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NWS Mount Holly NJMA.W 0026May 27, 2026

Special Marine Warning: Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE, Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE and Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Ca

The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a special marine warning for Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE, Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE and Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM, which was in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on May 27. It was the 26th special marine warning the NWS office in Mount Holly issued in 2026.

ExpiredWarning

Issued11:24 a.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
In force11:24 a.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
Expired1:00 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026

In force for 1.6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Mount Holly NJ
Area
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE, Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE and Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM
Level
Warning
Issued
11:24 a.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
Expires
1:00 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Likely, Immediate
VTEC event
KPHI MA.W 0026
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

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The notice as issued

SMWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Delaware Bay... Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm... * Until 100 PM EDT. * At 1124 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 16 nm southwest of Woodland Beach, or 18 nm southeast of Turkey Point, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Fortesque Beach, Sea Breeze, Fourteen Foot Bank Light, East Point, Bowers Beach, Woodland Beach, Miah Maull Light, Ship John Shoal Light, Brandywine Shoal Light, Cross Ledge Light, and Wildwood.

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