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 Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 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, Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ 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... Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM... At 1114 PM EDT, severe...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
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... Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM... At 1114 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009 to 19 nm southeast of Five Fathoms Buoy to 20 nm southeast of Deepwater Reef, moving south at 25 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Five Fathoms Buoy.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
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Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 11:14PM EDT until September 1 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Official revision - Update
Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 10:50PM EDT until September 1 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Official revision - Alert
Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 10:06PM EDT until September 1 at 11:30PM 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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