Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
May 20, 2025
Notices
Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE.
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT -5
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Marine Weather
ANZ400-210215-
944 AM EDT Tue May 20 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure centered to our north today will extend into our area.
Low pressure then moves into the upper Ohio Valley tonight into
Wednesday, with a new low pressure system developing off the Mid-
Atlantic coast into Thursday. The low pressure system gradually
moves away Thursday night and Friday, however the upper level energy
lingers nearby through most of the holiday weekend.
ANZ454-210215- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
944 AM EDT Tue May 20 2025
REST OF TODAY
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds.
TONIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED
E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds.
Periods of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
WED NIGHT
E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds. Periods of rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
THU
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Periods of rain, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at
4 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
FRI
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
FRI NIGHT
W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
SAT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
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