An intensifying low pressure system that went through the Middle Atlantic States overnight on the 19th helped produce strong gusty winds from the early morning into the afternoon on the 20th. Peak wind gusts averaged around 45 mph. The strongest wind gusts occurred toward and along the shore.
Peak wind gusts included 50 mph in Cape May Harbor (Cape May County), Barnegat Light(Ocean County) and Keansburg (Monmouth County), 48 mph in Wrightstown (Burlington County), Seaside Heights (Ocean County) and Belmar (Monmouth County), 47 mph in Atlantic City (Atlantic County), 43 mph in Chatham (Morris County) and 41 mph in Trenton (Mercer County) and Millville (Cumberland).
A low pressure system moved northeast from the Tennessee Valley on the morning of the 19th into Eastern Pennsylvania during the evening on the 19th and passed near New York City just past midnight EST on the 20th. The low pressure system intensified as it moved through southern New England on the morning of the 20th and reached Nova Scotia on the evening of the 20th. As a high pressure system from the lower Tennessee Valley built northeast, wind speeds began to diminish late in the afternoon on the 20th.

Strong Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Coast Guard

Strong Wind in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Coast Guard

Strong Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Coast Guard

Strong Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

Strong Wind in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

Strong Wind in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

Strong Wind in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 42.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 20-MAR-08 04:00:00 to 20-MAR-08 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet