Expected

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Fort Peck Lake. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wave heights up to 4 feet are expected. Boaters on Fort Peck Lake should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following counties, Brazoria and Galveston. * WHEN...Until 615 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 322 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Dunklin, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, Pemiscot, and Lake. * WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. * 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.

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 4 TO 7 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. For information on swim advisories or bans at Chicago beaches: www. cpdbeaches. com. Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 3 TO 6 ft expected. * WHERE...Porter County. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other shoreline structures.

* WHAT...High waves and dangerous currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Chase, Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, and Woodson Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 3 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.

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...South Laramie Range including the Interstate 80 Summit between Cheyenne and Laramie. * WHEN...Until 3 PM MDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 MPH or gusts of 58

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80. This includes between mile markers 240 and 290. * WHEN...Until noon MDT today. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...South Laramie Range Foothills. * WHEN...Until 3 PM MDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 MPH or gusts of 58 MPH or stronger can lead to property damage.