Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
June 17, 2025
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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
322 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
ANZ430-431-450>455-171600-
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Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
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-
322 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to 1 NM or less.
* WHERE...Portions of Atlantic coastal waters and Delaware Bay
Waters.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT today.
* 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
ANZ400-172100-
402 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A slow moving warm front will gradually lift northward across
the region through tonight. Bermuda high pressure sets up
offshore Wednesday and Thursday. A regime change occurs towards
the end of the week as a cold front passes through the region
Thursday afternoon and night. High pressure should then
generally dominate for the end of the week through the weekend
into early next week with a building ridge aloft over the east
coast through this period.
ANZ454-172100-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY
TODAY
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of drizzle until late
afternoon, then patchy drizzle late. Areas of fog until late
afternoon, then patchy fog late.
TONIGHT
S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of drizzle. Areas of fog. A chance of
showers after midnight.
WED
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
WED NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
THU
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.
FRI
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
FRI NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
SAT
W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
SAT NIGHT
S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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