Expected

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, and Southeast Suffolk Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Potential for high rip current risk on Friday also.

The Near-Equatorial Trough (NET) has become very active across eastern Micronesia, with numerous to widespread heavy showers south of Chuuk. A weak disturbance, Invest 93W, has also formed along the NET near 5N168E. The NET and associated convection look to drift northward over the next few days, as Invest 93W slowly moves west- northwest. Little development is expected with 93W as it moves out, however, it will help increase rainfall potential across the region.

The Near-Equatorial Trough (NET) has become very active across eastern Micronesia, with numerous to widespread heavy showers south of Pohnpei and over Kosrae. A weak disturbance, Invest 93W, has also formed along the NET near 5N168E. The NET and associated convection look to drift northward over the next few days, as Invest 93W slowly moves west-northwest. Little development is expected with 93W as it moves out, however, it will help increase rainfall potential across the region.

The Near-Equatorial Trough (NET) has become very active across eastern Micronesia, with numerous to widespread heavy showers south of Majuro. A weak disturbance, Invest 93W, has also formed along the NET near 5N168E. The NET and associated convection look to drift northward over the next few days, as Invest 93W slowly moves west- northwest. Little development is expected with 93W as it moves out, however, it will help increase rainfall potential across the region.

At 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles east of Afton, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Anthony, Vado, Afton, Berino, Chamberino, San Miguel, La Union, La Mesa, Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal and Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park.

At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Camp Holly Fish Camp, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Palm Bay, Melbourne, Satellite Beach, Malabar, and Indialantic. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Conditions are favorable for the development of brief funnel clouds.

At 358 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Casa Grande, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Casa Grande, Arizola, Toltec, and Stanfield. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 188 and 203. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 161 and 178.

* WHAT...Minor flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues to be possible * WHERE...Colville River from Umiat to Nuiqsut. * WHEN...Until Friday morning * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying areas due to rapid snowmelt * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - As of Wednesday afternoon rain and snowmelt are causing bankfull water levels along the Colville River. Up to 1.5 inches of rain fell early in the week in the headwaters and rapidly melted the snowpack remaining in the Brooks Range.

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 430 PM MST. * At 340 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 10 miles southeast of Freeman to 8 miles south of Maricopa to Olberg, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Less than three miles visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * This includes the following highways...

The threat has ended.