Moderate

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 104 degrees expected. * WHERE...Western Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean, and Southeastern Burlington Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Conditions will turn much less humid this weekend in the wake of a cold front tonight, however high temperatures will remain in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of

At 315 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles northeast of Enterprise, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Stigler... Porum... Mccurtain... Whitefield... Briartown... Enterprise... Kanima...

At 317 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles south of Alderson, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Mcalester... Wilburton... Hartshorne... Alderson... Higgins... Haileyville... Gowen... Dow... Bache...

* WHAT...High temperatures of 85 to 95 degrees with lows at night of 60 to 70 degrees expected. * WHERE...Curry County Coast, including Brookings and Harbor. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat related illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

At 247 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles northeast of Krebs, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Mcalester... Hartshorne... Krebs... Quinton... Alderson... Mcalester Regional Airport... Blocker... Gowen...

At 248 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Marble Hill, 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. Locations impacted include... Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Marble Hill, Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, Gordonville, Burfordville, Millersville, and Glenallen.

* WHAT...Visibility as low as one quarter mile in dense fog. * WHERE...NW Kenai Peninsula and SW Kenai Peninsula, from Soldotna and Nikiski south to Homer. * WHEN...Until 9 AM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A band of locally dense fog has redeveloped along the western Kenai Peninsula coast. This band of fog has moved over the Sterling Highway from Soldotna and Kenai south to near Homer. The fog will likely persist through mid-morning Friday

At 232 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Cobden, or 9 miles southeast of Carbondale, moving east at 30 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... Marion, Cobden, Goreville, Creal Springs, Lake Of Egypt Area, Stonefort, New Burnside, and Simpson.

* WHAT...High swim risk from high wave action and strong currents. Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. * WHERE...Huron County. * WHEN...Until noon EDT today. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deep water and prevent return to shore. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

At 237 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Enterprise, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Stigler... Quinton... Porum... Whitefield... Enterprise... Briartown... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.