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WHUS42 KILM 151709
CFWILM
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
109 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025
NCZ107-152200-
/O.EXT.KILM.CF.Y.0044.250815T1709Z-250815T2200Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
109 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN
LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN
WILMINGTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
15/03 PM 5.7 1.0 0.8 N/A MINOR
16/03 AM 5.0 0.3 0.7 N/A NONE
16/04 PM 5.7 1.0 0.8 N/A MINOR
17/04 AM 4.9 0.2 0.8 N/A NONE
17/05 PM 6.0 1.3 1.0 N/A MINOR
18/05 AM 5.0 0.3 0.9 N/A NONE
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