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Small Craft Advisory 89, NWS Wilmington, NC

December 25, 2020

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this small craft advisory at Dec 25, 2020, 12:40 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 25, 2020, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2020, 12:40 PM EST (17:40 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2020, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 26, 2020, 6:03 AM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 25, 12:39 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 12:39 PM EST, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 9:12 AM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
912 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-054>056-058-059-
261415-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-
Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-
Coastal Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-
Williamsburg-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown-
Central Horry-Northern Horry-
912 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

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...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

AMZ250-252-254-256-261415-
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-
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-
912 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST 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.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

A small craft advisory will likely be required through Saturday
morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CRM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 7:56 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILMRobeson49 min
Dec 24, 8:23 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBladen, Columbus, Robeson3 hr
Dec 24, 8:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen, Columbus62 min
Dec 24, 9:39 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender66 min
Dec 24, 9:47 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILMBladen, Cumberland5 days
Dec 24, 10:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMNew Hanover, Pender17 min
Dec 25, 9:43 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryILMPender59 hr
Dec 25, 9:47 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningILMBladen4 days
Dec 24, 7:08 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILMDarlington, Florence, Williamsburg67 min
Dec 24, 7:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILMWilliamsburg53 min
Dec 24, 8:06 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILMGeorgetown, Williamsburg39 min
Dec 24, 8:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILMHorry60 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.