I don't get the early recurve scenario - with most major guidance (ex the 6z GFS) showing a sig northern component returning to Nicole's trajectory while the UL trough axis is still over the Rockies.
6z GFS makes the most sense to me (by far). But still think it's slightly too far north across Florida. I don't think we see any notable latitude gains until Nicole is in the Gulf.
The whole scenario is evolving for a more impactful evolution-- a second landfall, then up the eastern apps into New England, as it phases and becomes extratropical, begins deepening.