Special Marine Warning 05/31/2025 12:42 for areas

Headline: 
Special Marine Warning issued May 31 at 3:42PM EDT until May 31 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Special Marine Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 31, 2025 - 12:42pm
Expires: 
May 31, 2025 - 1:15pm
Description: 
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... Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm... Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 to 40 nm... Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ out 20 to 40 nm... Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 to 40 nm from 20 to 40 NM... At 341 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Ocean City Reef to 9 nm southeast of Five Fathoms Buoy to 8 nm southeast of Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Five Fathoms Buoy, Buoy 2fb, Atlantic City Reef, Buoy 4fb, Buoy 3fb, Deepwater Reef, Great Egg Reef, Ocean City Reef, The Lump, 28- Mile Wreck, Cape May Reef, Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009, Wildwood Reef, and Sea Isle City.
Area Description: 
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 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 out 20 to 40 nm from 20 to 40 NM; Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ out 20 to 40 nm; Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 to 40 nm
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ