Met winter is most definitely dead. The AO could hit a new record soon, an absurd +6 or better.
NAO will also be rising and PNA will tank. Only good news is the EPO will drop but that tends to favor the west first.
MJO isn't helpful whatsoever. So given all that I think models will trend stronger with the SE ridging and push the gradient further north. This is a God awful winter pattern and it would be a miracle for it to suddenly reverse heading into March.