Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ

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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware
Bay

ANZ400-251500-
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A weak front continues to settle to our south through tonight, then
it lifts back to the north as a warm front during Saturday. A cold
front moves through Saturday night into Sunday, then a stronger
system and cold front arrives for Monday. A secondary cold front
crosses our area Tuesday night into Wednesday, then high pressure
should build in during Thursday and Friday.

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ANZ450-251500-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ451-251500-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ452-251500-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ453-251500-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ454-251500-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ455-251500-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ431-251500-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W around 5 kt late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog
in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Scattered tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ430-251500-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1002 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W around 5 kt late.
Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog
in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms
in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Scattered tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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