Blizzard for Portions of Coastal New England and the Canadian Maritimes Tonight...

For the past week, models have consistently indicated that a very strong will form off the coast of the Southeast and then track northeastward to a position southeast of lat./long. 40/70. As a result, the heaviest snow will fall over Nantucket and Cape Cod with blizzard conditions expected tonight.  A Blizzard Warning has been issued for blinding snow, drifting and wind gusts to 60 mph. The storm will pound the Canadian maritimes late tonight and Wednesday.  Two to 4 inches of snow is forecast for Long Island, Southern New Jersey with less than 1 inch for New York City. 
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.