https://alaskapacificblob.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/dramatic-changes-in-recent-weeks/
The contrast between a strongly positive PDO phase and now strongly negative NPM phase is quite remarkable. Looking at past years in which this combination was observed during winter, it is typical to see a stronger than usual Aleutian Low and a strong ridge over the western half of Canada.
Unfortunately for snow-lovers, this pattern is a distinctly dry one for interior Alaska and a distinctly warm one for southern and southeastern Alaska. Of course, there's no guarantee that the North Pacific temperatures will remain in this pattern for the next 3 months, but I wouldn't want to bet against it.
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