Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
September 11, 2025
Notices
Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE & Baltimore, MD
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT - 4
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
327 AM EDT Thu Sep 11 2025
ANZ451>455-111500-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-250911T1500Z/
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-
327 AM EDT Thu Sep 11 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...North winds 10 to 15 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft.
* WHERE...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 and Coastal waters from Cape
Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning.
* 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
ANZ400-112100-
401 AM EDT Thu Sep 11 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure sliding across portions of eastern Canada today will
extend southward into our area through Friday. The high then shifts
eastward and gradually weakens over the weekend. A cold front
crosses our area later Sunday into Monday, then high pressure builds
to our north Tuesday into Wednesday.
ANZ454-112100-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EDT Thu Sep 11 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
TODAY
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT
E winds around 5 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
SUN NIGHT
S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft.
MON
N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
MON NIGHT
NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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