Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
May 29, 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
309 AM EDT Thu May 29 2025
ANZ453>455-292015-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-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-
309 AM EDT Thu May 29 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...West winds 5 to 10 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft.
* 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...Until 6 PM EDT this evening.
* 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
ANZ400-292100-
403 AM EDT Thu May 29 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Secondary low pressure is developing and should gradually track
northward along the Eastern Seaboard through today. A cold
front will stall across the area on Friday, with the next low
pressure system tracking along it Friday night. Sweeping cold
front comes through late Saturday, kicking the unsettled pattern.
High pressure will then arrive for Sunday and generally persist
through Wednesday of next week, bringing much quieter weather.
ANZ454-292100- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
403 AM EDT Thu May 29 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT
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, then
showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
FRI
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT
S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then
showers after midnight.
SAT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening.
SUN
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
SUN NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
MON
NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
MON NIGHT
S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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