Expected

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches north of Cape Hatteras. * 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 3 PM this afternoon. Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,

Temperatures are rising this morning.

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Areas east of I-65. * WHEN...Until 9 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.

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Cannon, Grundy, Rutherford, Van Buren, Warren, and Wilson Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 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.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * 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.

Some patchy dense fog will restrict visibilities to less than one-half of a mile across portions of eastern and central Georgia. The fog should lift after 10 am. If driving this morning, slow down, use low-beam headlights and leave extra distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.

* WHAT...An incoming long-period northwesterly swell will increase the risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents. * WHERE...Beaches along the Pacific Coast. * WHEN...Now through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion can be expected. Sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches. Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 20 to

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .Warm and dry conditions are expected across North Dakota today ahead of an approaching cold front. The combination of strong westerly winds of 10 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph, and low relative humidities of 15 to 25 percent, will produce critical fire weather conditions across western and central North Dakota along and north of the I-94 corridor. Near critical fire weather

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s in valleys. Frost with temperatures in the mid 30s outside of valleys. * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Patchy fog will persist across Southeast Georgia into Southern Southeast South Carolina early this morning. The fog could become locally dense with visibilities dropping below 1/4 mile at times, particularly near bodies of water and other low-lying areas such as marshes, swamps and large ditches. Motorists should remain alert for these conditions this morning. If driving, slow down and leave extra distance ahead of you in case a sudden stop is needed.