Port Update
Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay
March 19, 2026
Notices
Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE & Baltimore, MD
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT - 4
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Marine Weather
ANZ400-200000-
730 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Weak high pressure will maintain its hold on the area through
Thursday. A system quickly crosses our area Friday night into
Saturday, then a cold front moves through later Sunday into Sunday
night. High pressure builds in for the early to middle part of next
week.
ANZ454-200000-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
730 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
TODAY
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
TONIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
SAT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely in the
morning.
SAT NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
SUN NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
MON
W winds around 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
MON NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
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