Daily Update

Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay

October 11, 2024

Notices

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

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
ANZ400-120000-
702 AM EDT Fri Oct 11 2024
 SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure will remain in control of the region through
Friday. A weakening cold front will arrive on Saturday before
stalling over the area. The boundary will lift north of the area
on Sunday as an area of low pressure rides along this boundary
before a stronger cold front crosses through the area on Monday.
Large and expansive high pressure will return for the middle of
next week.
 ANZ454-120000-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Fri Oct 11 2024
 TODAY
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds.
 
TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
 
SAT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 13 seconds.
 
SAT NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
 
SUN
S winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 14 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
13 seconds.
 
SUN NIGHT
SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
 
MON
W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
 
MON NIGHT
NW winds around 20 kt, diminishing to around 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
 
TUE
NW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
 
TUE NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 
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