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Marine High Wind — Fenwick Is De To Chincoteague Va Out 20nm, Atlantic North

2025-10-12 to 2025-10-13 · near (oxb)ocean City Airport, Fenwick Is De To Chincoteague Va Out 20nm, Atlantic North

51 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Strong northeast winds developed due to a coastal low lingering offshore on October 12. The Ocean City (XOCN) mesonet gusted to 40 to 50 knots between 7 AM EST on October 12 and 1:30 AM EST on October 13 with a peak gust of 51 knots at 9:57 PM EST on October 12. Additionally, the Delaware Bay Buoy had a peak gust to 51 knots at 7:30 PM EST on October 12.

Wider weather episode

A coastal low formed off of the Southeast coast on October 11 and slowly tracked north into October 13 before moving offshore. Meanwhile, a strong area of high pressure lingered over the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. This resulted in a prolonged period of strong northeast winds and Storm conditions across the coastal waters on October 12.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1298075. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.