I think that's clearly becoming our path to victory. All southern stream. Weaker but not too weak. 8 to 10 hours of WAA thump.
Hopefully a moderate 4 to 8 " storm.
Hard to trust any model evolution currently. I like the 18z better but it was am odd evolution compared to 12z.
Weaker system, smaller area of precip but more QPF in a good spot for us
Option 1 I would think is safer but with less upside.
I know your moose hunting but I would gladly take a squirl , fox or anything in between.
Edit: @psuhoffman can you explain why our qpf increased even with the system being weaker?
When we were getting those bigger snow totals the north movement of the storm stops and it pulled away slowly towards the east .
PA and north gets a longer storm now.
It's going to be a close call for northern areas. 6z Euro control and 12z Gfs runs the rain/ snow line pretty darn close to the M/D line.
Doesn't mean it's correct but with the latest trends you may need to be in central PA to feel secure with this set up.