Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
March 03, 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
ANZ400-040100-
702 AM EST Mon Mar 3 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure remains firmly in control through Tuesday. A strong
area of low pressure will track into the Great Lakes region on
Wednesday and into Quebec on Thursday. A strong cold front
associated with the system will pass through the region early
Thursday morning. High pressure briefly returns for Thursday and
Friday, ahead of another low pressure system and sequence of fronts
that pass through over the weekend.
ANZ454-040100- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EST Mon Mar 3 2025
TODAY
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
TONIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
TUE
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 5 ft at
9 seconds.
WED
S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 10 ft at 8 seconds. Showers in the
afternoon.
WED NIGHT
S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers, mainly in the evening.
THU
W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
THU NIGHT
NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
FRI
W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the
afternoon.
FRI NIGHT
SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
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