To show what @Webberweather53 fully expected would occur with the then much weaker GEFS as regards the SSW, check this out:
GEFS Run from 5 day ago for 6Z on 1/4/21:
Now look at today's 12Z GEFS for 1/4/21 at 6Z:
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Now what about the EPS? Unlike the wildly changed GEFS, steady as a rock with hardly any change vs the run from 5 days ago thus showing how much better a model it is for SSWs!!
EPS from 5 days ago for 6Z on 1/4/21:
Brand new EPS for 1/4/21 at 6Z: I can't see any change!!
GEFS Run from 5 day ago for 6Z on 1/4/21:
Now look at today's 12Z GEFS for 1/4/21 at 6Z:
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Now what about the EPS? Unlike the wildly changed GEFS, steady as a rock with hardly any change vs the run from 5 days ago thus showing how much better a model it is for SSWs!!
EPS from 5 days ago for 6Z on 1/4/21:
Brand new EPS for 1/4/21 at 6Z: I can't see any change!!