As the energy from a powerful storm system slamming the West Coast slides east over the upcoming week, it will become responsible for the next major winter storm for the United States. This time, it looks poised to strike much of the East Coast, bringing a large swath of drenching rain, deep snow and perhaps even a thick glaze of ice for some, according to AccuWeather.

The finer details are still in limbo, but forecasters are growing increasingly confident that a large and highly impactful winter storm will impact the East during the middle part of the upcoming week.

A quick-hitting storm system racing off the East Coast Monday will help to set the stage initially, depositing cold air across much of the East for the early part of the week.

“As upper-level energy moves from the Rockies into the East Monday and Tuesday, an area of low pressure will begin to take shape across the southern Plains and Southeast,” explained AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tyler Roys.

“This storm system will then turn northeastward and track somewhere near the East Coast, tapping into the cold air that will be available to create a winter wonderland for some.”

As the storm shifts farther north, cold air will be more entrenched, and ice will become snow.

“There is the potential for a large swath for at least some accumulating snow all the way from the Ohio Valley and eastern Great Lakes, through the mid-Atlantic and New England,” Roys said.

As the storm intensifies somewhere along the mid-Atlantic or Northeast coast later Wednesday into Thursday, a swath of particularly heavy snow is likely to develop. Strong winds will also develop and could accompany heavy snow creating localized blizzard conditions.

“The swath of heaviest snow and highest snowfall accumulation is dependent on the exact track of the storm, and small changes in where the storm tracks can lead to big changes in the amounts of snowfall for a given location,” Roys explained.

“However, with a track near the mid-Atlantic and New England Coast looking more likely, the probability of the heaviest snow targeting parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England is also increasing.”

“While we continue to monitor trends, residents in the East need to pay close attention to the forecast over the next few days,” Roys warned. “This storm has the potential to be highly disruptive for a large number of people.”

Here’s the latest forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday: Snow, possibly mixing with rain after 2 p.m., then gradually ending. High near 36. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Wednesday: Snow, mainly after 1 p.m. High near 26. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: A chance of snow showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.