Port Update
Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay
November 04, 2025
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Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE & Baltimore, MD
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT - 5
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
610 AM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
ANZ450>455-042100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-251104T2300Z/
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
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-
610 AM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 3 to 6 ft.
* WHERE...Portions of Atlantic coastal waters.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST 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
401 AM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure returns for today and tomorrow before another cold front moves through Wednesday night. High pressure builds back in for Thursday and Friday ahead of a sequence of quick- moving low pressure systems that impact the region over the weekend and into early next week.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds
WED
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 5 seconds.
WED NIGHT
SW winds around 25 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 5 seconds.
THU
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI
S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT
SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
SAT
SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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