NWS Mount Holly NJMA.W 0165August 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inl
The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a special marine warning for Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM and 1 more, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 165th special marine warning the NWS office in Mount Holly issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
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
- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:10 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPHI MA.W 0165
- 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... Coastal and outer waters from Sandy Hook to Little Egg Inlet NJ... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 309 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Barnegat Light Reef, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Ocean Gate, Barnegat Light, Garden State North Reef, Shark River Reef, Seaside Park, Barnegat Light Reef, Harvey Cedars, Forked River, Lavallette, and Pine Beach.
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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