Port Update
Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay
April 02, 2025
Notices
Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE.
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT -5
MSIB 13-25 PHILADELPHIA TO SEA MAINTENANCE DREDGING
The Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay, is notifying mariners that the Philadelphia to Sea Maintenance Dredging has completed dredging operations in Marcus Hook Range and Marcus Hook Anchorage (No. 7) on the Delaware River. Safety zone one and Safety zone two are hereby cancelled.
Traffic patterns are returned to normal. All restrictions related to dredging operations in Marcus Hook Anchorage (No. 7) have been removed.
If there are any questions regarding the contents of this bulletin or expectations of the Captain of the Port, please contact (206) 815-6688, option 3.
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
258 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
ANZ454-455-022100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.SC.Y.0050.250403T0400Z-250403T2200Z/
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-
258 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
3 to 6 ft expected.
* WHERE...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...From midnight tonight to 6 PM EDT Thursday.
* 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
ANZ400-030000-
702 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Cool and dry high pressure will remain in control through
today. A warm front will lift north across the area tonight as a
strong low tracks through Quebec on Thursday. The front will
return on Friday as a cold front, slowly dropping south of the
area by Friday night. Several waves of low pressure will ride
along this boundary causing it to fluctuate north and south
through the weekend yielding unsettled weather conditions. Cool
and dry high pressure will return by early next week.
ANZ454-030000 -Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
E winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
TONIGHT
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
THU
S winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the morning.
THU NIGHT
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
FRI
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
FRI NIGHT
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain.
SAT
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
SAT NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain in the evening.
SUN
S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
SUN NIGHT
SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
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