Moderate

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible.

* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Kern River Valley. * WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. * 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...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah. * WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution.

At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles south of Newport, or near Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, moving east 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... Smoky Mountains-Cataloochee, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Waterville, and Fines Creek.

At 138 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Marshall, or near Mars Hill, moving east at 10 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... Mars Hill, Flat Creek, and Barnardsville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elloree, or 10 miles east of Brookdale, moving northeast at 45 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... 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 unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Sumter, Manning, South Sumter, Summerton, Elloree, Alcolu, Santee

At 142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Louisa to 9 miles northwest of Boswells Tavern. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile vehicles. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Boswells Tavern around 145 PM EDT. Louisa around 155 PM EDT.

At 102 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Perry State Forest, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size 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... New Lexington, Perry State Forest, Crooksville, Rendville, and Eagleport. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 101 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mabry Mill to near Fancy Gap. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT... Locations impacted include... Ararat... Cana... Laurel Fork... Meadows Of Dan... and Buffalo Ridge. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in

* WHAT...Afternoon temperatures in the middle to upper 90s today. * WHERE...Hill County and Northern Blaine County. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures 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. If heading outside, wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing and apply sunscreen.