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* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Kern River Valley. * WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways Impacted include US Highway 395 and State Routes 14, 58, and 178. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

At 354 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles south of Alabama-Coushatta Reservation to near Devers to 8 miles southeast of Galveston State Park. Movement was east at 40 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... Beaumont, Port Arthur, Nederland, Groves, Port Neches, Lumberton,

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Southwest corner of Imperial County. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Western Imperial County, and Imperial Valley. * WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT early this morning. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * 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.

At 329 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Artesia Wells, or 7 miles south of Cotulla, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Cotulla, Los Angeles, Gardendale, Artesia Wells, and Chaparral Wildlife Management Area.

A tropical disturbance, formerly known as JTWC's Invest 99W has been upgraded to a Tropical Depression 06W (Jangmi), and is currently centered near 9.9N 137.3E, about 61 miles west-northwest of Yap Proper. Jangmi is expected to continue consolidating over the next few days as it moves further north-northwest into the Philippine Sea. Numerous to widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms are seen along the southern, western, and northern peripheries of Jangmi.

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 4 to 6 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake IN and Porter Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other shoreline structures.

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 4 to 7 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through late Thursday night. * 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