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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said at a televised press conference that Hurricane Sandy will make landfall in New Jersey and is expected to come ashore between Atlantic City and Toms River.

Christie made the announcement on Sunday at 2 p.m.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 8 am Monday to 9 am EDT Tuesday.

The National Weather Service says that winds will come from the northeast to north at 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 60 to to 75 mph anticipated Monday and early Monday night. Shifting winds may still gust to 55 mph Tuesday morning before diminishing later in the day. The potential for local wind gusts to 75 mph, is mainly along the coasts of New Jersey and Delaware.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that wherever the storm comes ashore, there will be 10 inches of rain and extreme storm surges. Up to 2 feet of snow should fall on West Virginia, with lighter snow in parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania.

"It's looking like a very serious storm that could be historic," said Jeff Masters, meteorology director of the forecasting service Weather Underground.

—ANDREW LAGOMARSINO, NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM