Special Marine Warning for Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE
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SMWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Upper Delaware Bay... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 733 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 nm southeast of Turkey Point, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar....
What the bulletin says to do
Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water, stay below deck if possible and keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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SMWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Upper Delaware Bay... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 733 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 nm southeast of Turkey Point, moving east at 40 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... Woodland Beach, Stony Point, Sea Breeze, Ship John Shoal Light, Reedy Point, and Pea Patch Island.
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Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 7:33PM EDT until October 16 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mount Holly NJ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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