The weeklies change more than a politician. I have seen this song and dance many times. Delaying the pattern change or diminishing it. Here we go again.
I don't think it will be as warm and it will be better than last winter. We probably have 2 or 3 shots of decent snow in the foothills with gulf lows/miller b CAD systems. I think late Jan-February will be the best timeframe with Nino climo.
With that being said, I think the Pacific could royally screw us again if it keeps screaming. December will likely not have any big threats due to the Pacific and general lack of cold air in North America.
Any word on what started them? They are pretty close to each other.. Hopefully not arson. Thankfully the rain over the next few days should take care of them because next week will be windy, dry, and cold