Coldest Air of the Season Invades the Northeast...Blizzard for Coastal New England this Weekend...

Very low wind chills and strong winds will be present through early next week across the Mid-Atlantic to New England. Wind Chill Advisories, Watches and Warnings are in effect across the region. A coastal storm is forecast to develop into a strong Nor'easter, with heavy snow and blizzard conditions forecast for coastal New England on Sunday. As much as 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected in New York City on Saturday and Saturday night with higher amounts over eastern Long Island.  A total of 8 to 14 inches of snow is expected in Boston.  A High Wind Watch is in effect from northern Virginia to southern Connecticut including the New York City metropolitan area for wind gusts late Saturday night and Sunday as high as 60 mph.  This will produce very low wind chills as low as -10 to -20 F.   A Blizzard Watch is in effect for coastal New England including Boston. Low temperatures by Monday morning will be near -11 in Albany, NY, 1 in New York City, 0 in Philadelphia and -2 in Boston.
The Blizzard Watch statement from the NWS in Taunton, MA:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
101 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND ACROSS THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST COASTLINE OF MASSACHUSETTS...
MAZ006-007-015-016-019-022-024-140215-
/O.CON.KBOX.BZ.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0000Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...
QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET
101 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS.
* HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...
 POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES.
* TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
  MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE PROBLEMS
  FOR UNCLEARED ROOFS.
* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED TO ALTER
ANY TRAVEL PLANS.George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.