Moderate

At 226 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Botines, or 16 miles southwest of Encinal, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Encinal, Botines, La Esperanza Ranch Airport, and Callaghan. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 18 and 40.

* WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City. * WHEN...Through 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,

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph and waves 1 to 3 feet for Pyramid Lake. * WHERE...Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph for Walker Lake. * WHERE...Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.

At 206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Camp Creek Lake to 12 miles southwest of Fort Boggy State Park to 6 miles northwest of Bedias. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Buffalo, Centerville, Fort Boggy State Park, Camp Creek Lake,

At 210 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Fort Boggy State Park to 7 miles southeast of Bedias to near Montgomery. Movement was northeast at 35 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... Conroe, Huntsville, Cleveland, Crockett, Willis, Madisonville,

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday 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 211 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Montgomery to near Willowbrook to near Sugar Land. Movement was east at 40 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... Pasadena, Pearland, northern League City, Sugar Land, Baytown, Missouri City, southern Conroe, Friendswood, La Porte, Deer Park,

At 213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fairchilds to near Bay City to near Port Oconnor. Movement was southeast at 40 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... Pearland, League City, southern Sugar Land, southern Missouri City, Galveston Island West End, Texas City, Matagorda, Friendswood,