Daily Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
February 05, 2025
Notices
Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE.
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT -5
Maintenance Dredging
Dredging will be conducted in Marcus Hook Range and Marcus Hook Anchorage (No. 7) on the Delaware River from November 11, 2024, through approximately March 15, 2025.
Vessels desiring to anchor within Marcus Hook Anchorage must obtain permission from the COTP at least 24 hours in advance, at (215) 271-4807. The COTP will permit one vessel at a time on a “first come, first served” basis in the lower portion of the anchorage, with preference given to those vessels greater than 650’ in overall length.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Marine Weather
ANZ400-060400-
1002 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure Wednesday will be followed by a low pressure system
and its associated fronts late Wednesday through Thursday night,
bringing a slew of wintry precipitation. After that, high pressure
looks to briefly return for the end of the week before our active
pattern returns and the next disturbance approaches for the weekend.
Another storm system may then affect our region toward the middle of
next week.
ANZ454-060400-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
1002 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
REST OF TODAY
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Scattered flurries. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late.
TONIGHT
E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Snow, sleet and
rain likely in the evening, then rain with sleet likely after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
THU
SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
THU NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain.
FRI
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT
SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
SUN
W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight.
Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
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