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High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this high surf advisory at Sep 24, 2026, 12:45 AM EDT for New Hanover County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 24, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2026, 12:45 AM EDT (04:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2026, 1:32 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County New Hanover County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf 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 high surf advisory went out at Sep 23, 7:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 7:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 12:45 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 10 hr |
| Sep 24, 7:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 61 min | |
| Sep 24, 8:11 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 16 hr |
| Sep 24, 9:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 36 min |
| Sep 24, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 26 min |
| Sep 24, 7:54 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 23 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.