041
WHUS42 KILM 190810
CFWILM
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
310 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024
NCZ107-192000-
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0158.241119T1600Z-241119T2000Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
310 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
EXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL
WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN
WILMINGTON.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF USS NORTH CAROLINA ROAD AND
BATTLESHIP ROAD BEGIN TO OBSERVE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. WATER
BEGINS TO SPREAD OUT OF STORM DRAINS ONTO WATER STREET JUST
SOUTH OF MARKET STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
CAPE FEAR RIVER AT WILMINGTON
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 5.5 FT, MODERATE 6.8 FT, MAJOR 10.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 0.8 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 5.3 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
19/12 PM 5.6 0.9 0.7 N/A MINOR
20/01 AM 4.8 0.1 0.7 N/A NONE
20/01 PM 5.5 0.8 0.8 N/A MINOR
21/01 AM 4.9 0.2 0.8 N/A NONE
21/02 PM 5.4 0.7 0.8 N/A NONE
ABW
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