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WHUS42 KILM 110819
CFWILM
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
419 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2024
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INLAND NEW HANOVER-
419 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2024
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* 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 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
11/04 AM 5.2 0.5 1.0 N/A NONE
11/04 PM 5.9 1.2 1.0 N/A MINOR
12/05 AM 5.1 0.4 0.8 N/A NONE
12/05 PM 5.6 0.9 0.6 N/A MINOR
13/06 AM 5.0 0.3 0.5 N/A NONE
13/07 PM 5.5 0.8 0.4 N/A MINOR
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COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
419 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2024
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. ALSO, A STRONG NORTH TO
SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL GEORGETOWN COUNTY.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND
FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A
DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE
SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.
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