The word of the day is
BOMBOGENESIS 
What a bunch of NERD
IRST OF ALL...WE HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MOST OF OUR
COUNTY WARNING AREA. OUR FORECASTED QPF AMOUNTS ARE ON THE ORDER OF
0.7 INCHES ACROSS SW NH INTO NW MA...UP TO 1-1.25 INCHES ACROSS
EASTERN AND CENTRAL MA...RI AND E CT. VERY DYNAMIC SYSTEM AS THE LOW
UNDERGOES BOMBOGENESIS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME SLANTWISE VORTICITY THAT COULD
CAUSE SOME THUNDER SNOW AS WELL. PLUS...WILL LIKELY SEE SNOW BANDING
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL. EXCELLENT DENDRITIC GROWTH IN PLACE
WITH VERY STRONG LIFT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. ALL THIS ADDS UP TO
SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL FOR A GOOD MAJORITY OF THE REGION. HAVE ISSUED
OUR FIRST EARLY FORECAST FOR SNOW AMOUNTS ON OUR WEBSITE. WITH
INCREASING NE WINDS OVERNIGHT...EXPECT TEMPS ON THE OUTER CAPE AND
NANTUCKET TO BE MARGINAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...SO EXPECT LOWER
AMOUNTS THERE. OTHERWISE...IT DOES LOOK LIKE EVEN THE LOWER CAPE AND
OTHER ISLANDS WILL RECEIVE WARNING LEVEL SNOWFALL THOUGH NOT QUITE
AS MUCH AS INLAND AREAS. AS OUR FIRST THOUGHTS...WE THINK THAT ABOUT
8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS ON THE OUTER
CAPE AND NANTUCKET. THIS CAN AND WILL LIKELY CHANGE AS WE GET CLOSER
TO THE EVENT.
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Originally Posted by Pete_G
I always like to take a look at the forecast discussion. A little more work to read through then a basic 5 day forecast but usually you'll get their best guess at what's coming and usually some honesty about how confident they are feeling in the current models and how tricky the overall forecast is.
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