i’ve noticed that the AIFS can be just as wrong as other models but its shifts are just less violent
for example, it can still move 100-200 miles in a few days, it’ll just do it in small, consistent increments rather than two big jumps
if this was the other way around with the GFS/GEFS only showing something and everything else relatively unenthused, the GFS would be launched to Pluto
that kicker actually helps pump the PNA for a brief time as the trough amps. pretty common before it flattens things, but if the spark is already lit it doesn't matter