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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware
Bay

ANZ400-171800-
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A thermal trough will remain in place over the East Coast through
Wednesday as Bermuda high pressure remains offshore. A cold front
will move across the region on Wednesday night into Thursday and
stall to our south through the weekend. High pressure briefly builds
into the area Friday through Sunday before another front approaches
the area into early next week.

$$

ANZ450-171800-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, then
a slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ451-171800-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms, then a slight chance of showers and
tstms late.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ452-171800-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, then
a slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and N
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ453-171800-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, then
a slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and
N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ454-171800-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and
N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ455-171800-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and
N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ431-171800-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, then
a slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 5 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in
the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ430-171800-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
126 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms,
then a slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$