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* WHAT...Visibility down to one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Southern Cook County. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. If driving, slow down, use your low-beam headlights and fog lights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR NORTH BAY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND EAST BAY HILLS... ....Dry and windy conditions combined with some dry vegetation will lead to a critical fire weather threat through Thursday morning... * AFFECTED AREA...East Bay Hills and North Bay Interior Mountains. * TIMING...Until 9 AM PDT Thursday. * WINDS 20 FOOT...Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Fort Peck Lake * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Waves up to 6 feet are expected on Fort Peck Lake today. Boaters on Fort Peck Lake should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft.

* WHAT...Heat index values in the mid 90s expected. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Livingston, and Ontario Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat related illnesses to occur. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 98 expected. * WHERE...In New York, Eastern Clinton and Eastern Essex Counties. In Vermont, Western Addison, Grand Isle, Western Chittenden, Western Franklin, and Western Rutland Counties. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This will be the third of a series of increasingly warm and humid days, resulting in accumulated heat stress. Impacts may be greater early in the season when we are

* WHAT...For today's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 95 expected. For the Friday's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 98 expected. * WHERE...Eastern Windsor County. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM EDT today and on Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Friday will be the third of a series of increasingly warm and humid days, resulting in accumulated heat stress. Impacts may be greater early in the season when we are

* WHAT...For today's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 95 expected. For the Friday's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 98 expected. * WHERE...Eastern Windsor County. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM EDT today and on Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Friday will be the third of a series of increasingly warm and humid days, resulting in accumulated heat stress. Impacts may be greater early in the season when we are

...The National Weather Service in Lincoln IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Spoon River at London Mills affecting Fulton and Knox Counties. .The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Spoon River at London Mills. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon to late Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding begins to agricultural land near the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...Portions of Dickinson, Geary and Morris counties. * WHEN...Until 900 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1209 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges