Marine Tropical Storm — Manasquan Inlet To Little Egg Inlet Nj Out 20nm, Atlantic North

2025-08-20 to 2025-08-21 · Manasquan Inlet To Little Egg Inlet Nj Out 20nm, Atlantic North

Event narrative

Barnegat Inlet Light had several hours of tropical storm force wind gusts with a peak sustained wind of 33 kt and peak gust of 41 kt. Mesonet stations in Seaside Heights, Long Beach Island, Tuckerton, and Kite Island also measured several hours of tropical storm force wind gusts.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Erin passed about 450 miles south and east of the New Jersey and Delaware coast. The storm had an expansive wind field, and produced tropical storm force gusts for several hours late on August 20th and into August 21st across the coastal waters of New Jersey and Delaware.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1278221. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.