA and more favorable MJO
I hope Nam is wrong because this will be a nasty ice event here. Surface temps aren't budging away from the coast and will probably verify colder than models show.
Once it gets under 48hrs we'll pay attention. Even so it still has the 6-8" front end dump before any changeover. That's pretty much the floor with this.