Rip Current Statement

NWS Wilmington NC · US

Updated

Details

High Rip Current Risk Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT This Evening

Event: Rip Current Statement
Issued: 2026-09-25 14:38:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-25 14:38:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-26 00:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 00:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

Dangerous rip currents.

Where

Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties.

When

Today.

Impacts

Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Instructions

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 Pender
Coastal New Hanover

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Wilmington NC
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-25 14:38:43 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~44s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3CG26TZSKXPQ9D9BZTG4STG
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Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Wilmington NC
AWIPS ID: CAPILM
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.3705
WMO heading: XOUS52
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 52

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	RPS

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWILM
WMOidentifier	WHUS42 KILM 251438
NWSheadline	HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-260926T0000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-25T20:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Coastal Pender
Coastal New Hanover

Name	Value
SAME	037141
SAME	037129
UGC	NCZ106
UGC	NCZ108