Moderate

* WHAT...In Nye County, western Clark County, and Death Valley National Park, southerly-to-southwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. In Esmeralda County, northwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * WHERE...In California, Death Valley National Park. In Nevada, Esmeralda and Central Nye County and Western Clark and Southern Nye County. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Lake Mohave - AZ side. In Nevada, Lake Mohave - NV side. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ Wednesday. * 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. Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft.

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected... becoming north in the evening. * WHERE...White and Inyo Mountains, Eastern Sierra Slopes, Owens Valley South, and Owens Valley North. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Sudden crosswinds could impact high-profile vehicles on Highway 395. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for

Showers and storms across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles will have the potential to produce brief landspouts through the afternoon hours. These brief spin ups would be short lived in nature and unlikely to produce damage.

Dry conditions are forecast this afternoon for portions areas of northeast Minnesota north of a line from Walker to Cloquet to Silver Bay. Relative humidity values between 15 and 25 percent will lead to near-critical fire weather conditions today. East winds of 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph are forecast. Together, these conditions may cause fires to spread. Check burning restrictions and fire danger before burning. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see

A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE, KNOWN AS JTWC'S INVEST 99W, IS CURRENTLY CENTERED NEAR 7N139E, EAST OF SOROL. INVEST 99W CONTINUES TO SLOWLY IMPROVE IN ORGANIZATION AS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BROADER CIRCULATION BEGINS TO PIVOT TO A MORE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTATION INSTEAD OF AN EAST TO WEST ORIENTATION. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR 99W TO BEGIN CONSOLIDATING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE JTWC HAS INCREASED 99W TO HIGH, WHICH MEANS DEVELOPMENT INTO A TROPICAL

At 0950...The National Weather Service has received a report of a funnel cloud in the vicinity of East Calcasieu Parish. A very moist and unstable tropical airmass is in place across the area. Meanwhile...the vertical wind profile over the area is light and variable. These conditions are favorable for the development of tropical funnel clouds...especially where rain cooled boundaries...known as outflow boundaries...and the seabreeze collide. These tropical funnel clouds are usually short-lived and do not

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * 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

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah. * WHEN...From noon today to midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust may reduce visibility. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains. * WHEN...From noon today to midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust may reduce visibility. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution.