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WHUS42 KILM 141933
CFWILM
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
333 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2025
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COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
333 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. THERE IS ALSO A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...COASTAL PENDER AND COASTAL NEW HANOVER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN SWEEP SWIMMERS AND SURFERS
INTO RIP CURRENTS, PIERS, JETTIES, AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AREAS.
IT MAY SWEEP SWIMMERS OFF THEIR FEET, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO
RETURN TO SHORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. CHECK WITH
LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE OCEAN FOR POSSIBLE HAZARDS YOU MAY
BE SWEPT INTO.
NCZ110-142045-
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COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
333 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
NCZ107-142200-
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INLAND NEW HANOVER-
333 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AFFECTED AREAS LISTED ARE BASED ON
AVERAGE TIDE CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE
FLOODING DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL, HIGH WINDS, OR
OTHER FACTORS.
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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
14/04 PM 5.6 0.9 0.5 N/A MINOR
15/04 AM 5.1 0.4 0.8 N/A NONE
15/05 PM 5.5 0.8 0.5 N/A MINOR
16/05 AM 4.5 -0.2 0.2 N/A NONE
16/06 PM 4.9 0.2 -0.1 N/A NONE
17/06 AM 4.2 -0.5 -0.2 N/A NONE
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COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
333 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. THERE IS ALSO A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...COASTAL GEORGETOWN COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN SWEEP SWIMMERS AND SURFERS
INTO RIP CURRENTS, PIERS, JETTIES, AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AREAS.
IT MAY SWEEP SWIMMERS OFF THEIR FEET, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO
RETURN TO SHORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. CHECK WITH
LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE OCEAN FOR POSSIBLE HAZARDS YOU MAY
BE SWEPT INTO.
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