154 WWUS72 KILM 210612 NPWILM URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington NC 212 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 NCZ099-105>110-SCZ054>056-058-059-220000- /O.NEW.KILM.HT.Y.0032.260821T1500Z-260822T0000Z/ Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- Including the cities of Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Aynor, Oak Island, Garden City, Georgetown, Lake Waccamaw, Little River, Ogden, Loris, Chadbourn, Red Hill, Andrews, Masonboro, Sunset Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Leland, Burgaw, Boiling Spring Lakes, Myrtle Beach, Shallotte, Seagate, Whiteville, Surf City, Long Beach, Myrtle Grove, Tabor City, Southport, Conway, Murrells Inlet, and Socastee 212 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. && $$ ABW