{"id":5405,"date":"2021-01-28T00:34:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T05:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=5405"},"modified":"2021-01-28T03:34:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T08:34:52","slug":"forecasters-tracking-potentially-large-coastal-winter-storm-early-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2021\/01\/forecasters-tracking-potentially-large-coastal-winter-storm-early-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Forecasters Tracking Potentially Large Coastal Winter Storm Early Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8705\" style=\"width: 782px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-3.22.57-AM.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8705\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8705\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-3.22.57-AM.png\" alt=\"A low pressure system forecast off the coast, Feb. 1, 2021. (Credit: NWS)\" width=\"772\" height=\"522\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A low pressure system forecast off the coast, Feb. 1, 2021. (Credit: NWS)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meteorologists are tracking a potentially lengthy storm that may last from Sunday night into next Tuesday, with the chance to bring snow to the region after a frigid weekend ahead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKkdkG7MXu7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKkdkG7MXu7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKkdkG7MXu7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Steven DiMartino (@nynjpaweather)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The storm will emanate from a low pressure system offshore, meaning the rain-snow line will likely be determined based on how far off the coast the system tracks. As it currently stands, the National Weather Service is calling for a\u00a0chance of rain and snow between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, changing to all snow after 4 p.m. Snow will continue overnight Sunday and last through 10 a.m. Monday before mixing with rain midday. The storm could eventually bring all rain to the Shore area.<\/p>\n<p>Both Monday night and Tuesday carry the risk of either rain or snow, depending on the track of the system. But forecasters were not ready to begin issuing predictions on snow totals \u2013 or even a guarantee that the storm will come at all.<\/p>\n<p>The European forecast model \u201cforecasts tremendous and historic snowfall in the Mid-Atlantic Sunday-Tuesday, but it\u2019s 5-7 days away, so must be treated with some skepticism,\u201d the Capital Weather Gang Twitter page said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Time to talk about the elephant in the room\u2026 today&#39;s European model run. It forecasts tremendous and historic snowfall in the Mid-Atlantic Sunday-Tuesday but \u2026 it&#39;s 5-7 days away, so must be treated with some skepticism. (1\/x) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oGDzeQddMV\">pic.twitter.com\/oGDzeQddMV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capitalweather\/status\/1354157937330151424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The storm will come on the heels of a cold weekend. Though it will be sunny, Friday\u2019s high will reach just 27 degrees, and Saturday will, likewise, be sunny with a high of only 30 degrees. 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