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* WHAT...Waves will quickly build from 1 to 2 feet tonight to 3 to 4 feet Thursday. Dangerous swimming conditions are expected with northeast winds creating strong structural and longshore currents, especially on the north side of piers. * WHERE...Northern La Porte county. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT Thursday 1 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers.

At 324 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Silverdale, or 8 miles east of Piney Green, moving east at 30 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... Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Stella, Swansboro, Hubert, Cape Carteret, Pine Knoll Shores, Silverdale, Broad Creek, Wildwood, Kuhns, Peletier, Bogue, Bogue Inlet Pier, Cedar Point, Mitchell

At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Goretown, or 14 miles northwest of Little River, moving east at 15 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Loris, Bethel, Longs, Hammond, Pireway, Dulah, Nakina, Goretown, Bughill, Hand, Nixonville, and Mollie.

At 336 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles southeast of Boomer, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Vashti. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 335 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tangier, or 17 miles east of Fair Port, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile vehicles. Reduced visibility and minor flooding possible. Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. This strong thunderstorm will be near...

At 139 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Letha, or near Emmett, moving west 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. Areas of blowing dust reducing visibility. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Letha around 140 PM MDT. New Plymouth around 150 PM MDT. Fruitland around 200 PM MDT.

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 4 to 7 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. For information on swim advisories or bans at Chicago beaches: www. cpdbeaches. com. Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 4 to 6 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake IN and Porter Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT Thursday through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other shoreline structures.

At 345 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Downtown Asheville, or near B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens, moving east at 20 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... North Asheville, Black Mountain, Woodfin, Swannanoa, Weaverville, Leicester, Mount Mitchell State Park, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To

At 344 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Babcock Ranch to near Charlotte County Airport. Movement was north 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... North Port, Arcadia, Southeast Arcadia, Babcock Webb Wma, Charlotte County Airport, Babcock Ranch, Lake Suzy, Nocatee, Harbour Heights,