[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Are there any steering currents out there at all, if not won't it just continue it's westerly direction?

Hoping for that for Blam's well being and NO's also!

[nwctwx]

There is a trough coming into the west coast, which will build the ridge over the rockies/western plains. Just downstream from that (N GOM) the weakness between the rockies ridge and Atlantic ridge will allow the storm to slip north. It's not theoretically impossible for it to go more west, but it's highly unlikely.