if we got even half the fantasy storms models showed 150hrs out for our area we'd have snowfall totals similar to buffalo. we will likely find a way to screw it up.
agree. we have seen so many times the past few years to take these clown maps with a grain of salt. expect mainly sleet and rain and then any snow you get will be a bonus. i don't care if every ensemble shows 12"+ (see RDU in Jan 2017), I won't expect a thing until snow is actually falling and accumulating. nam should be able to sniff out the transition zones and problem areas around 36-48hrs out.
center tightening up and convection firing around the center now that she is over the gulf stream, several models showed strengthening as it approached the coast and took the left turn.
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/sat/satlooper.php?region=06L&product=ir
agree, western eyewall looks really good now, recon about to head thru it too, lets see how the winds have responded.
https://weather.us/satellite/692-w-301-n/top-alert-superhd-1min/20180912-1243z.html
fv3 has shifted sw significantly the past 3 runs, comings towards the EPS solutions of a myrtle landfall. i think we see the eps score a coup here as models continue to converge on myrtle over the next 72hrs.