Port Update
Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay
December 02, 2025
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Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE & Baltimore, MD
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT - 5
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
322 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025
ANZ450>455-022130-
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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-
322 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 4 to 7 ft expected.
* WHERE...Portions of Atlantic coastal waters.
* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 1 PM EST Wednesday.
* 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
ANZ400-022200-
401 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure over portions of the Mid-Atlantic and New England
will retreat northeastward away from the region tonight. Low
pressure will develop over the Southeast tonight before tracking
northeast towards our area Tuesday into Tuesday night, bringing
widespread precipitation to the area. High pressure and below
normal temperatures return for the middle of the week. Another
cold front will track through the region Thursday night, with
high pressure building back in thereafter. Another system may
impact the region Friday night into the weekend, before high
pressure builds back in for early next week.
ANZ454-022200-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE early this afternoon,
then becoming NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Rain until late afternoon,
then rain likely late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this afternoon.
TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
WED
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE
3 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
5 seconds.
WED NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
THU
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 10 seconds.
FRI
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
FRI NIGHT
SE winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
SAT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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