Moderate

* WHAT...East winds up to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected, particularly across the U.S. Virgin Islands and eastern Puerto Rico. * WHERE...Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. * WHEN...Until 8 PM AST this evening. * 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. Secure outdoor objects.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday 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.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday 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.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Southwest corner of Imperial County. * WHEN...From 3 PM Tuesday to 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

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Imperial County, and Imperial Valley. * WHEN...From 5 PM Tuesday to 3 AM PDT Wednesday. * 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

At 222 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from White House to Bridges Crossroad to near Sylvester Airport, and moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph, frequent lightning and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include...

At 146 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Arlington to near Doerun. Movement was north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Newton, Morgan, Albany, Dawson, Cuthbert, Putney, Sylvester, Leesburg, Edison, Arlington, Shellman, Baconton, Poulan, Doerun,

At 1246 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Vancourt, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... San Angelo, Wall, San Angelo State Park, Twin Buttes Reservoir, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Mereta, Veribest, Vancourt, O.C. Fisher

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Kern River Valley. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 PM PDT Wednesday. * 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...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM PDT Wednesday. * 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.