Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
June 09, 2025
Notices
Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE.
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT -5
Dense Fog Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
516 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
ANZ453>455-091800-
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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-
516 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to 1/4 NM or less.
* WHERE...Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Fenwick Island
DE out 20 nm.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Marine Weather
ANZ400-092200-
546 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A weak area of low pressure will move off the coast heading into
the day Monday. A cold front approaches from the west Monday
night and moves across the area Tuesday into Tuesday evening.
High pressure then builds in for the mid to late week period. A
cold front then looks to move southward into the region next
weekend.
ANZ454-092200-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
546 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Widespread dense fog
this morning, then areas of dense fog early this afternoon. Vsby
1 NM or less until late afternoon.
TONIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of
showers late.
TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Showers likely. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely early in the evening.
WED
NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
WED NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
THU
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
THU NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
FRI
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
FRI NIGHT
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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