929  
FZUS51 KPHI 160803  
CWFPHI  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE TO 20 NM OFFSHORE AND DELAWARE  
BAY  
 
ANZ400-162100-  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK  
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...  
A COASTAL LOW INITIALLY LOCATED OFF OF THE CAROLINAS WILL TRACK  
NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE AREA THROUGH MID-WEEK. WEDNESDAY INTO  
THURSDAY, THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SUBSTANTIALLY AS IT MAKES  
ITS CLOSEST APPROACH. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND  
AND DOMINATING OUR WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
 
ANZ450-162100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
THU  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
ANZ451-162100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
ANZ452-162100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU  
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
ANZ453-162100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO  
40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING E 9 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE  
OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
ANZ454-162100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING  
E 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A  
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
ANZ455-162100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING  
E 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO  
10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING E 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
TSTMS. SHOWERS.   
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A  
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
ANZ431-162100-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE  
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN  
AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
ANZ430-162100-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
401 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS, BECOMING N  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
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