Expected

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 690 Kittitas Valley. * TIMING...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 110 expected. For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 122 expected. * WHERE...Bee, Coastal Aransas, Coastal Calhoun, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, Coastal Refugio, Coastal San Patricio, Goliad, Inland Calhoun, Inland Kleberg, Inland Nueces, Inland Refugio, Inland San Patricio, Jim Wells, Live Oak, and Victoria Counties. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 110 expected. For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 122 expected. * WHERE...Bee, Coastal Aransas, Coastal Calhoun, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, Coastal Refugio, Coastal San Patricio, Goliad, Inland Calhoun, Inland Kleberg, Inland Nueces, Inland Refugio, Inland San Patricio, Jim Wells, Live Oak, and Victoria Counties. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 120 expected. * WHERE...Duval, La Salle, McMullen, and Webb Counties. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Strong southeasterly winds have subsided and the advisory will be allowed to expire.

* WHAT...Strong southeast winds in the wake of showers and thunderstorms will gust over 50 mph at times. * WHERE...Southern Cook County. * WHEN...Until 2 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

* WHAT...Strong southeast winds in the wake of showers and thunderstorms will gusts over 50 mph at times. * WHERE...Central Cook, Lake IL, and Northern Cook Counties. * WHEN...Until 2 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

At 140 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Whigham to 8 miles southwest of Cairo to 12 miles northeast of Tallahassee. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cairo, Thomasville, Boston, Ochlocknee, Whigham, Alma, Thomasville

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Westmoreland, Richmond, Northumberland, Western Essex and Eastern Essex Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. Do not drive through flooded roadways.

* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. Do not drive through flooded roadways.