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
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

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

ANZ400-170000-
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
An area of low pressure will remain offshore of the Mid
Atlantic coast through Friday, before drifting out to sea. High
pressure tries to build down into the area from the northeast
over the weekend. Another area of low pressure moves across the
central Appalachians and offshore of the North Carolina coast
later Sunday into Sunday night. Weak high pressure may finally
build across the area early next week, before a cold front moves
across the east coast by mid week.

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ANZ450-170000-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 5 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain early this morning, then a slight chance of rain
late this morning and afternoon. Patchy fog late with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft.

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ANZ451-170000-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 5 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain early this morning, then a slight chance of rain
late this morning and afternoon. Patchy fog late with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ452-170000-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 5 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of rain early this morning, then a slight chance of rain
late this morning and afternoon. Patchy fog late with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ453-170000-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog late with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ454-170000-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ455-170000-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ431-170000-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and
S 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ430-170000-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
702 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...N winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
A slight chance of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming E
1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 foot or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

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