Ocean City is on the edge of snowfall forecast zones that call for 10 to 14 inches and 14 to 18 inches.
A coastal storm will bring snow, wind and rain to Ocean City late Sunday night through Tuesday.
The National Weather Service snowfall forecast updated on Sunday evening (still subject to change) now calls for 10 to 18 inches of accumulation in Ocean City on Monday night and Tuesday followed by bitter cold with wind chills dipping into the teens and single digits.
The forecast as recently as Saturday called for only 3 to 4 inches of snow. Forecasters are now suggesting the coastal regions in northern New Jersey could see as much as three feet of snow.
The new storm could be accompanied by tidal flooding Monday night into Tuesday, according to a hazardous weather outlook from the NWS. With the moon cycle about halfway between new and full, the predicted tides at 1:29 a.m. and 1:55 p.m. Tuesday (at the Ninth Street Bridge) are not particularly high. But with sustained northeast winds of 28 to 35 mph gusting to 50 mph, coastal regions may see moderate tidal flooding.
An NOAA tidal prediction (for Atlantic City) suggests a water level at just below 7 feet mean low water. That would fall about 3 or 4 inches below the level reached during a Dec. 9, 2014 nor'easter in Ocean City.
An NOAA prediction that combines predicted tide levels and anticipated storm surge suggests Ocean City will see flooding slightly less severe than that of the recent Dec. 9, 2014 nor'easter.
Residents of flood-prone streets may want to be ready to move vehicles to higher ground.
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The local forecast suggest snow is likely to start after midnight Sunday as the temperature dips to 30 degrees.
Precipitation on Monday likely will turn to rain with a high of 39 degrees, according to the NWS. But the snow is expected to return and accumulate Monday night into Tuesday morning.
A winter storm warning is in effect from noon Monday (Jan. 26) through 6 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 27). Travel conditions are expected to be dangerous.
Temperatures on Tuesday will fall from a high of 28 degrees to a low of 18 degrees as the northeast winds increase.
The sun is expected to return on Wednesday with a high temperature of 30 degrees.
Three days of ocean winds are expected to build surf that could see good conditions when the flags turn offshore on Wednesday.
See National Weather Service briefing on the storm below.
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