The same low pressure system that brought snow to New Jersey on the 29th intensified rapidly as it moved northeast overnight and reached Nova Scotia on the morning of the 30th. At 7 a.m. EST the surface pressure had dropped to 964 millibars. The northwest circulation between the intense low pressure system and the approaching high pressure system in the lower Tennessee Valley produced strong winds across New Jersey during the day on the 30th.   Peak wind gusts averaged 45 to 50 mph inland and 50 to 55 mph along the coast and knocked down shallow rooted trees, weak tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages. The strong winds also forced the cancellation of four departures of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry. Most of the peak wind gusts occurred during the afternoon. Peak wind gusts included 55 mph in Cape May (Cape May County), 53 mph in Tuckerton and Seaside Heights (Ocean County), 52 mph in Barnegat (Ocean County) and West Cape May (Cape May County), 50 mph in Sea Girt (Monmouth County), 49 mph in Eatontown (Monmouth County), 47 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport, 46 mph in Ancora (Camden County) and Hamilton (Mercer County) and 44 mph in Millville (Cumberland County). The combination of the end of the intensification process of the low pressure system and the movement of the high pressure system closer to the state (and the low pressure system farther away) caused the strong winds to cease the afternoon of the 30th.

Strong Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 46.00 MG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 46.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Strong Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (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 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 MG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Strong Wind in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 12:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 12:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 12:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 12:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 12:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 12:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 12:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 30-DEC-12 09:00:00 to 30-DEC-12 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet