Moderate

At 1142 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong<br /> thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of South<br /> Browning to near Choteau. Movement was north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...<br /> Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, Choteau, Browning, Valier, Heart Butte,<br /> East Glacier Park Village, North Browning, Kiowa, South Browning,<br />

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph<br /> expected. * WHERE...Kittitas Valley. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree<br /> limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.<br /> Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high<br /> profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

At 1119 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong<br /> thunderstorms extending from 33 miles north of Troy to 20 miles north<br /> of Whitefish, or extending from 43 miles northwest of Libby to 32<br /> miles north of Evergreen, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br />

At 1045 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong<br /> thunderstorms along a line extending from 28 miles west of Choteau to<br /> 19 miles southwest of Belt. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Great Falls, Conrad, Choteau, Cascade, Fairfield, Belt, Valier,<br />

* WHAT...Increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents<br /> due to incoming long period northwesterly swell. * WHERE...Beaches along the Pacific Coast. * WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and<br /> localized beach erosion can be expected. Sneaker waves can<br /> sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people<br /> into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches.<br /> Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside<br />

At 1058 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10<br /> miles south of West Glacier, or 15 miles northeast of Evergreen,<br /> moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> West Glacier, Coram, Apgar, Martin City, Hungry Horse and Lake<br /> McDonald.<br />

At 924 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near<br /> Tampico, or 17 miles west of Yakima, moving northwest at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Rimrock and Tampico. This includes Highway 12 between mile markers 156 and 179.<br /> If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 930 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along<br /> a line extending from 12 miles south of Nordman to near Troy.<br /> Movement was north at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...<br /> Bonners Ferry, Moyie Springs, Nordman, Copeland, Beaver Creek<br /> Campground, Coolin, Porthill, Elmira, Copper Creek Campground,<br />

At 938 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7<br /> miles northwest of Naches, or 17 miles northwest of Yakima, moving<br /> north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Thorp. This includes the following highways...<br /> Highway 12 between mile markers 181 and 185.<br />

At 943 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along<br /> a line extending from 17 miles northwest of Nordman to near Nespelem<br /> Community. Movement was northwest at 45 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...<br /> Colville, Sherman Pass, Nespelem Community, Kettle Falls, Republic,<br /> Ione, Northport, Metaline Falls, Marcus, Metaline, Pierre Lake<br />