UPDATE 7:45 PM - Friday The NAM and GFS models are still bullish on areas between Washington D.C. and Dover for intense snow banding.
2 to 3 Feet + of snow there is not out of the question.
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UPDATE 4:10 PM - Friday For good tips on how to measure snow...CLICK HERE

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1 to 2 Feet of Snow is on the way...with higher drifts.

My expectation has not changed.

The "start time" and "ending time" of the storm, however, appear to have pushed back a few hours.

As the clouds get thicker and lower, the column of air will grow moist and it will start snowing hard.

High winds with gusts 40 to 50 mph inland, whiteout conditions, coastal flooding and beach erosion are all on the table, as this storm slams the coast.

The National Weather Service has posted numerous Winter Storm Warnings and Blizzard Warnings.

CLICK HERE for the NWS map.

Philly and the I-95 Corridor

REVISED Start Time ?
Around 6 PM Today - dinnertime
(A few hours earlier to the West)

REVISED Ending Time ?
Around 4 PM Saturday
(A bit later for areas South and East)

Saturday morning, February 6th, 2010 - North American Mesoscale (NAM) Model, taken from the 12z run (7AM)
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Courtesy: NCEP

NAM is yielding nearly 1.85 inches of liquid or

18.5 to 23 inches of snow with drifts of 54 inches.



Saturday morning, February 6th, 2010 - Global Forecast System (GFS) Model, taken from the 12z run (7AM)
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Courtesy: NCEP

GFS is yielding nearly 1.45 inches of liquid or

14.5 to 20 inches of snow with drifts of 36 inches.


What I expect is that most areas will receive 12 to 18 inches of snow on average.

Locally higher amounts, however, should be expected.
Throw in a nasty wind and you will get those higher drifts.

CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE to track the radar.

Take note...

Snowfall amounts may be much lower further south and toward the beach. Why ?

Because the ocean temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s.

That means parts of Kent and Sussex Counties in Delaware and parts of Cape May and Atlantic Counties in New Jersey are likely to see some sleet or rain mixed in at times, but you will still get hit with plenty of snow.