Now this is quite the ensemble mean. More than half the members in the low 970s/960s.
EDIT: Think that's the first time I've seen such a deep mean at this range. If there was any doubt that there was big league potential with this one
Also has a really bizarre (relative to other guidance especially) evolution of the weekend system. Super far NW and a much more anemic looking cold sector. Still gets into the mid 970s however.
Idk that eye has cleared out considerably and cloud tops have continued to cool. Interested to see what the plane finds here shortly.
Has a shot at cat 3 over the next 24 hours or so imo.
This is far from the worst offender (probably not even top 10) but there's a clear difference in threads that involve the northeast and those that do not .