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* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * 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

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph expected. Strongest winds will occur near desert slopes, and through passes, where there could locally be gusts up to 60 mph. Blowing dust will be possible. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...From 2 PM Saturday to 11 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

At 340 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northwest of Cherokee Landing State Park, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and dime to penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Tahlequah... Cookson... Eldon... Christie...

Elevated fire concerns are expected this afternoon and evening between 1 PM and 8 PM across southwestern Minnesota as relative humidity drops to critical levels (around or less than 25%). Northwesterly winds around 10 mph should limit widespread concerns. However, any areas with dry fuels and which have missed out on recent precipitation will see elevated fire danger. Heed local burning restrictions. Use caution to prevent sparks.

At 309 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Okay, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and dime to penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Muskogee... Tahlequah... Wagoner... Fort Gibson... Okay... Hulbert...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * 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.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * 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.

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 19 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 14 possible. * WHERE...Eastern Magic Valley, Shoshone/Lava Beds, Arco/Mud Lake Desert, Lower Snake River Plain, and Upper Snake River Plain. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM MDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from this evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other

Relative humidity values will drop into the low to mid 20 percent range this afternoon across northwest and west central Minnesota. These low humidity values combined with west winds 8 to 18 mph along with dry fuels will mean that any fires that start could spread quickly. The critical fire weather conditions are expected to be between 1 pm and 7 ppm today.

* WHAT...Snow showers and patchy blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to three inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. Visibility as low as a quarter mile at times. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Montana. * WHEN...Until noon MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes. Severe conditions for newborn livestock. Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road