Buoy off the Coast of Maine Records 118 MPH Wind Gust in Nor'easter Dennis Mersereau · 03/26/14 03:04PM Buoy 44027, located about 20 miles off the coast of Jonesport, Maine, is recording incredible gusts of wind as the nor'easter passes to its southeast this afternoon, clocking not one but two wind gusts at a staggering 103 knots, or 118.5 MPH.