Didn't think there was going to be an ERC today, dry air is inhibiting the ability of the core to expand at this time, and the core usually expands prior to an ERC.
The ADT numbers have leveled off the last few hour,s so the intensification may have plateaued for now. Hurricane models did show some brief dry air intrusions over the course of the day.
Some regression to the mean kicking in. Givin the history of these kinds of events its never a good idea to completely buy into the south trend. The furthest south model run within 48hrs of the storm is much more likely to end up the laughing stock than it is to actually verify.