From GSP
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 900 PM EST Friday: As noted earlier, it`s taking a bit
longer for the column to saturate, so reduced pops again through the
late evening and early overnight, but increased pops in the morning
as even with light precip, the actual pops will be high. Just for
quality control, did re-run snow/ice accums, but changes are very
minimal. With this update, however, opted to issue a Winter Storm
Watch for the southern tier of counties. Confidence certainly not
high enough to go warning or advisory, and because they`ll be warmer
it looks like onset time will be later anyway, so didn`t start the
watch till 06z Sun. 18z guidance is once again trending colder at
the surface...FV3 is crazy with snowfall totals and NAM is just nuts
with ice. Certainly seems that *something* could happen in those
southern counties, even if the watch "only" transitions to an
advisory (and for the record, going from a watch to an advisory IS
an upgrade, because it`s a measure of confidence...for the policy
geeks out there the VTEC even has .UPG in it). Also, it`s possible
that accums in the area already in warnings may need to be bumped
up, but feel it more prudent to let the midnight shift take a look
at 00z models before going out with the final pre-storm forecast
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