Daily Update

Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay

October 08, 2024

Notices

Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
 
Local Time – GMT -4
 
Good day,
 
 
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
324 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024
 
ANZ450>455-081800-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-241008T1800Z/
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-
324 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
 
* WHAT...Seas 3 to 6 ft.
 
* WHERE...Portions of Atlantic coastal waters.
 
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
 
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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
ANZ400-090000-
702 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024
 SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure builds into the southern Mid-Atlantic region Tuesday
into Wednesday. A couple of weak surface troughs and a dry front
will then move across the area Tuesday through Wednesday night. High
pressure builds into the region Thursday into Friday before shifting
southward ahead of a cold front that will move in over the weekend.
This front may then stall near the area into early next week as low
pressure moves along it.
 ANZ454-090000-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
 TODAY
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
15 seconds.
 
TONIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 14 seconds.
 
WED
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
12 seconds.
 
WED NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds.
 
THU
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds.
 
THU NIGHT
N winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
 
FRI
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
 
FRI NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
 
SAT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
 
SAT NIGHT
NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 
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