Beach Hazards Statement

NWS Wilmington NC · US

Updated

Details

Beach Hazards Statement Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT This Evening

Event: Beach Hazards 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

Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a moderate risk of rip currents.

Where

Coastal Georgetown County.

When

Today.

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: 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: 01M3CG26WS74P27SACMTPP5P0P
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c42a30fcc8584b6b04140ed8711374a43a382d32.002.1
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.3706
WMO heading: XOUS52
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 52

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.89c494ceca1405e05a62cf36fdb89a7c02f92f15.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 12:56:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cab38023ab187300582f04d2af6c3af74b42dc6c.002.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 05:32:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a5529951450d6f90147139673422f6d35830c7bb.003.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 03:46:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.65219e6528054b75fd1f323f54b38dc2e958c43c.002.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 00:35:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01681ea01202d4b20ba79d185f6f41c912859473.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-24 23:54:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	BHS

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWILM
WMOidentifier	WHUS42 KILM 251438
NWSheadline	BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0050.000000T0000Z-260926T0000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-25T20:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cab38023ab187300582f04d2af6c3af74b42dc6c.002.2,2026-09-25T01:32:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a5529951450d6f90147139673422f6d35830c7bb.003.1,2026-09-24T23:46:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.65219e6528054b75fd1f323f54b38dc2e958c43c.002.2,2026-09-24T20:35:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01681ea01202d4b20ba79d185f6f41c912859473.001.2,2026-09-24T19:54:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

Coastal Georgetown

Name	Value
SAME	045043
UGC	SCZ056