Yes. ICON is a slop fest. If you want to see maps with the differentiated precip, use https://www.weathernerds.org/models/icon.html.
It shows a long duration of heavy HEAVY mixing
GFS is definitely an improvement. Another better run for the upper levels. The southern stream got out ahead of the wave in the PV. Thats a welcomed thing.
yes it is significantly slower. I think that is why we get the s and e trend. Cause the energy is slower, it never fully phases with the PV and keeps it moving more w to e
I think as i look at it now, its what we were talking about last night. The icon doesn't have the mix on tropical tidbits. I think the map that i posted early, even though it looks tasty, is probably a lot of ice