NWS Mount Holly NJGL.A 0012October 10, 2026
Gale Watch: Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May
The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a gale watch for Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, 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 and 2 more, in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 12th gale watch the NWS office in Mount Holly issued in 2026.
Watch
In force for 16 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mount Holly NJ
- Area
- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, 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 and 2 more
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 2:26 a.m. EDT, October 10, 2026
- In force from
- 6:00 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KPHI GL.A 0012
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft possible. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, 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...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
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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