Moderate

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

At 406 AM EDT/306 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Carefree Town to near Brandenburg to near Hardinsburg. 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... Corydon, Brandenburg, Hardinsburg, Carefree Town, Radcliff, Webster, Vine Grove, Irvington, Muldraugh, and West Point.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 degrees. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas and northeast Louisiana. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...High temperatures and high humidity may cause heat related illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

An unsettled monsoon pattern, associated with Invest 92W continues to intensify across eastern Micronesia. Invest 92W remains rated low by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, which means development into a significant tropical cyclone is possible, but not likely within the next 24 hours. The latest ASCAT pass shows a building surge of westerly winds south of a broad ciruclation located north of Pohnpei. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are ongoing across

Invest 92W continues to linger north of Pohnpei near 9.6N 156.8E. Satellite imagery shows 92W is nearly stationary. The slow motion looks to persist through Wednesday, allowing the west to southwesterly winds to continue bringing southwest fetch of moisture to the region, as seen in the all-layer precipitable water vapor imagery. This will keep heavy rainfall and potential mudslide concerns at Pohnpei and Kosrae, with occasional to frequent

At 242 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Aetna to near Harmon. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Woodward, Arnett, Mooreland, Gage, Fargo, Fort Supply, Freedom,

At 314 AM EDT/214 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Jasper to near Grandview to near St. Joseph. 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... Jasper, Tell City, Hawesville, Huntingburg, Ferdinand, Lewisport, Cannelton, Holland, Birdseye, and Troy.

At 218 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Dale to near Grandview to 6 miles southeast of St. Joseph. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. This same line produced a 46 mph gust in Owensboro, and a 49 mph gust in Henderson, as it made recent passage. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Overnight temperatures and humidity will remain elevated, providing little relief for vulnerable populations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest heat index values will occur from late morning through late afternoon.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Bay and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...From noon EDT /11 AM CDT/ today through late tonight. * 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.