Snow-packing nor'easter heads to New Brunswick

Brace yourselves New Brunswick is gettinganother blast of winter.

Anor'easter is expected to slam into the Atlantic provinces, settling into the Bay ofFundy onThursday.

Claude Ct, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the province can expect a mixture of snow, rain and strong northeasterly winds later in the week.

The strongestwind gusts could reach 50 to 70km/h in places, he said.

Southern New Brunswickcan expect between 10 and 15 centimetresof snow and 25 to 35 millimetresof rain.

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The line where rain is expected to transition into snow is believed to beincentral New Brunswick.

Ct said central New Brunswick can expect between 20 and30 cm of snow and 5 to 10 mm of rain.

Ctsaid the system is expected to develop on Wednesday morning off the coast of North and South Carolinaand intensify as it gets closer to the Bay of Fundy.

"It's always challenging right nowbecause the system has not developed yet," he said.

The storm is expected to last all day,ending late Thursdaynight, he said.

On Wednesday, the province can also expect a band of snow "well ahead of the system."

This isn't the firstnor'easterto pass through Atlantic Canada this month.

"We had onenor'easterthat went by over the weekend [and]impacted Nova Scotia but mostly the eastern United States," he said. "It looks like this one has to track a bit further north."

More where that came from

A freezing drizzle warning has been in effect for parts of the province on Monday into Tuesday, where amoist northeasterly flowis likely to persist.

The advisory has been issued for the Acadian Peninsula, Bathurst and Chaleur Region, Campbellton and Restigouche County and the Miramichi area.

"Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery," the weather agency said. "Take extra care when walking or driving in affected areas."