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WHUS42 KILM 270000
CFWILM
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
800 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024
NCZ107-270900-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0073.240727T0500Z-240727T0900Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
800 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 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 1 AM TO 5 AM EDT SATURDAY.
* 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
27/03 AM 5.6 0.9 1.2 N/A MINOR
27/04 PM 5.8 1.1 1.2 N/A MINOR
28/04 AM 5.6 0.9 1.4 N/A MINOR
28/04 PM 6.0 1.3 1.4 N/A MINOR
29/05 AM 5.3 0.6 1.2 N/A NONE
NCZ108-270900-
/O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0025.240727T1000Z-240728T0000Z/
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
800 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT.
* WHERE...COASTAL NEW HANOVER COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 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.
ABW
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