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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 3:58 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Delaware Bay... * Until 200 PM EDT. * At 1157 AM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from 11 nm northeast of Pea Patch Island to 10 nm southeast of Turkey Point to near Chesapeake Bay Bridge, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Fortesque Beach, Brown Shoal Light, Sea Breeze, Fourteen Foot Bank Light, Slaughter Beach, East Point, Bowers Beach, Woodland Beach, Miah Maull Light, Ship John Shoal Light, Brandywine Shoal Light, and Cross Ledge Light. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Seek safe shelter immediately. Mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing waves. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 3:45 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT... For the following areas... Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE... At 1144 AM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from 16 nm north of Stony Point to near Pea Patch Island to 6 nm southwest of Reedy Point, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 11:30 AM EDT, Wilmington Airport gusted to 36 kt. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Pea Patch Island, Stony Point, and Reedy Point. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Seek safe shelter immediately. Mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing waves. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 3:02 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and choppy waters. * WHERE...Delaware Bay. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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