Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
082 FLUS42 KILM 210633 HWOILM Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 233 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-220645- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 233 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Rip Current Risk. High Surf Advisory. Minor coastal flooding is likely during the evening high tide. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. As Hurricane Erin moves away, long-period swells will likely maintain a high risk for dangerous rip currents north of Cape Fear through at least Friday, with a decreasing risk for beaches south of Cape Fear as the swell direction becomes easterly to east- northeasterly behind Erin. Also, minor coastal flooding is likely during the Friday evening high tide. Minor coastal flooding may continue into the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ NCZ110-220645- Coastal Brunswick- 233 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Rip Current Risk. High Surf Advisory. Moderate Risk of Rip Currents. Minor coastal flooding is likely during the evening high tide. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Minor coastal flooding is likely during the Friday evening high tide. Minor coastal flooding may continue into the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ AMZ250-252-220645- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 233 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Long period swells from Hurricane Erin are expected to continue through Friday. Swells will produce hazardous boating conditions across shallow bathymetry waters such as Frying Pan Shoals, the mouths of Winyah Bay and the Cape Fear River, as well as area inlets to and from the Atlantic. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ AMZ254-256-220645- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 233 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Long period swells from Hurricane Erin are expected to continue through Friday. Swells will produce hazardous boating conditions across shallow bathymetry waters such as Frying Pan Shoals, the mouths of Winyah Bay and the Cape Fear River, as well as area inlets to and from the Atlantic. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ NCZ107-220645- Inland New Hanover- 233 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Minor coastal flooding is expected along the Lower Cape Fear River from Wilmington southward during each high tide cycle through the weekend with the evening high tide cycles being the higher high tide. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ NCZ087-096-099-105-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-220645- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro- Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- 233 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ 21