Port Update
Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay
September 30, 2025
Notices
Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE & Baltimore, MD
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT - 4
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
157 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
ANZ454-455-302000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-250930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0023.250930T2200Z-251001T2200Z/
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
157 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25
kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft. For the Gale
Warning, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt
and seas 7 to 10 ft expected.
* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE
out 20 nm and Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick
Island DE out 20 nm.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM EDT this
evening. For the Gale Warning, from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM
EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for hazardous conditions.
Gale Warning
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
157 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
ANZ454-455-302000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-250930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0023.250930T2200Z-251001T2200Z/
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
157 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25
kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft. For the Gale
Warning, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt
and seas 7 to 10 ft expected.
* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE
out 20 nm and Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick
Island DE out 20 nm.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM EDT this
evening. For the Gale Warning, from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM
EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for hazardous conditions.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Marine Weather
ANZ400-302100-
401 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure over the area departs later today. A cold front
moves through the region tonight, and then broad high pressure
builds down from eastern Canada through the weekend. Several
tropical systems over the western Atlantic ocean will remain
away from the Mid- Atlantic coast.
ANZ454-302100 Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON
TODAY
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 15 seconds and E 4 ft at 5 seconds.
TONIGHT
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 6 ft at 15 seconds,
becoming E 9 ft at 7 seconds and SE 7 ft at 15 seconds.
WED
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NE
10 ft at 8 seconds and SE 10 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to around 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at
11 seconds.
THU
NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 11 seconds.
THU NIGHT
E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: E 8 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
FRI NIGHT
SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
SAT
W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
SAT NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
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