Special Marine Warning for Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM
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What you need to know
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- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM, Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE, Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE
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What is happening
SMWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Delaware Bay... Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm... * Until 945 AM EDT. * At 820 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Slaughter Beach, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind...
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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Bulletin details
SMWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Delaware Bay... Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm... * Until 945 AM EDT. * At 820 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Slaughter Beach, moving northeast 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, Fourteen Foot Bank Light, Slaughter Beach, Cape Henlopen, East Point, Bowers Beach, Cape May Point, Miah Maull Light, Brandywine Shoal Light, and Cross Ledge Light.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 3 at 8:21AM EDT until August 3 at 9:45AM 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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