It's the area between the wcb and mid level banding, which kind of stays in the same place due to the fact that it is booking east so fast it counteracts the normal rotation of the banding we usually see. So it's real...but as I think Ray mentioned, if the mid levels hang on and the CCB can get going out east, that could save areas along the east coast.
At least that's my interpretation, I'm not a meteorologist but I did stay at a Motel 8 once in college.