Moderate

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and state park and west-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. 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 unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

At 143 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Two Buttes Reservoir, or 16 miles north of Springfield, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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... Two Buttes Reservoir. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 320 PM EDT/220 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near White City, or 13 miles northeast of Port St. Joe, moving south 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... Stonemill Creek, White City, Wewahitchka, Honeyville, Chipola Cutoff, Howard Creek, Willis Landing, and Dalkeith. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Very steep seas 8 to 10 ft through this afternoon, becoming steep 6 to 9 ft this evening. * WHERE...All areas. * WHEN...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels. Bar crossings will become especially treacherous. * View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks

At 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Apalachicola, moving south 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... Eastpoint, Apalachicola, St George Island, Franklin, Buck Siding, Bay City, Apalachicola Airport, Creels, Beverly, Hays Place, Green Point, and Fort Gadsden. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 1252 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Pritchett, or 20 miles west of Springfield, moving north 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. Locations impacted include... Pritchett. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Kilauea is erupting lava fountains within the summit caldera. Fountaining episodes typically last less than 12 hours but ash can remain in the air longer depending on wind and weather conditions. Winds will generally variable through 22,000 ft in elevation today, causing tephra fallout to vary in location, ranging from north of Kilauea through the southwest. * WHERE...Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and areas to the north through southwest. * WHEN...Until noon HST today.

At 1239 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over northwestern Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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. Locations impacted include... Colorado Springs, Air Force Academy, Black Forest, Falcon, and Cimarron Hills. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Very steep seas 8 to 10 ft through this afternoon, becoming steep 6 to 9 ft this evening. * WHERE...All areas. * WHEN...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels. Bar crossings will become especially treacherous. * View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks

At 143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Natalbany to near Covington. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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... Hammond, Covington, Abita Springs, Folsom, Sun, and Robert.