Coordinates: 39.5543, -74.3457
Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 7:50PM EDT until July 21 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ Event: Special Marine Warning Area: Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM; 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; Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM; Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM Severity: Severe Urgency: Immediate Certainty: Likely Effective: 2026-07-21T23:50:00.000Z Expires: 2026-07-21T20:15:00-04:00 For the following areas... 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... Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM... Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM... At 749 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 12 nm east of Barnegat Light Reef to 16 nm east of Garden State North Reef to Buoy Ge, moving east at 50 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Ocean Gate, Atlantic City, Little Egg Reef, Atlantic City Reef, Ship Bottom, Great Egg Inlet, Barnegat Light Reef, Garden State South Reef, Silverton, Harvey Cedars, Forked River, Great Egg Reef, Ocean City Reef, Lavallette, Beach Haven, Barnegat Light, North Beach Haven, Garden State North Reef, Little Egg Inlet, and Buoy Ge. Instruction: A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern New Jersey...and the adjacent coastal waters. Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Original source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2f4eea8634dedd5bcbd5648e18a0635afd25b056.001.1View original source