BOSTON (NEWSnet/AP) — Residents throughout the eastern U.S. are preparing snow-blowers in preparation for a mix of precipitation from a storm system expected to bring snow, freezing rain and ice bears down on the region.

The system is expected to pass through the northeastern coastline throughout the weekend, with the heaviest snowfall expected in Pennsylvania, parts of Hudson Valley and portions of New England.

Winter storm warnings and watches are in effect throughout the Northeast.

In Massachusetts and portions of Rhode Island, National Weather Service declared a winter storm warning from 4 p.m. Saturday through 1 a.m. Monday, with snow accumulation of as much as a foot and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

NWS is predicting much the same levels of snow in portions of Maine and New Hampshire with slightly less — three to six inches — in areas of Vermont.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city is preparing for the snowstorm, but does not expect it to be major.

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Greg Carbin, chief meteorologist at National Weather Service, said precipitation in the form or rain or snow is expected to overspread the Mid-Atlantic region Saturday and develop across areas of Pennsylvania and upstate New Jersey and before spreading across parts of New York and New England throughout the night.

National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said six to 12 inches of snow could fall in the southern Pocono mountains and northern New Jersey, with smaller snow and sleet totals changing to rain in other areas that could cause some flooding. Forecasters also warned of hazardous marine conditions Saturday night with gale-force wind gusts and 6-foot to 10-foot seas and minor coastal or tidal flooding.

Forecasters also warned of another storm Tuesday into Wednesday that could bring several inches of rain and some flooding.

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