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WHUS42 KILM 141812
CFWILM
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
212 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
NCZ107-150600-
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0038.260815T0200Z-260815T0600Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
212 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 AM EDT SATURDAY...
* 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 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND USS NORTH CAROLINA
ROAD OBSERVE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING UP TO ONE HALF FOOT IN
DEPTH. IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON, A BLOCK OF WATER STREET
OBSERVES MINOR FLOODING UP TO ONE QUARTER FOOT IN DEPTH.
* 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
15/12 AM 5.8 1.1 0.8 N/A MINOR
15/12 PM 5.4 0.7 0.6 N/A NONE
16/01 AM 5.6 0.9 0.8 N/A MINOR
16/01 PM 5.6 0.9 0.8 N/A MINOR
17/01 AM 5.5 0.8 0.9 N/A MINOR
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