Major nor'easter- in Jersey

The storm has gathered strength again off the coast of New Jersey, and has started to drift west.  It will produce heavy rainfall and wind gusts to around 55 MPH or so along the New Jersey and Maryland coast. Then the storm will be pushed by a SW flow towards Nantucket, but at the same time be falling apart by early Saturday. Expect some showers and wind here, but not a huge storm. 

Local alerts/news: High surf advisory in effect from 10AM to 8PM  tomorrow for the islands. Rip currents can be expected. Be sure to stay out of the water along the south coast. There was frost  in parts of New Hampshire (NH), Maine (ME), and Vermont (VT) last night. Locally, temps dropped to 39 in Norwood, MA last night, and 42 in Taunton and Bedford. In JP (Jamaica Plain) temps dropped to 50. 

Boston area forecast: 

Tonight: Clouds coming in, low 54 in Boston, and 50 in suburbs. NE wind 10-15 MPH. 

Friday: Becoming cloudy and breezy. Showers arrive on the cape and SW New England  by mid morning, then push into Boston around 3PM. Cool. High 64. NE winds 15-20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH in Boston, and 35 MPH on cape. 

Friday night: Showers likely. Low 56. NE wind 15-20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH in the evening, decreasing to around 15 MPH after midnight  

Saturday: Cloudy, breezy, and cool with some showers and mist around. High 64. NE wind 10-20 MPH. 

Saturday night: Clearing is expected after midnight, low dropping to 56.