271 FPUS72 KILM 011840 NOWILM SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 240 PM EDT SUN SEP 1 2002 NCZ097-100-101-012000- BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-PENDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SOUTHPORT...WILMINGTON... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 240 PM EDT SUN SEP 1 2002 .NOW... MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 4 PM FROM SURF CITY SOUTHEAST ALONG THE COAST OF PENDER AND NORTHEAST NEW HANOVER COUNTIES...THEN SOUTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY NEAR SNOWS CUT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP...AND BY 3 PM...WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY SOUTHEAST OF WINNABOW AND BOLIVIA TO NEAR HOLDEN BEACH. AN ISOLATED RUMBLE OF THUNDER IS POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF TO ONE INCH WILL BE COMMON...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ MR