Marine High Wind — Cape Cod Bay, Atlantic North

2023-01-26 · near Manomet Point, Cape Cod Bay, Atlantic North

Event narrative

At 339 AM EST, a Weatherflow mesonet site along Scusset Beach recorded a wind gust to 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

A southerly low-level jet ahead of an approaching cold front moved across southeastern New England shortly after midnight on January 26th. A low pressure system tracked northeast along the front from roughly Philadelphia to Boston during the overnight hours, producing some light snow inland but 1 to 2.5 inches of rain and strong/high wind in Rhode Island, southeast Massachusetts, and the adjacent coastal waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1070819. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.