Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
April 25, 2025
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Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE.
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT -5
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
356 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
ANZ453>455-252100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0058.250426T0400Z-250427T2200Z/
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-
356 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
3 to 6 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 midnight tonight to 6 PM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of fog development possible tonight
through Saturday morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Marine Weather
ANZ400-260000-
702 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A warm front will lift north across the Mid Atlantic this
evening followed by a cold front on Saturday. High pressure will
build in behind the low pressure system for Sunday and then
persist through much of next week.
ANZ454-260000-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
TONIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of showers after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
SAT
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Areas of fog in the morning. Showers likely in the morning, then
showers likely with scattered tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the morning.
SAT NIGHT
W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely with scattered
tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
SUN
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
MON
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
MON NIGHT
SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
TUE
SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
TUE NIGHT
SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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