Moderate

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, seas 5 to 7 ft at 6 seconds and north winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 21 kt. For the second Small Craft Advisory, seas 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and south winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected. For the Hazardous Seas Watch, very steep and hazardous seas 10 to 15 ft at 14 seconds and southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt possible. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM.

At 309 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a band of strong thunderstorms and an outflow boundary ahead of the storms, moving southeast at 35 mph. The outflow boundary, marking the strongest winds of 45 to 50 mph, extended from just south of Putnam to Goldsboro. The band of storms extended from just south of Woodson to Albany to the eastern part of the Abilene area. In addition to gusty winds, small hail of pea to half-inch in diameter are possible with the storms.

Some patchy dense fog will restrict visibilities to as low as a a half of a mile across parts of northeast Georgia. The fog should lift by around 10 AM. If driving this morning, slow down, use low-beam headlights and leave extra distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.

Areas of patchy fog have developed early this morning, with visibilities as low as 1/4 statute miles being reported, mainly across the northern and western forecast area. Trends will be monitored for a Dense Fog Advisory for portions of the forecast area. If traveling, be prepared for the possibility of rapidly changing visibilities. If your encounter dense fog this morning, turn on your low beam lights and increase your driving distance.

* WHAT...Visibility below one quarter mile at times in dense fog. * WHERE...Craig, Delaware, and Ottawa Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Visibilities are expected to be reduced to less than one quarter mile by dense fog. Rapidly changing visibility will create hazardous driving conditions. If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

At 244 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking the leading edge of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Woodson to near Moran to Potosi. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. An outflow boundary just ahead of the storms has been resulting in wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size to half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...

At 250 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hooppole, or 18 miles southwest of Rock Falls, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Tampico, Hooppole, Deer Grove, Yorktown, Thomas, and Normandy. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

At 159 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Throckmorton to near Hawley. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. An outflow boundary ahead of the thunderstorms has been resulting in wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...

* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 1 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 6 PM EDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.