Expected

...WARM, DRY, AND WINDY TUESDAY WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE... * Affected Area: Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Okanogan Valley (Zone 703), Methow Valley (Zone 704), Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705), Waterville Plateau (Zone 706), Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707), Eastern Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709). * Winds: West 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * Relative Humidities: 12 to 23 percent.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Number 1 Canyon, Number 2 Canyon, Wenatchee, Entiat, Cashmere, Chelan, and Pangborn Airport. * 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 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Badger Mountain Road, Mansfield, and Waterville. * 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...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