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Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 7:33PM EDT until October 16 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Special Marine Warning · Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 16 October 2026 at 23:33 UTC
- First saved by us
- 16 October 2026 at 23:47 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 17 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Mount Holly NJ · Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 17 October 2026 at 00:30 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 16 October 2026 at 23:33 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 00:30 UTC
Archived official description
SMWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Upper Delaware Bay... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 733 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 nm southeast of Turkey Point, moving east at 40 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... Woodland Beach, Stony Point, Sea Breeze, Ship John Shoal Light, Reedy Point, and Pea Patch Island.
Instructions in this archived message
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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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 23:47 UTC
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First saved record
Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 7:33PM EDT until October 16 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 23:33 UTC
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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
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