Expected

At 248 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Chokoloskee, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Big Cypress National Preserve. These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around

At 248 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mayo. The strong thunderstorm is nearly stationary. 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... Mayo, Cooks Hammock, San Pedro Junction, and Alton. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220 and 228. * WINDS...For Zone 220, west to northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. For Zone 228, east to northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of

At 253 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm near Buckhead Ridge, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Buckhead Ridge, Brighton Seminole Reservation, and Indian Prairie Canal Mouth.

At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dulah, or 10 miles north of Little River. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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... Iredell, Loris, Grissettown, Bughill, Longwood, Hand, Longs, Hammond, Pireway, Dulah, Goretown, Brooksville, and Allsbrook.

At 252 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking scattered thunderstorms centered near Patterson, Jesup and Hoboken, moving southeast at 10 to 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Waycross, Jesup, Blackshear, Nahunta, Patterson, Dock Junction, Gardi, Screven, Odum, and Offerman. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Warm air temperatures in the 80s to low 90s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. * WHERE...In Maine, Coastal York, Coastal Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Coastal Waldo Counties. In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. When the water

At 256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Topsail, or 11 miles southeast of Burgaw. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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... Hampstead, White Stocking, Topsail, Ashton, Woodside, and Edgecomb. This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 404 and 406.

At 258 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sea Island, or over St. Simons Island, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Brunswick, St. Simons Island, Dock Junction, St Simons Island Village, Country Club Estates, Sea Island, and Jekyll Island. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon until 10 PM AKDT this evening. * Winds...East 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Timing...1 PM AKDT through 10 PM AKDT this evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 to 25 percent. * Temperatures...As high as 75 degrees. * Location...Kuskokwim Valley East and Lime Village. * Impacts...Rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires will be possible.