Rip Current Statement

NWS Wilmington NC · US

Updated

Details

High Rip Current Risk Remains In Effect Through This Evening... ...Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect From 6 AM To 10 AM EDT This Morning

Event: Rip Current Statement
Issued: 2026-09-26 05:45:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-26 05:45:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-26 14:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-27 00:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.

Where

Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties.

When

For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 6 AM to 10 AM EDT this morning.

Impacts

Low-lying roads and locations along the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks may observe minor coastal flooding. Check with local officials for any road closures or impacts. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Instructions

Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. 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: 2026-09-26 05:46:17 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m18s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3E400JDSXE1JB4HWW5RNEH6
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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.8109
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 260545
NWSheadline	HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-260927T0000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-26T20:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Coastal Pender
Coastal New Hanover

Name	Value
SAME	037141
SAME	037129
UGC	NCZ106
UGC	NCZ108