Major Winter Storm for the New York City Metro Area and Coastal New England Saturday and Sunday...Wind Gusts to 75 mph, Up to 2 Feet of Snow, Blizzard Conditions Along the Coast...

A fast moving and "bombing" area of low pressure will produce the strongest winter storm of the season for the Northeast. A bomb low pressure system is one that drops in pressure by 24 mb or more in 24 hours.  This storm may drop as much as 40 mb as it rapidly intensifies east of Long Island on Saturday. The heaviest snow will fall along the coast and eastern Long Island and into Boston. Locally as much as two feet of snow will fall in these areas. The city is expected to receive 6 to 12 inches, the Jersey Shore 12 to 18 inches and eastern Long Island 18 to 24 inches.  This storm was hinted at by the American GFS model about 10 days ago.  The storm is a fast mover and the snow will end in the NYC metro area by early Saturday evening.  Temperatures will be cold and there will be blowing and drifting of snow that will produce whiteout conditions.  Power outages are also a possibility, travel will become impossible. Blizzard Warnings are in effect for the Jersey Shore and eastern Long Island. Two feet or more of snow is forecast for Boston and Cape.  Be safe everyone.   

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.