Expected

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Maine, Interior York County. In New Hampshire, Strafford, Eastern Hillsborough, and Interior Rockingham Counties. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 11 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...In Maine, Coastal Cumberland and Coastal York Counties. In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 11 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

At 153 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Black Forest, or 16 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph, nickel size hail and brief heavy rain. 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... Falcon and Black Forest. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Decaying showers and thunderstorms moving off of the mountains will be capable of producing gusty and erratic wind gusts of between 45 to 55 mph through the early afternoon hours.

At 355 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Milledgeville. This storm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Milledgeville, Eatonton, Ivey, Deepstep, Midway-Hardwick, Liberty,

* WHAT...High waves of 3 to 6 feet and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. * WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook County beaches. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * 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 and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other

At 157 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles north of Ordway to near Sugar City to 7 miles southwest of Blue Lake. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Sugar City, Haswell, Blue Lake, and Arlington.

At 259 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Newlight, or 15 miles northwest of St. Joseph, moving east at 30 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Newellton around 305 PM CDT. Lake Bruin around 310 PM CDT. Somerset around 320 PM CDT.

* WHAT...Temperatures in the 90s. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Montana. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wave heights as high as 5 feet are expected. Boaters on Fort Peck Lake should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of

At 130 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cascade, or 9 miles northwest of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 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... Northern Colorado Springs, Woodland Park, Monument, Air Force Academy, Manitou Springs, Palmer Lake, Green Mountain Falls, Black