You never know. The models can also be underdoing the low level cold like we saw with past storms. Like Neg NAO stated , this will be a nowcasting event.
Tricky forecast for the NYC area just like it was for the November storm. The earlier the precip comes in the better.
The forecast changes if the models are wrong with the strength of the high and the placement
And Nam now is also cold
The lakes cutter is too far west to cause a big warm-up here like we usually see with lakes cutters.
The high up north is causing CAD in our area which all the models are seeing now.