Marine High Wind — Coastal Waters East of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Atlantic North

2023-03-15 · near Race Point Light, Coastal Waters East of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Atlantic North

Event narrative

At 12:10 am on 3/15/23, buoy 44018 reported a wind gust to 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

Strong low pressure meandered just off the southeast coast of New England from late on the 13th to early on the 15th, before moving eastward and farther offshore. In its wake, it produced 2 to 3+ feet in northern and western MA. Lesser amounts of 6-12 were common over interior lower elevations. In eastern CT, RI and eastern MA, a coating to 2 inches were common, as precipitation type was mainly wet snow and rain. The storm did produce onshore wind gusts up to 50 kt over the eastern MA waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1083764. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.