8:16pm cold conditions prevail over much of the country as an arctic flow makes its presences evident in the continental United States. Currently over the Northeast we are dealing with a weak low pressure system that has originated over central Canada. This system will be moving over the Great Lakes this evening and is responsible for enhancing some of the Lake Effect Snow we've been dealing with around the city of Buffalo were accumulations have ranged between 4-8 inches since January 1. The Lake Effect Snow should become more disorganized as we progress through Wednesday as this weak clipper system moves away from the region. Behind this system, another shot of arctic air will reinforce the cold air mass that is already in place. Later this week, another weak clipper system will move into the Northeast once again initiating some Lake Enhanced Snow showers on Thursday and Friday. This same low pressure system will move off the Mid-Atlantic coast on Friday; there will be a chance for this system to morph in to another coastal storm. This developing system could gather energy from the Atlantic Ocean and intensify. I have been monitoring this situations for a few days and it seems as if forecast models agree that there will be a potential snow storm to affect portions of the Northeast Friday and Saturday. As per the current computer model data, I think this potential storm system will produce accumulating snow from New York City northward along the coast. Right now I don't think that this will be a Blockbuster type snow storm in New York City like we saw during the Christmas weekend blizzard; if this storm materializes the heaviest snow should generally stay to the east of the big apple and confined to Long Island, Connecticut and southern New England. However, this storm is still days away and a slight deviation in the projected track and intensity will mean the difference between a snowless weekend and a mammoth snow storm of similar proportions to the Christmas weekend Nor'easter.
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