Special Marine Warning for NJ-DE Coastal Waters
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NOAA issued it on September 2, 2026, 2 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Mount Holly NJ issued a Special Marine Warning for coastal and outer waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Fenwick Island DE until 11:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Coastal New Jersey to Delaware
- Issued
- September 2, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Mount Holly NJ
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Coastal New Jersey to Delaware.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Mount Holly NJ. Effective from 2026-09-01T22:06:00-04:00 until 2026-09-01T23:30:00-04:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
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; Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM; Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Expected Conditions
Severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts, wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, and small hail. A 59 kt gust was recorded near Surf City on Long Beach Island at 920 PM EDT. Line of storms moving south at 25 knots.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-09-01T22:06:00-04:00 and ends 2026-09-01T23:30:00-04:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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