Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
May 28, 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
208 AM EDT Wed May 28 2025
ANZ453>455-282100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0068.250528T1200Z-250529T2200Z/
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-
208 AM EDT Wed May 28 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 4 to 7 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 8 AM this morning to 6 PM EDT Thursday.
* 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
ANZ400-290000-
727 AM EDT Wed May 28 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Primary low pressure tracks across the Ohio Valley and into the
Great Lakes while weakening today. Secondary low pressure
gradually tracks northward from the Carolinas today then out to
sea late tonight and Thursday. A cold front stalls in the area
Friday, with the next low pressure tracking along it Friday
night. The next cold front crosses our area late Saturday. High
pressure will then arrive for Sunday and generally persist
through Tuesday next week.
ANZ454-290000- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
727 AM EDT Wed May 28 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SE 5 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Rain.
TONIGHT
E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming S
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft
at 6 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
THU
W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at
8 seconds.
THU NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
FRI
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
FRI NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
SAT
W winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
SAT NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
SUN
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
SUN NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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