Expected

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

* WHAT...High swim risk from high wave action and strong currents. Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. * WHERE...Bay County. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deep water and prevent return to shore. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

* WHAT...High swim risk from high wave action and strong currents. Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. * WHERE...Monroe County. * WHEN...Through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deep water and prevent return to shore. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

* WHAT...High swim risk from high wave action and strong currents. Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. * WHERE...Huron, Sanilac and St. Clair Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deep water and prevent return to shore. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

At 243 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Woodville, or 13 miles west of Scottsboro, moving northeast at 20 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... Scottsboro, Hollywood, Skyline, Gurley, Woodville, Pleasant Groves, Hytop, Paint Rock, Martintown, and Lim Rock. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Alabama... Bayou Sara At Saraland affecting Mobile County. For the Bayou Sara...including Saraland...Major flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Bayou Sara at Saraland. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...at 7.9 feet, Streets along Bayou Sara flood. Low lying areas along Gunnison Creek in Satsuma flood. Above 8 feet,

* WHAT...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 6 to 12 ft at 11 seconds. For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft at 15 seconds expected. * WHERE...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, the southern waters. For the Small Craft Advisory, northern waters expanding to all waters Saturday morning. * WHEN...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, until 5 AM PDT Saturday. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM Saturday to 11 AM PDT Sunday.

At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles north of Newberry, or 5 miles east of Whitmire, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Chester, Lockhart, Carlisle, Lowrys, Chester State Park, Leeds, Tuckertown, and Santuc.

At 305 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carnesville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Hartwell, Carnesville, Toccoa, Seneca, Royston, Reed Creek, Lavonia, Gumlog, Iva, and Canon. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

At 206 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Springfield, or 12 miles southwest of Hammond, moving east at 10 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... Hammond, Ponchatoula, Albany, Springfield, Natalbany, Killian, and Tickfaw. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 12 between mile markers 26 and 40.