Moderate

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Kern River Valley. * WHEN...From 5 PM Friday to 11 PM PDT Sunday. * 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...For the Mojave Desert Slopes...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. For the Mojave Desert...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...From 5 PM Friday to 11 PM PDT Sunday. * 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.

At 832 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Westmoreland, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Westmoreland. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern Kansas.

At 842 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fluvanna, or 13 miles southwest of Lake Alan Henry, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Snyder, Fluvanna, Inadale, Winston Field, Randalls Corner, and Hermleigh. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Satanta, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Sublette around 805 PM CDT. Tice around 810 PM CDT. Copeland around 815 PM CDT. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern Kansas.

At 809 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Talmage, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Abilene, Moonlight, and Talmage. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 274 and 282. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 810 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tuttle Creek Lake, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Olsburg and Tuttle Creek Lake. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern Kansas.

At 814 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Seagraves Airport, or 13 miles southeast of Seagraves, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, with patchy blowing dust. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Seminole, Seagraves, Seagraves Airport, Gaines County Airport, Welch, Loop, McKenzie Lake, and Gaines County Park.

At 815 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Mangum to 4 miles east of Eldorado to 9 miles northwest of Margaret. Movement was east at 25 mph. Gusty winds may approach well before the thunderstorms. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Altus, Quanah, Blair, Chillicothe, Olustee, Eldorado, Martha, Elmer,

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, and Slope Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Items left unsecured outside will be blown around. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.