Special Marine Warning for Coastal Waters off New Jersey
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NWS Mount Holly has issued a Special Marine Warning for coastal and outer waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ until 3:15 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Coastal New Jersey
- Issued
- August 28, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Mount Holly NJ
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Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Mount Holly NJ. Effective from August 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM EDT until August 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM EDT. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM and waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM. Locations impacted include Ocean Gate, Ship Bottom, Barnegat Light Reef, Garden State South Reef, Silverton, Harvey Cedars, Forked River, Lavallette, Barnegat Light, and North Beach Haven.
What You Should Do
Response: Avoid. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Expected Conditions
At 2:10 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Ship Bottom moving northeast at 10 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail.
Timeline
Alert effective August 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM EDT and expires August 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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