Steered northwestward between the upper low and a mid-level ridge to its northeast, Shary's cloud pattern became less distorted as it continued to separate itself from the upper low. Although the center remained partially exposed, convection steadily deepened within the western semicircle over the course of the next morning.[8] However, as the upper low dropped to the south, northerly shear increased over the system, shifting the inner-core convection south of the center.