Nor’easter to bring heavy rain and high winds to area

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Nor'easter

A Nor’easter storm developing off the coast is set to bring drenching rains and heavy winds to New Jersey starting Thursday night and continuing through Friday.

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch from 7 a.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday with gusts now expected to top 60 mph, according to the latest update Thursday morning.

“Winds will be one of the biggest impacts of this storm,” the National Weather Service said in its morning forecast discussion. “Widespread gusts 50-60 mph should be expected during the height of the winds (late Friday morning to Friday evening), with gusts above 60 mph likely near the coast.”

Downed trees and power outages should be expected.

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