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Special Marine Warning

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Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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SMWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Delaware Bay... Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm...
* Until 945 AM EDT.
* At 820 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Slaughter Beach, moving northeast at 25 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... Fortesque Beach, Brown Shoal Light, Fourteen Foot Bank Light, Slaughter Beach, Cape Henlopen, East Point, Bowers Beach, Cape May Point, Miah Maull Light, Brandywine Shoal Light, and Cross Ledge Light.
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