NWS Mount Holly NJMA.W 0179September 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Great Egg Inlet N
The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a special marine warning for Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 4:45 a.m. local time on September 4. It was the 179th special marine warning the NWS office in Mount Holly issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 53 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mount Holly NJ
- Area
- Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:52 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPHI MA.W 0179
- 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... Outer waters from Manasquan Inlet to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 nm... * Until 445 AM EDT. * At 352 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 29 nm east of Deepwater Reef, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water, stay below deck if possible and keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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