Port Update
Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay
December 25, 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
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1216 AM EST Thu Dec 25 2025
ANZ453>455-252200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0129.251225T1500Z-251226T1800Z/
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-
1216 AM EST Thu Dec 25 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
EST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...West to north-northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt and seas 3 to 5 ft expected.
* WHERE...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 and Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island
DE out 20 nm.
* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 1 PM EST Friday.
* 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
ANZ400-252200-
402 AM EST Thu Dec 25 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A weak clipper system will track through the area on Christmas
Day. High pressure will build again briefly into Friday
morning. A low pressure system will bring widespread wintry
precipitation to the region late Friday into early Saturday.
Another system will impact the region late Sunday. Cold and dry
high pressure will build and persist through Tuesday. Another
weak clipper system is possible next Wednesday.
ANZ454-252200- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 AM EST Thu Dec 25 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, then becoming NW late. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of rain late this morning. A slight chance of rain early
this afternoon.
TONIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
FRI
NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and
E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow, rain and sleet in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
FRI NIGHT
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, sleet and
snow in the evening, then rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the evening.
SAT
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain.
SAT NIGHT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
SUN
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
SUN NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
MON
SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain.
MON NIGHT
NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
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