Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 10:50PM EDT until September 1
Affecting 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
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
Likely impact; effects through 3:30 AM.
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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For the following areas... Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM... Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM... At 1050 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from Buoy 4fb to 12 nm east of Five Fathoms Buoy to 12 nm southeast of Deepwater Reef, moving south at 35 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... 28-Mile Wreck, Five Fathoms Buoy, Buoy 2fb, Buoy 4fb, Buoy 3fb, Cape May Reef, Deepwater Reef, and Wildwood Reef.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™