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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 5:07 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT... For the following areas... Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE... Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE... At 107 PM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from 10 nm north of Buoy Ge to near Miah Maull Light to 19 nm southwest of Slaughter Beach, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Brown Shoal Light, Miah Maull Light, Brandywine Shoal Light, Fourteen Foot Bank Light, Slaughter Beach, and East 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
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 4:57 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lower Delaware Bay... Coastal and outer waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Fenwick Island DE... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 1254 PM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from near Bowers Beach to 15 nm west of Slaughter Beach to 9 nm southeast of Miles River, moving east at 35 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... Five Fathoms Buoy, Brown Shoal Light, Buoy 2fb, Fenwick Island, Buoy 4fb, Buoy 3fb, Cape Henlopen, Rehoboth Beach, Cape May Point, Indian River Inlet Bridge, Overfalls Shoal, Cape May Reef, Bethany Beach, Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009, Buoy 2ms, and Wildwood Reef. 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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