Rapid analysis of the status of tropical forcing this afternoon: I continue to believe that alterations remain positive going forward. Westerly wind burst now progged near the dateline courtesy of the eastward propagating tropical wave, and with the MJO low-orbit, likely to continue into phase 7, then halt motion there, we should see an increase in Nino-esque long-wave pattern, theoretically.   Tropically induced FT will increase, torques should remain positive, as should AAM con