Special Marine Warning for 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; Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM
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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, 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... Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM... At 1126 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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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... Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM... At 1126 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm northwest of Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009 to 7 nm north of 10 Nm Se Fenwick Island to Assawoman Bay, moving southeast at 30 knots. A mesonet station at Indian River Inlet reported a 36 kt gust with these storms. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Buoy. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009, and Indian River Inlet Bridge.
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Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 11:27PM EDT until September 1 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Official revision - Alert
Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 10:48PM EDT until September 1 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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Source and limitations
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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