Friday Morning's Weather Discussion - Potential Nor'easter Looks More Likely and is Now More of a Snow and Wind Concern

I hope everyone reading this has power restored by this weekend because it will start getting progressively colder each day, until Tuesday morning when the lows will reach the upper teens to lower 20’s in most locations.  Unfortunately, the potential Nor’easter is starting to look more likely and it has shifted to more of a snow concern, especially in Northwest New Jersey where as much as 6-12 inches of snow may fall, with 3-6 inches possible in Morris and Northern Passaic Counties, and 1-3 inches in Bergen, Southern Passaic, Essex, Union, and Hudson Counties.  Unfortunately the winds may also gust 25-35mph on Wednesday and early Thursday, with gusts as high as 50mph possible in some locations.  I hope that the trees leaning on the power lines are removed by then.  None of this is yet a certainly, and it is based on the European model, which has the highest degree of accuracy and did the best with Hurricane Sandy by far.  Stay tuned for updates or changes.  I hope that the storm moves further east and misses us, but that is the way it looks right now.