145  
WHUS71 KPHI 301900  
MWWPHI  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
200 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
ANZ452>455-310930-  
/O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0016.260131T1900Z-260131T2300Z/  
/O.CON.KPHI.SR.A.0001.260131T2300Z-260202T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KPHI.UP.A.0001.260201T0500Z-260202T0000Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-  
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-  
200 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM EST  
SATURDAY...  
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE  
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED. FOR THE STORM WATCH, NORTH  
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT AND SEAS 6 TO 11 FT  
POSSIBLE. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER POSSIBLE, AND MAY  
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG  
INLET NJ OUT 20 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO  
CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE  
HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO  
FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM EST  
SATURDAY. FOR THE STORM WATCH, FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, FROM LATE  
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS  
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC  
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND  
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF  
STABILITY. STORM FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE  
OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE  
HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL.  
 
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE TO REMAIN IN PORT, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR  
SECURE THE VESSEL BEFORE THE ONSET OF SEVERE CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ANZ451-310930-  
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260130T2300Z/  
/O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260130T2300Z/  
/O.CON.KPHI.SR.A.0001.260131T2300Z-260202T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KPHI.UP.A.0001.260201T0500Z-260202T0000Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
200 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE  
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY,  
MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING SPRAY. FOR THE STORM WATCH,  
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT AND SEAS 7 TO  
12 FT POSSIBLE. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER POSSIBLE,  
AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG  
INLET NJ OUT 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE STORM WATCH, FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, FROM LATE  
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS  
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC  
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND  
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF  
STABILITY. STORM FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE  
OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE  
HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL.  
 
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE TO REMAIN IN PORT, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR  
SECURE THE VESSEL BEFORE THE ONSET OF SEVERE CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ANZ450-310930-  
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260130T2300Z/  
/O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260130T2300Z/  
/O.CON.KPHI.GL.A.0005.260131T2300Z-260202T0000Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-  
200 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY,  
MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING SPRAY. FOR THE GALE WATCH,  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 6 TO 9  
FT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ  
OUT 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY IS HAZARDOUS.  
FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS  
INOPERATIVE. ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY  
RESULT IN SOME LOSS OF STABILITY. STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE  
HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND  
REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ICE ACCUMULATION ON THEIR VESSEL AND  
CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE THESE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS.  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ANZ430-431-310930-  
/O.CON.KPHI.GL.A.0005.260131T2300Z-260202T0000Z/  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
200 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND VERY  
ROUGH WATERS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO  
SLAUGHTER BEACH DE AND DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT  
NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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