If we smoke subsidence, someone will point out how the models hinted at it. If we get nailed with deformation delight, someone will say models hinted at that too.Doesn't really matter...18" is about our floor in this. And that's f***ing sick.
Look at the h5 ridge out west on the GFS. Despite the change in the surface depiction out east, the ridge has gotten sharper each run since 6z...and at 18z it's still not quite as sharp as the Euro was at 12z.