Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
556 WHUS51 KPHI 241240 SMWPHI ANZ430-431-453>455-241345- /O.NEW.KPHI.MA.W.0024.240524T1240Z-240524T1345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 840 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Delaware Bay... Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm... * Until 945 AM EDT. * At 838 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Slaughter Beach, moving east at 20 knots. Another strong thunderstorm was located in eastern Sussex County Delaware and also moving east at 20 knots and toward the Delaware Beaches. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. The strongest winds may occur ahead of any rain. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Overfalls Shoal, Brown Shoal Light, Fenwick Island, Slaughter Beach, Cape Henlopen, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, Cape May Point, Buoy 2ms, and Indian River Inlet Bridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water, stay below deck if possible and keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 3846 7504 3845 7510 3851 7511 3852 7513 3850 7522 3856 7533 3862 7534 3864 7531 3864 7524 3872 7524 3875 7520 3876 7530 3879 7531 3883 7529 3890 7536 3898 7537 3900 7496 3889 7479 3837 7474 TIME...MOT...LOC 1238Z 268DEG 20KT 3889 7530 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ Gorse