Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Wilmington NC ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect From 5 AM Wednesday To 2 PM EDT Thursday

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

Northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with occasional gusts up to 35 kt and seas up to 7 ft expected.

Where

Southeast North Carolina and Northeast South Carolina coastal waters out 20 NM.

When

From 5 AM Wednesday to 2 PM EDT Thursday.

Impacts

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Instructions

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Affected areas

  • Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
  • Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM
  • Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM
  • Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Wilmington NC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~32s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M35JWTD1HEC6JHBEC8RZ03TE
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.00ebd1e46e3ae42ada4c07cc2c4f2a1e3c923d78.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Wilmington NC
AWIPS ID
CAPILM
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.7199
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWILM
WMOidentifierWHUS72 KILM 222213
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 PM EDT THURSDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXT.KILM.SC.Y.0037.260923T0900Z-260924T1800Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-24T14:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
  • Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM
  • Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM
  • Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
NameValue
SAME075250
SAME075252
SAME075254
SAME075256
UGCAMZ250
UGCAMZ252
UGCAMZ254
UGCAMZ256