Daily Update

Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay

October 18, 2024

Notices

Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE. 
 
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
 
Local Time – GMT -4
 
Good day,
 
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
308 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024
 
ANZ453>455-182100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-241019T1000Z/
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-
308 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
 
* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas
  5 to 8 ft.
 
* WHERE...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 6 AM EDT Saturday.
 
* 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
 
ANZ400-190000-
702 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024
 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure will be in control through the middle of next
week, bringing a period of above normal temperatures. A cold
front will move in for the midweek period, bringing more
seasonable temperatures, though not much in terms of much-needed
rain.
 ANZ454-190000-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
 TODAY
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 10 seconds.
 
TONIGHT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 11 seconds and NW 1 foot at
4 seconds.
 
SAT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 11 seconds.
 
SAT NIGHT
NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 10 seconds.
 
SUN
W winds around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 10 seconds.
 
SUN NIGHT
SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds.
 
MON
W winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
 
MON NIGHT
SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
 
TUE
N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
 
TUE NIGHT
S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 
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