Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
March 18, 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 early 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.
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
845 AM EDT Tue Mar 18 2025
ANZ453>455-182200-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-250318T2200Z/
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-
845 AM EDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
4 to 7 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 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Marine Weather
ANZ400-190000-
702 AM EDT Tue Mar 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure slides across the area today before shifting east
on Wednesday. A cold front will approach the region on
Thursday. As it approaches, weak low pressure will develop along
the front. Both the cold front and low will move through the
region on Thursday Night. High pressure will build across the
area on Saturday. Weak low pressure may move through Saturday
night. Another stronger frontal system is then forecast to
arrive early next week.
ANZ454-190000 - Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Tue Mar 18 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
TODAY
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds
and N 4 ft at 6 seconds.
TONIGHT
NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
WED
SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
WED NIGHT
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
THU
S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and
S 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming W 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 5 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
FRI
NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
FRI NIGHT
W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to
2 to 4 ft after midnight.
SAT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
SAT NIGHT
SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
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