Expected

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away<br /> from shore into deeper water.<br /> Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and<br /> float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a<br /> direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the<br /> shore and call or wave for help.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Illinois, including the following<br /> counties, Cook and Will and northwest Indiana, including the<br /> following county, Lake IN. * WHEN...Until 615 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.<br /> Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...<br /> - At 307 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges<br /> indicated heavy rain with rates in excess of 1 inch per hour.<br />

Windy conditions will develop this afternoon and continue into<br /> tonight, even outside of any thunderstorms that develop. Southerly winds will gust up to 30-40 mph, with a few gusts to 45<br /> mph possible. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. The<br /> wind gusts may make driving more difficult, especially for high<br /> profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads.

* WHAT...During the Small Craft Advisory, expect sustained winds<br /> up to 28 knots from the southwest with isolated gusts up to 34<br /> knots. The largest significant waves will be 5 feet with a<br /> potential maximum wave height of 7 feet. During the Low Water<br /> Advisory, abnormally low water levels expected. * WHERE...Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to<br /> North Cape MI. * WHEN...During the Small Craft Advisory, the maximum winds are<br /> expected around 11 PM EDT Wednesday with the largest waves<br />

Outside of thunderstorms, windy conditions will develop this<br /> evening and continue tonight. South to southwest winds will gust up to 30-40 mph, with a few<br /> gusts to 45 mph possible. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured<br /> objects. The wind gusts may make driving more difficult,<br /> especially for high profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads.

At 251 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near<br /> Vayland, or 10 miles east of Miller, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Vayland.<br /> If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along<br /> a line extending from 26 miles southeast of Burns Point to 30 miles<br /> west of Cocodrie to 34 miles southwest of Dulac. Movement was<br /> northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. These storms will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern<br /> Terrebonne Parish.<br /> If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of northern Maine, including the following<br /> county, Aroostook. * WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...<br /> - At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to<br /> thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin<br /> shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of<br /> rain have fallen.<br /> - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected<br />

* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower<br /> Colorado River and Fire Weather Zone 205 Colorado River<br /> Headwaters below 8000 feet. * TIMING...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise<br /> extreme caution with any outdoor burning.<br /> A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions<br /> are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of<br />

* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little<br /> Snake Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 201 Routt Forecast<br /> Area, Fire Weather Zone 202 White River Forecast Area, Fire<br /> Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area, Fire<br /> Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast Area, Fire Weather<br /> Zone 291 Northern San Juan Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone<br /> 292 North Fork Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 293 Gunnison<br /> Basin Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 294 Southwest<br />