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Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
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470 FZUS51 KPHI 142005 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-150900- 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... High pressure extending into our area from the northeast will gradually weaken tonight into Saturday morning. A warm front lifts north of our region during Saturday, then a strong cold front moves through our area Sunday night. High pressure builds in later Monday and Tuesday before shifting offshore by Wednesday. A potentially strong cold front then moves through later Thursday into Friday. $$ ANZ450-150900- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain late. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of drizzle in the morning, then patchy drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ451-150900- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain late. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of drizzle in the morning, then patchy drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming SE 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...W winds around 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 9 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ452-150900- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain late. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of drizzle in the morning, then patchy drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming SE 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 10 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ453-150900- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain late. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of drizzle in the morning, then patchy drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ454-150900- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain late. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of drizzle in the morning, then patchy drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ455-150900- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain late. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of drizzle in the morning, then patchy drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 9 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ431-150900- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain late. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of drizzle in the morning, then patchy drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-150900- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain late. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of drizzle in the morning, then patchy drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$