Port Update
Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay
October 03, 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
549 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
ANZ454-455-032200-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-251003T2200Z/
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-
549 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Seas 3 to 6 ft.
* 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...Until 6 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Marine Weather
ANZ400-032200-
540 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure across the Northeast remains in control through
the weekend and into early next week. A slightly more unsettled
pattern may begin to take shape entering mid-week, with a cold
front approaching from the west.
ANZ454-032200- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
540 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
TONIGHT
S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT
W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 12 seconds.
SUN
W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 14 seconds.
MON
S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
MON NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
TUE
S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
TUE NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
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