Winter Storm Watch Issued for all but SE lower Michigan

UPDATE: This watch has been expanded to include all counties in lower Michigan except for the Thumb and SE Michigan.

Text of the watch:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
329 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016

...CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE TRI CITIES...

MIZ047-048-053-090930-
/O.NEW.KDTX.WS.A.0001.160110T0000Z-160110T1700Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW
329 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

 * THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A SHARP CUT OFF BETWEEN HEAVY SNOW AND
   RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW EARLY
   SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE
   THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL.

 * MUCH COLDER AIR WILL THEN ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
   WILL FALL INTO THE 20S UNDER NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH.
   WINDS WILL THEN TURN NORTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...GUSTING UP
   TO 30 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE
   DIGITS.

IMPACTS...

 * TRAVEL MAY BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLICK
   ROADS.

 * THE SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT MAY BE QUITE HEAVY...LEADING TO
   SOME POSSIBLE MINOR TREE DAMAGE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
   SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
   THE LATEST FORECASTS.