With the low set to track over the middle of Nova Scotia, the winter weather story will be confined to New Brunswick and P.E.I.

A northeasterly wind off the Gulf of St. Lawrence will take a chunk out of accumulations for P.E.I. and eastern New Brunswick shores, with less than 5 and 10 cm expected, respectively. Higher amounts will be inland in New Brunswick, where 10-20 cm is possible in some locales.

Cold air and high precipitation rates should be sufficient to keep the snowfall for the majority of the time for the Highway 2 corridor including Moncton, Fredericton, Woodstock and Grand Falls, N.B.

Rain is expected for the Avalon Peninsula, a mix for central areas, and snow is anticipated for western N.L, although not as much moisture will make it to the island.

From Thursday night until Friday morning, there will be 70-90 km/h periodic wind gusts along the shorelines of the Maritime provinces.

Strongest gusts will be saved for the southern shore of Newfoundland, with winds reaching 80-100 km/h from the southern Avalon Peninsula to Port aux Basques, N.L.