Marine High Wind — Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

2020-04-13 · near Newport, Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

Event narrative

At Borden Flats Light at 442 PM EST (542 PM EDT) there was a wind gust of 72 mph. At the Fogland WeatherFlow station a wind gust of 62 mph was reported at 301 PM EST. At Halfway Rock there was a wind gust of 61 mph reported by a WeatherFlow station at 426 PM EST.

Wider weather episode

A powerful low pressure system tracked across the Great Lakes and brought strong

winds to the waters of Southern New England Monday late morning through the evening. A very strong and highly anomalous low level jet brought southerly wind gusts of 60-70 mph ahead of a cold front that moved through Monday evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 877219. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.