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FZUS51 KPHI 172004  
CWFPHI  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE TO 20 NM OFFSHORE AND DELAWARE  
BAY  
 
ANZ400-180900-  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK  
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...  
A COASTAL LOW LOCATED OVER THE MOUTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE WILL  
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY WHILE WEAKENING BEFORE TRACKING  
SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT  
WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY, FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH  
PRESSURE WHICH WILL BE IN CONTROL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
ANZ450-180900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THU
 
NE 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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
ANZ451-180900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING S  
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS  
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE THIS EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.    
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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
ANZ452-180900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE LATE THIS EVENING,  
THEN BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT, BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY THIS  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE THIS EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW 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, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
ANZ453-180900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW 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. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
ANZ454-180900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE  
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ455-180900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AROUND 5 KT LATE.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW 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, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ431-180900-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING N 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
ANZ430-180900-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
401 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING N LATE. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
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