Rip Current Statement
NWS Wilmington NC ยท US
Details
Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect From 5 AM To 8 AM EDT This Morning... ...High Surf Advisory In Effect From 6 AM This Morning To 8 PM EDT This Evening... ...High Rip Current Risk Remains In Effect From 6 AM EDT This Morning Through This Evening
- Event
- Rip Current Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Coastal Flood Advisory, several inches of inundation above ground level is expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents are expected.
Where
Coastal New Hanover County.
When
For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 5 AM to 8 AM EDT this morning. For the High Surf Advisory, from 6 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 6 AM EDT this morning through this evening.
Impacts
Low-lying roads and locations along the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks may observe minor coastal flooding. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Instructions
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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.
Affected areas
- Coastal New Hanover
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wilmington NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m16s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M38VRN2N7GV4YMW69X27MSAC
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c46a00022588cd6c1aa403b6f4d7647b785a238f.001.3
- 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.6674
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | RPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWILM |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS42 KILM 240445 |
| NWSheadline | COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0018.260924T1000Z-260925T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal New Hanover
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 037129 |
| UGC | NCZ108 |