If anything, slightly better than 18z thus far. N/S wave diving in a bit faster and the "tail" piece that on some runs is held back sw is dropping in slightly east.
We'd like it more west, but give me those lows there with an h5 closing off over Asheville/Greensboro and I'm taking my chances for a decent event in a lot of spots.
I agree there. The second northern piece seems to provide respite for the Euro vs a different way the GFS has been getting to its final product (which has less of the second piece)
The reason it does the pull depends on the type of tail feature like he mentioned. We also as you've mentioned want the northern piece diving in to have as meridional (N/S) alignment as possible.
@WinterWxLuvrEarlier, when you mentioned this storm changing shape. One of the things i'm maybe starting to take notice wrt to the Euro and NAM even earlier was the evolution and what it could mean for areas further south. Some folks in the other forums speaking of the Euro at 18z closing off h5 earlier and further SW. This can cause that evolution where depending on track of low and tilt on the trough out latitude wins and further north doesn't do as well.
You definitely want the euro doing what it just did at 18z. A noise run is just what we needed. A hold from our best solution is great headed into the 0z suite.
This one has some looks on the recent model runs that are just a few hours sooner on timing and minor changes to bring a big event to a lot more people than current runs are showing. The ingredients and recipe to win is getting clearer.
I consider it a hold from the 18z euro which is nice because it shows a 2-4" for basically everyone and is one of the furthest west with the coastal. Holds out hope we could have jaws music at 0z.
If it comes in quicker and or more potent, thats not bad in this case. We need stuff to help pump heights out in front. If we could alleviate a lot of the "tail" like the 18z NAM did, that would be helpful too.