Overview
- The nor'easter made its closest pass to New England on Wednesday, producing a mostly glancing impact with the strongest gusts and marine hazards focused on Cape Cod, the Islands and Southeast Massachusetts.
- Local forecasts call for northeast wind gusts around 30–45 mph on the Cape and Islands and hazardous marine conditions including very rough surf, persistent rip currents and increased beach erosion.
- Showers and steadier rain were limited to the Cape and Islands overnight into Thursday while inland and northwest areas of southern New England remained largely dry.
- The National Hurricane Center gives the offshore low about a 40% short-term chance of briefly becoming subtropical, a designation that would not change the local impacts the system is already producing.
- Forecasters say a related surge of moisture will move into South Florida late this week and into the weekend with periods of heavy rain, northeast gusts and possible minor to moderate coastal flooding timed with king tides.