This really should make anyone think twice about any pattern flip mid month. I saw this yesterday but kept my mouth shut. Didnt want to ruin the party. A solid run at phase 4 around the 15th never supported what models showed yesterday. And sure enough they flipped back overnight to a more likely scenario giving the MJO forecast. Hopefully I'm wrong and other factors can take over, but I'm not betting on it. That little loop trying to hang out in 2 or 3 is not doing us any favors. I wish it would just step on the gas and get the inevitable pass through 4,5 and 6 over with. It's going to take until Feb to get to good phases. And by then it'll probably collapse into the COD or loop back to 4 knowing our luck.