Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: 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
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 3:52am EDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 3:52am EDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 5:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 6:00pm EDT
Event Ends: Friday 10:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Mount Holly NJ
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft expected. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm and Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 10 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...North to northwest winds will increase this evening with wind gusts near 35 to 40 kt forecast for a few hours between midnight tonight and mid-morning Friday. Winds will then diminish slightly with gusts up to 30 kt for the remainder of Friday.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9426b3d294040f0a2b0ee2ead05123eb1f81bbf4.004.2 Codes: ANZ454, ANZ455 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9426b3d294040f0a2b0ee2ead05123eb1f81bbf4.004.2