Special Marine Warning for 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; Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM +1 more
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What you need to know
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- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM, Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE, Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM
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What is happening
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM... Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE... Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM... At 159 AM EDT, strong...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water, stay below deck if possible and keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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Bulletin details
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM... Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE... Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM... At 159 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Overfalls Shoal to near Rehoboth Beach to near Bethany Beach, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Overfalls Shoal, Fenwick Island, Slaughter Beach, Cape Henlopen, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009, Buoy 2ms, and Indian River Inlet Bridge.
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Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 2:00AM EDT until September 4 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Official revision - Alert
Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 1:22AM EDT until September 4 at 2:45AM 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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