Said essentially the same last night, tho not as eloquently worded as you. Another 2 weeks would be a little bit better for climo. But like you said, antecedent airmass (which also ties in with climo timing) just isnt good here for the lowlands.
But....this cant be a bad signal getting chances in the first week of December. Might be a season with ample tracking situations.
Happy Thanksgiving !