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FZUS51 KPHI 190205
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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

New Jersey and Delaware Coastal Waters and Delaware Bay

ANZ400-191500-
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure builds in early this morning and lingers through the
remainder of the day, before a series of fronts and low pressure
systems affect the East Coast Wednesday through the end of the week.
High pressure looks to return to end the weekend and start the new
week.

$$

ANZ450-191500-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

$$

ANZ451-191500-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft
at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds, becoming E 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Vsby
1 NM or less in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

$$

ANZ452-191500-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and NE
1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
with patchy drizzle after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Vsby
1 NM or less in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

$$

ANZ453-191500-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
with patchy heavy drizzle after midnight. Areas of fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Vsby
1 NM or less in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at
2 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

$$

ANZ454-191500-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening, then areas of fog after midnight. A chance of showers
with patchy drizzle after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

$$

ANZ455-191500-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
8 seconds and N 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in
the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. A chance of
showers with patchy drizzle after midnight with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of showers
with patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of showers in
the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ431-191500-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

$$

ANZ430-191500-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1002 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance
of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

$$