Port Update

Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay

May 12, 2025

Notices

Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE. 
 
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local TimeGMT -5

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Marine Weather
ANZ400-130100-
804 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
 
High pressure remains in control today before moving out tonight.
An area of low pressure enters the region by the middle of the
week and brings unsettled weather to the area. A series of cold
fronts move through on Friday and Saturday, keeping wet weather
in the forecast.
 
 ANZ454-130100--Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
804 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025
 
TODAY
SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 3 seconds.
 
TONIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
 
TUE
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
 
TUE NIGHT
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
 
WED
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE
6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
 
WED NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
 
THU
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
 
THU NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
 
FRI
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers.
 
FRI NIGHT
SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.

Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)  
Please reply to our Group Email Address phl@moranshipping.com on ALL messages to this office.
 
 
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