Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Brigantine, NJ
February 18, 2025 10:08 PM EST (03:08 UTC) Change Location
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ANZ452 Coastal Waters From Little Egg Inlet To Great Egg Inlet Nj Out 20 Nm- 702 Pm Est Tue Feb 18 2025
.low water advisory in effect until 8 pm est this evening - .
.small craft advisory in effect until midnight est tonight - .
.gale watch in effect from Thursday evening through Friday morning - .
Tonight - NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray likely.
Wed - NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Wed night - NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Thu - N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Thu night - NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the evening. A chance of light freezing spray. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening.
Fri - NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Fri night - NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat - NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun - W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun night - W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
ANZ400 702 Pm Est Tue Feb 18 2025
Synopsis for the coastal waters from sandy hook nj to fenwick island de and for delaware bay - A strong area of high pressure centered across the midwest and northern plains will extend more into our area tonight and Wednesday. An area of low pressure develops off the carolina coast Wednesday then tracks northeastward and out to sea through Thursday. High pressure will build in later Friday into Saturday, then low pressure tracks across the great lakes region early next week with a weak cold front approaching our area.

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Brigantine Channel @ Hoffman Thorofare Click for Map Tue -- 05:44 AM EST 0.41 feet Low Tide Tue -- 06:45 AM EST Sunrise Tue -- 09:17 AM EST Moonset Tue -- 11:59 AM EST 3.04 feet High Tide Tue -- 05:37 PM EST Sunset Tue -- 05:44 PM EST 0.39 feet Low Tide Tue -- 11:50 PM EST Moonrise Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Brigantine Channel @ Hoffman Thorofare, New Jersey, Tide feet
12 am |
3.4 |
1 am |
3.2 |
2 am |
2.5 |
3 am |
1.6 |
4 am |
0.9 |
5 am |
0.5 |
6 am |
0.4 |
7 am |
0.7 |
8 am |
1.3 |
9 am |
2 |
10 am |
2.6 |
11 am |
2.9 |
12 pm |
3 |
1 pm |
2.9 |
2 pm |
2.3 |
3 pm |
1.5 |
4 pm |
0.9 |
5 pm |
0.5 |
6 pm |
0.4 |
7 pm |
0.6 |
8 pm |
1.2 |
9 pm |
1.9 |
10 pm |
2.6 |
11 pm |
3.1 |
Absecon Click for Map Tue -- 12:18 AM EST 3.67 feet High Tide Tue -- 06:27 AM EST 0.44 feet Low Tide Tue -- 06:45 AM EST Sunrise Tue -- 09:17 AM EST Moonset Tue -- 12:27 PM EST 3.24 feet High Tide Tue -- 05:38 PM EST Sunset Tue -- 06:27 PM EST 0.41 feet Low Tide Tue -- 11:50 PM EST Moonrise Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Absecon, Absecon Creek, U.S. Hwy. 30 bridge, New Jersey, Tide feet
12 am |
3.7 |
1 am |
3.6 |
2 am |
3.1 |
3 am |
2.3 |
4 am |
1.4 |
5 am |
0.8 |
6 am |
0.5 |
7 am |
0.5 |
8 am |
1 |
9 am |
1.7 |
10 am |
2.4 |
11 am |
2.9 |
12 pm |
3.2 |
1 pm |
3.2 |
2 pm |
2.8 |
3 pm |
2.1 |
4 pm |
1.3 |
5 pm |
0.7 |
6 pm |
0.4 |
7 pm |
0.5 |
8 pm |
0.8 |
9 pm |
1.6 |
10 pm |
2.4 |
11 pm |
3 |
Area Discussion for Philadelphia/Mount Holly, PA
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FXUS61 KPHI 190250 AFDPHI
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 950 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025
SYNOPSIS
A strong area of high pressure centered across the Midwest and northern Plains will extend more into our area tonight and Wednesday. An area of low pressure develops off the Carolina coast Wednesday then tracks northeastward and out to sea through Thursday.
High pressure will build in later Friday into Saturday, then low pressure tracks across the Great Lakes region early next week with a weak cold front approaching our area.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
High pressure building in from the west slides south and off the Mid- Atlantic coast late tonight through Wednesday morning. Another cold and breezy night on tap with lows dropping into the single digits in the southern Poconos, and in the teens elsewhere. Min wind chill values will mostly be in the single digits, but as low as -13 in portions of the southern Poconos. Will go ahead and issue a Cold Weather Advisory for Carbon and Monroe counties late tonight through Wednesday morning.
Cold and dry for most of the area on Wednesday. Temperatures will struggle to reach the freezing mark with highs generally in the mid and upper 20s.
A deep closed H5 low moves into the Midwest on Wednesday, and surface low pressure develops out ahead of it over the Gulf Coast states. This low lifts to the north and east and takes a run at the Mid-Atlantic during the day. Snow will move into the eastern shores of Maryland and southern Delaware late in the day, and minimal snow accumulations (less than an inch) are possible through dusk.
SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
Regarding this storm, most of the models continue to show a southern and eastward track, keeping the bulk of the snow south and east of the local forecast area. However, the NAM remains bullish with warning level snow across portions of Delmarva and southeast New Jersey. Once again, the NAM seems too explosive given a relative lack of upper level support, and the QPF field is far displaced from the center of the low. WRF-NSSL is now showing warning level snow across portions of southern Delaware and even into far southern New Jersey, but this is the only model indicating anything close to that. Consensus guidance keeps the low too far south for much.
The surface low will pass off the Mid-Atlantic coast late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. Once the surface low moves offshore, the closed H5 low will pass through the region Thursday afternoon.
This will bring widely scattered show showers to the region with minimal snow accumulation.
Overall, the following snowfall totals can be expected:
Less than an inch over the southern Poconos, northern New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley down to the I-95 corridor, and the Delaware Valley.
Up to an inch or so for most of southern New Jersey and most of coastal New Jersey.
1 to 3 inches for southern portions of the eastern shores of Maryland, southern Delaware, and extreme southeast New Jersey.
Will go ahead and issue a Winter Weather Advisory for Caroline and Talbot counties for 2 inches of snow. Will also hold on to the Winter Storm Watch for Sussex county (DE) as although the most likely scenario is for 2 to 4 inches of snow, which is Advisory criteria, cannot rule out the possibility for 5 inches, which would be Warning criteria. If the low takes a little bit more of a western track, then Advisory level snow would be possible for Cape May county as well. But confidence remains too low for that to happen.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
Summary...The cold eases as it turns milder over the weekend and especially early next week.
Synoptic Overview...An upper-level trough shifts to our east later Friday with some weak ridging briefly sliding across our area. A shortwave trough then moves through Saturday, followed by another upper-level trough potentially arriving during early next week. At the surface, high pressure builds over our area later Friday into Saturday before weakening and shifting to our southwest. A weak cold front or surface trough may move through Saturday night into Sunday.
Low pressure moving across the Great Lakes Monday into Tuesday should pull a warm front to our north, with a surface trough or weak cold front approaching from the west during Tuesday.
For Thursday night and Friday...An upper-level trough is forecast to be shifting to our east Thursday night. This will quickly take deepening surface low pressure well out to sea. As the core of the upper-level trough is initially overhead to start Thursday evening, a few snow showers may occur especially closer to portions of our coastal areas before ending. In the wake of the deepening surface low, strong high pressure starts to extend toward the Ohio Valley.
This will place our region within an area of a tightened pressure gradient. Cold air advection initially will assist in more efficient mixing and therefore a gusty northwest wind will be with us right through Friday. Peak wind gusts look to be in the 25-35 mph range at this point. The pressure gradient starts to loosen some Friday night and at least partial decoupling should take place and therefore the surface winds are forecast to diminish quite a bit. It will be cold Thursday night with low temperatures dropping into the lower 20s to mid/upper teens, and with the added gusty wind the wind chills will dive down into the single digits with even below zero in parts of the Poconos. Some ridging aloft starts to arrive later Friday with heights rising some. Friday will be a day of transition as the air mass starts to modify some, and high temperatures are forecast to be in the 30s (some 20s in the Poconos to northwest New Jersey).
For Saturday and Sunday...The flow aloft is more zonal Saturday and with surface high pressure weakening some and settling well to our southwest, a shortwave trough may quickly slide across our area Saturday night. Some guidance is a bit sharper with this feature and therefore offers some light precipitation, however there is some uncertainty with this. For now, opted to keep the forecast dry through the weekend. Given the core of the cold air has retreated well to our north and northeast, a milder pattern will result in high temperatures increasing some each day with widespread 40s forecast for Sunday afternoon.
For Monday and Tuesday...An upper-level trough may amplify eastward from south-central Canada to the Ohio Valley. This would support surface low pressure in the vicinity of the Great Lakes region as it tracks eastward. A warm front should be lifting north of our area or already be to our north, then a trough or weak cold front may arrive Tuesday. As of now this feature may be more of a clipper-type system with limited moisture, however there is plenty of time for this scenario to change within the suite of model guidance including the National Blend of Models output. Either way, the pattern looks to favor a milder one during this time with high temperatures reaching or topping 50F both afternoons for portions of our area.
AVIATION /03Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.
Tonight...VFR. W-NW winds 15 to 20 kt with 25 to 30 kt gusts, gradually diminishing to less than 10 kt after 06Z. High confidence.
Wednesday...VFR. W-NW winds 5 to 10 kt. High confidence.
Wednesday night...Sub-VFR likely in SN at KMIV/KACY. Otherwise, VFR.
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Moderate confidence.
Outlook...
Thursday...Sub-VFR possible in show showers in the afternoon.
Northwest winds 10-15 knots with 20-25 knots gusts.
Thursday night and Friday...VFR. Gradually decreasing cloud cover Thursday night. Northwest wind gusts up to 30 knots.
Saturday and Sunday...VFR overall with lighter winds.
MARINE
Small Craft Advisory conditions in effect for the ocean for most of tonight for NW winds 15 to 20 kt with 25 to 30 kt gusts.
Conditions subside to sub-SCA criteria through the night.
Sub-SCA conditions for Wednesday and Wednesday night. VSBY restrictions in SN developing Wednesday night, especially for southern ocean waters.
Outlook...
Thursday...Small Craft Advisory conditions possible due to northwest winds increasing to 15-20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Thursday night and Friday...Gale Watch issued for Thursday evening through most of Friday morning with northwest wind gusts of 35-40 knots possible. Light freezing spray possible Thursday night into Friday morning.
Saturday and Sunday...The conditions are anticipated to be below Small Craft Advisory criteria.
PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PA...Cold Weather Advisory until 7 AM EST Wednesday for PAZ054-055.
NJ...None.
DE...Winter Storm Watch from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon for DEZ003-004.
MD...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM Wednesday to 6 PM EST Thursday for MDZ019-020.
MARINE...Gale Watch from Thursday evening through Friday morning for ANZ430-431-450>455.
Small Craft Advisory until midnight EST tonight for ANZ450>455.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 950 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025
SYNOPSIS
A strong area of high pressure centered across the Midwest and northern Plains will extend more into our area tonight and Wednesday. An area of low pressure develops off the Carolina coast Wednesday then tracks northeastward and out to sea through Thursday.
High pressure will build in later Friday into Saturday, then low pressure tracks across the Great Lakes region early next week with a weak cold front approaching our area.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
High pressure building in from the west slides south and off the Mid- Atlantic coast late tonight through Wednesday morning. Another cold and breezy night on tap with lows dropping into the single digits in the southern Poconos, and in the teens elsewhere. Min wind chill values will mostly be in the single digits, but as low as -13 in portions of the southern Poconos. Will go ahead and issue a Cold Weather Advisory for Carbon and Monroe counties late tonight through Wednesday morning.
Cold and dry for most of the area on Wednesday. Temperatures will struggle to reach the freezing mark with highs generally in the mid and upper 20s.
A deep closed H5 low moves into the Midwest on Wednesday, and surface low pressure develops out ahead of it over the Gulf Coast states. This low lifts to the north and east and takes a run at the Mid-Atlantic during the day. Snow will move into the eastern shores of Maryland and southern Delaware late in the day, and minimal snow accumulations (less than an inch) are possible through dusk.
SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
Regarding this storm, most of the models continue to show a southern and eastward track, keeping the bulk of the snow south and east of the local forecast area. However, the NAM remains bullish with warning level snow across portions of Delmarva and southeast New Jersey. Once again, the NAM seems too explosive given a relative lack of upper level support, and the QPF field is far displaced from the center of the low. WRF-NSSL is now showing warning level snow across portions of southern Delaware and even into far southern New Jersey, but this is the only model indicating anything close to that. Consensus guidance keeps the low too far south for much.
The surface low will pass off the Mid-Atlantic coast late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. Once the surface low moves offshore, the closed H5 low will pass through the region Thursday afternoon.
This will bring widely scattered show showers to the region with minimal snow accumulation.
Overall, the following snowfall totals can be expected:
Less than an inch over the southern Poconos, northern New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley down to the I-95 corridor, and the Delaware Valley.
Up to an inch or so for most of southern New Jersey and most of coastal New Jersey.
1 to 3 inches for southern portions of the eastern shores of Maryland, southern Delaware, and extreme southeast New Jersey.
Will go ahead and issue a Winter Weather Advisory for Caroline and Talbot counties for 2 inches of snow. Will also hold on to the Winter Storm Watch for Sussex county (DE) as although the most likely scenario is for 2 to 4 inches of snow, which is Advisory criteria, cannot rule out the possibility for 5 inches, which would be Warning criteria. If the low takes a little bit more of a western track, then Advisory level snow would be possible for Cape May county as well. But confidence remains too low for that to happen.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
Summary...The cold eases as it turns milder over the weekend and especially early next week.
Synoptic Overview...An upper-level trough shifts to our east later Friday with some weak ridging briefly sliding across our area. A shortwave trough then moves through Saturday, followed by another upper-level trough potentially arriving during early next week. At the surface, high pressure builds over our area later Friday into Saturday before weakening and shifting to our southwest. A weak cold front or surface trough may move through Saturday night into Sunday.
Low pressure moving across the Great Lakes Monday into Tuesday should pull a warm front to our north, with a surface trough or weak cold front approaching from the west during Tuesday.
For Thursday night and Friday...An upper-level trough is forecast to be shifting to our east Thursday night. This will quickly take deepening surface low pressure well out to sea. As the core of the upper-level trough is initially overhead to start Thursday evening, a few snow showers may occur especially closer to portions of our coastal areas before ending. In the wake of the deepening surface low, strong high pressure starts to extend toward the Ohio Valley.
This will place our region within an area of a tightened pressure gradient. Cold air advection initially will assist in more efficient mixing and therefore a gusty northwest wind will be with us right through Friday. Peak wind gusts look to be in the 25-35 mph range at this point. The pressure gradient starts to loosen some Friday night and at least partial decoupling should take place and therefore the surface winds are forecast to diminish quite a bit. It will be cold Thursday night with low temperatures dropping into the lower 20s to mid/upper teens, and with the added gusty wind the wind chills will dive down into the single digits with even below zero in parts of the Poconos. Some ridging aloft starts to arrive later Friday with heights rising some. Friday will be a day of transition as the air mass starts to modify some, and high temperatures are forecast to be in the 30s (some 20s in the Poconos to northwest New Jersey).
For Saturday and Sunday...The flow aloft is more zonal Saturday and with surface high pressure weakening some and settling well to our southwest, a shortwave trough may quickly slide across our area Saturday night. Some guidance is a bit sharper with this feature and therefore offers some light precipitation, however there is some uncertainty with this. For now, opted to keep the forecast dry through the weekend. Given the core of the cold air has retreated well to our north and northeast, a milder pattern will result in high temperatures increasing some each day with widespread 40s forecast for Sunday afternoon.
For Monday and Tuesday...An upper-level trough may amplify eastward from south-central Canada to the Ohio Valley. This would support surface low pressure in the vicinity of the Great Lakes region as it tracks eastward. A warm front should be lifting north of our area or already be to our north, then a trough or weak cold front may arrive Tuesday. As of now this feature may be more of a clipper-type system with limited moisture, however there is plenty of time for this scenario to change within the suite of model guidance including the National Blend of Models output. Either way, the pattern looks to favor a milder one during this time with high temperatures reaching or topping 50F both afternoons for portions of our area.
AVIATION /03Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.
Tonight...VFR. W-NW winds 15 to 20 kt with 25 to 30 kt gusts, gradually diminishing to less than 10 kt after 06Z. High confidence.
Wednesday...VFR. W-NW winds 5 to 10 kt. High confidence.
Wednesday night...Sub-VFR likely in SN at KMIV/KACY. Otherwise, VFR.
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Moderate confidence.
Outlook...
Thursday...Sub-VFR possible in show showers in the afternoon.
Northwest winds 10-15 knots with 20-25 knots gusts.
Thursday night and Friday...VFR. Gradually decreasing cloud cover Thursday night. Northwest wind gusts up to 30 knots.
Saturday and Sunday...VFR overall with lighter winds.
MARINE
Small Craft Advisory conditions in effect for the ocean for most of tonight for NW winds 15 to 20 kt with 25 to 30 kt gusts.
Conditions subside to sub-SCA criteria through the night.
Sub-SCA conditions for Wednesday and Wednesday night. VSBY restrictions in SN developing Wednesday night, especially for southern ocean waters.
Outlook...
Thursday...Small Craft Advisory conditions possible due to northwest winds increasing to 15-20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Thursday night and Friday...Gale Watch issued for Thursday evening through most of Friday morning with northwest wind gusts of 35-40 knots possible. Light freezing spray possible Thursday night into Friday morning.
Saturday and Sunday...The conditions are anticipated to be below Small Craft Advisory criteria.
PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PA...Cold Weather Advisory until 7 AM EST Wednesday for PAZ054-055.
NJ...None.
DE...Winter Storm Watch from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon for DEZ003-004.
MD...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM Wednesday to 6 PM EST Thursday for MDZ019-020.
MARINE...Gale Watch from Thursday evening through Friday morning for ANZ430-431-450>455.
Small Craft Advisory until midnight EST tonight for ANZ450>455.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
ACYN4 - 8534720 - Atlantic City, NJ | 5 mi | 50 min | 24°F | 37°F | ||||
JCRN4 - Jacques Cousteau Reserve, NJ | 10 mi | 98 min | WSW 5.1 | 23°F | 30.33 | -1°F | ||
44091 | 40 mi | 42 min | 38°F | 4 ft | ||||
CMAN4 - 8536110 - Cape May, NJ | 44 mi | 50 min | 27°F | 36°F | ||||
BRND1 - 8555889 - Brandywine Shoal Light, DE | 49 mi | 50 min | 27°F |
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