Expected

* WHAT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph expected for American Falls Reservoir. * WHERE...Lower Snake River Plain. * WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind of this direction and speed will cause rough waves on area lakes and create hazardous conditions for small craft. Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft.

* WHAT...Strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions. Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. In many cases, the longshore current is strong enough to prevent swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom making it difficult to return to shore.

At 250 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rocky Hill to near Dabney to near Hector. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clinton... Fairfield Bay... Greers Ferry... Hector... Shirley... Higden...

At 256 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles southwest of Wardville to 3 miles northwest of Clarita to 5 miles north of Sulphur to 3 miles northeast of Foster. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sulphur, Atoka, Tishomingo, Davis, Coalgate, Wynnewood, Roff,

At 259 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles west of Bokoshe to 2 miles northwest of Red Oak to 5 miles southwest of Wardville. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Mcalester... Poteau... Wilburton... Clayton...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and West-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Onshore flow will become increasingly brisk today along the Walton, Bay, and West-facing Gulf County beaches, so the rip current risk will increase through the day. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and

At 226 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Ashland to 3 miles east of Ada to 5 miles southwest of Byars to 5 miles southeast of Criner. Movement was south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ada, Pauls Valley, Purcell, Sulphur, Davis, Coalgate, Wynnewood,

At 230 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sallisaw to 4 miles northwest of Mccurtain to near Kinta to 3 miles northwest of Ashland. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Mcalester... Sallisaw... Wilburton... Hartshorne...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana, including the following counties, southeastern Cook and eastern Will in Illinois and central Lake County in northwest Indiana. * WHEN...Until 1000 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Underpasses may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 230 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated that the heavy rain has ended, however 1 to nearly 3 inches of rain fell in the

* WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves build to 3 to 4 feet by this afternoon. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers.