Moderate

The Beach Hazards Statement will be allowed to expire at 9 am this morning.

At 1009 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Starbase, or 7 miles south of South Padre Island, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... South Padre Island, Southmost, Port Of Brownsville, Brownsville, Lincoln Park, U.s. Coast Guard Station, Villa Pancho, Port Isabel

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through This evening. * 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.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through This evening. * 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.

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and strong rip currents. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County. * WHEN...From 9 PM CDT this evening through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 1130 AM. Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,

At 913 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Cameron County moving east at 65 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... Los Fresnos, Rancho Viejo, Southmost, Olmito, Port Of Brownsville, La Paloma, Cameron Park, Laureles, Downtown Brownsville, and Brownsville. This includes the following highways...

At 856 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Rio Hondo Elementary School, or near Rio Hondo, moving northeast at 85 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Harlingen, Weslaco, San Benito, Mercedes, La Feria, Progreso, Santa Rosa, Rio Hondo, Palm Valley, and Los Indios. This includes the following highways...

Visibility continues to improve this morning, allowing the dense fog advisory to expire at 9 AM across most of the Mid-South.

* WHAT...Visibility one-quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Dunklin, Clay, Greene, Pemiscot, and Lake. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.