Port Update

Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay

January 23, 2024

Notices

Moran Shipping Agencies in Port Philadelphia / Wilmington, De.  
 
Port MARSEC Level 1
 
Local Time – GMT -5

Draft information
37’ - 40’ outbound from Packer Avenue including Beckett Street 
- Use reference station Philadelphia. 
- Vessels may sail 3 hours before low water and up until 1.5 hours after low water at Philadelphia. 
37’ - 40’ outbound from Paulsboro
- Please use reference station Marcus Hook. 
- Vessels may sail from Paulsboro 1 hour before low water up until 3 hours after low water at Marcus Hook. 
37’ - 40’ outbound from Marcus Hook (anchorage or berth)
- Please use reference station Marcus Hook.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Marine Weather
 
ANZ400-240100-
702 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2024
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A series of low pressure systems will bring a moderating but
unsettled pattern through the remainder of the week starting
today. High pressure should briefly return Saturday before
another low pressure system likely affects the area Sunday.
 
 $$
 
 
 
 
 ANZ454-240100-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2024
 
 
TODAY
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late.
Seas around 2 ft. SW swell around 2 ft at 4 seconds.
 
TONIGHT
S winds around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. Occasional light rain after
midnight.
 
WED
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Occasional
light rain.
 
WED NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 4 seconds. Occasional rain,
mainly in the evening.
 
THU
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 5 seconds. Rain.
 
THU NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 3 to
5 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight.
 
FRI
SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the
morning.
 
SAT
N winds around 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance
of rain in the afternoon. Rain through the night.

 
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