Hazardous Weather Outlook
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
201 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-210615-
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry-
Coastal Georgetown-
201 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

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.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Surf Advisory.

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 from Thursday onward as the swell direction becomes
easterly to east-northeasterly behind Erin.

Also, minor coastal flooding is likely during the evening high tides
through Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

AMZ250-252-210615-
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-
201 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

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...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.

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.

$$

AMZ254-256-210615-
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-
201 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THURSDAY...

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...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.

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.

$$

NCZ107-210615-
Inland New Hanover-
201 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 11 PM EDT 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.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Minor coastal flooding is likely along the lower Cape Fear River
from Wilmington southward during the late afternoon/early evening
high tide cycles through late this week. Minor flooding is also
possible during the , and possibly morning high tides, as well,
midweek.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-105-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-210615-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-
Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-
Central Horry-Northern Horry-
201 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 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...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

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