Daily Update

Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay

October 04, 2024

Notices

Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE. 
 
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
 
Local Time – GMT -4

Draft information
37’ - 40’ outbound from Packer Avenue including Beckett Street
- Use reference station Philadelphia.
- Vessels may sail 3 hours before low water and up until 1.5 hours after low water at Philadelphia.
37’ - 40’ outbound from Paulsboro
- Please use reference station Marcus Hook.
- Vessels may sail from Paulsboro 1 hour before low water up until 3 hours after low water at Marcus Hook.
37’ - 40’ outbound from Marcus Hook (anchorage or berth)
- Please use reference station Marcus Hook.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Marine Weather
ANZ400-050000-
702 AM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024
 SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure controls the region today. A weak cold front will
move into the region tonight before dissipating. High pressure
builds in again for Saturday into Sunday. A stronger cold front
will cross through Sunday night into Monday. High pressure
returns thereafter, holding influence over the region through
midweek.
 ANZ454-050000-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024
 TODAY
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 10 seconds.
 
TONIGHT
SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
 
SAT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
11 seconds.
 
SAT NIGHT
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 17 seconds.
 
SUN
NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at
15 seconds.
 
SUN NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 9 seconds and SE 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
 
MON
SW winds around 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
 
MON NIGHT
NW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
 
TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
 
TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 
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