Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
May 13, 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
256 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025
ANZ451>455-132200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.SC.Y.0064.250513T2100Z-250514T2200Z/
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-
256 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 5 to 8 ft expected.
* WHERE...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 and Coastal waters from Cape
Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm.
* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 6 PM EDT 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
ANZ400-140000-
702 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
An area of low pressure enters the region for 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.
ANZ454-140000-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog early this morning. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this
morning.
TONIGHT
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SE 7 ft at
8 seconds. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
WED
SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the morning.
Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 6 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
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
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
THU NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
SAT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
SAT NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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