Port Update
Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay
November 17, 2025
Notices
Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE & Baltimore, MD
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT - 5
Gale Warning
Gale Warning
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
316 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
ANZ450>455-172300-
/O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-251117T2300Z/
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-
16 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas
3 to 6 ft.
* WHERE...Portions of Atlantic coastal waters.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening.
* 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
ANZ400-172300-
549 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Strong low pressure will slowly move across the Canadian Maritimes
today and tonight. The center of high pressure slides mostly by to
our south by later Tuesday, then weak low pressure tracks eastward
from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday into Wednesday. A
warm front lifts north across our region later Thursday night and
Friday, followed by a weak cold front Friday night. A secondary cold
front may move through later Saturday followed by high pressure
later Sunday.
ANZ454-172300-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
549 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
W winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
8 seconds.
TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds and
S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Rain.
WED
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
WED NIGHT
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
THU
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
THU NIGHT
SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
FRI
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning.
FRI NIGHT
W winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
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