Model Diagnostic Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 238 PM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018 Valid Sep 14/1200 UTC thru Sep 18/0000 UTC ...See NOUS42 KWNO (ADMNFD) for the status of the upper air ingest... 12z Model preferences with confidence intervals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any NAM/GFS initialization errors present do not seem to degrade their short range forecasts. Lower 48 & Vicinity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The guidance shows good agreement with these systems, including Florence. A compromise/blend of the 12z GFS, 12z NAM, 12z Canadian, 12z UKMET, and 12z ECMWF is advised with above average confidence. See NHC advisories/discussions for the latest forecast track and thoughts concerning Florence. Model trends at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/model2.shtml 500 mb forecasts at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/h5pref/h5pref.shtml Roth