A coastal storm that could become the season’s first Nor’easter is moving up the East Coast this weekend, potentially affecting areas from Florida to Massachusetts.

Forecasters say its strength and exact path will determine how severe the impacts are in New York. Coastal communities from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic could face higher tides, strong northeast winds and beach erosion — especially if the storm tracks closer to the shore.

"The main concern continues to be with the potential of a strong coastal low Sunday into early next week," according to the National Weather Service office in New York. "There is still a large amount of uncertainty with impacts which are dependent on the exact track and intensity of a deepening low pressure Saturday night into Sunday near the Carolina

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