I would be surprised if they went Winter Storm Watch. My guess is they will issue a WWA for LSV from noon Wednesday to noon Thursday for up to 1” of sleet/snow and 1 to 2 tenths of an inch of ice .
No doubt the 18z GFS shows the potential for an epic battle the next 2+ weeks with deep cold pressing and a strong ridge off the southeast flexing its early muscles. Regardless what falls from the sky, the QPF looks plentiful to feed the soil .
Will give credit where credit is due. JB was all over the blend of the Kennedy and Reagan inauguration storm analogs and put out his final map yesterday. Overall he did well on this one .