Beach Hazards Statement
NWS Wilmington NC ยท US
Updated
Details
Beach Hazards Statement Remains In Effect From 6 AM EDT Friday Through Friday Evening... ...Coastal Flood Advisory Will Expire At 9 PM EDT This Evening
- Event
- Beach Hazards Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected.
Where
Coastal Georgetown County.
When
From 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday 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.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Coastal Georgetown
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wilmington NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~30s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3AZT6JZN3FN14XGPGQBAJ1F
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.65219e6528054b75fd1f323f54b38dc2e958c43c.002.2
- 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.862
- 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
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | BHS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWILM |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS42 KILM 250035 |
| NWSheadline | BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0050.260925T1000Z-260926T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal Georgetown
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 045043 |
| UGC | SCZ056 |