Verbatim, the GFS has a much more significant system the second time around. Some really strong winds and a ton of rain (it also coincides with the full moon). It's in fantasy range though, I can barely get it right 24 hours out.
GFS and CMC also have this meandering around all week but way further south than the ICON. With a stout blocking pattern, it would make sense that it'll hang around somewhere.
Cape Hatteras is gusting to 31
Beaufort Smith Field (KMRH) now gusting to 33 mph as well and Cherry Point to 37. Should pick up later this afternoon.
Aso, Buoy off the coast of Carolina gusting to 62 mph.
Almost every model now takes it from about 1010 mb at initiation to sub 1000 mb tomorrow at noon or so. It'll be interesting to see if it becomes vertically stacked overnight.
Depending on how strong invest 99L gets, there can be some decent winds along the coast as there's a pretty tight pressure gradient between the LP and strong high to the north-northeast.
High SRH values and backed flow. In general, the eastern part of any significant low pressure system has the highest probabilities for severe weather (that's obviously broad-brushing it a bit, but you get the idea).
Winds in Nova Scotia so far look decent but not overly impressive (topping out at about 65-70 mph from what I've seen so far). Surge might be a different issue.
Time will tell. Model skill only increases as the event draws closer, and you'd need a pretty significant shift to get a truly impactful event.
I was contemplating a trip to eastern Massachusetts but it's probably not worth it at this point.