Expected

* WHAT...Surf of 3 to 6 feet with sets up to 7 feet, highest at south-facing beaches in Orange County. High rip current risk and strong longshore currents. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions generated by high rip current risk and strong longshore currents. A beach hazards statement for rip currents means that conditions are present to support a heightened risk of strong rip currents

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington and Kittitas Valley. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday. * 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 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Simcoe Highlands. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday. * 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.

At 1102 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms across southeastern Brown and northwestern Redwood counties. These storms are moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size 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... Wood Lake, Echo, Belview, Vesta, Delhi, Lucan, Seaforth, Redwood

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for low relative humidity and gusty winds is in effect from

At 1048 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very near Alamota, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Beeler around 1055 PM CDT. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... San Bernard River near Boling affecting Fort Bend, Wharton and Brazoria Counties. For the San Bernard River...including Boling...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...San Bernard River near Boling. * WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins upstream from gage. Minor backwater flooding up Peach Creek in Wharton

At 1037 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gibbstown, or near Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, moving east at 15 mph. 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... Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge and Gibbstown. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 1039 PM CDT/939 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles north of Syracuse, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Hamilton and west central Kearny Counties. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau and Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains. * WINDS...West to northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph Tuesday afternoon and evening increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph Wednesday afternoon and evening. Winds will decrease in the overnight period between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the 6 to 10 percent range Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons across lower elevations, and