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* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area. In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 486 Eastern Uinta Basin, Fire Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs, Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin and Fire Weather Zone 491 Southeast Utah. * TIMING...From 1 PM to 8 PM MDT Friday. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 16 percent.

At 854 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ponderay, or near Sandpoint, moving northwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Sandpoint, Ponderay, Kootenai, Dover, Colburn, Schweitzer Mountain, and Coolin. This includes the following highways...

At 853 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ponderay, or near Sandpoint, moving northwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Sandpoint, Ponderay, Kootenai, Dover, Colburn, Schweitzer Mountain, and Coolin. This includes the following highways...

At 856 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hood River, moving west at 15 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... Hood River, Parkdale, Odell, Dee, Viento State Park, Underwood, Cook, and Home Valley. In Washington this includes State Route 14 between mile markers 51 and 63. This includes the following highways in Oregon...

At 824 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Goldendale, 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 unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Goldendale and Blockhouse. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * 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

At 840 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19 miles north of Ritzville, or 42 miles northeast of Moses Lake, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lamona. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 945 PM MDT, Doppler radar was a strong outflow boundary extending from 14 miles north of Sumner Lake State Park to 7 miles southeast of Tolar, moving northeast at 35 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... Quay, House, Ragland, Tolar, Taiban, Montoya, Mcalister and Forrest. This includes the following highways...

At 902 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong outflow boundary extending from 10 miles southeast of Pastura to 11 miles northeast of Elkins, moving northeast at 50 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... Portales, Fort Sumner, Melrose, Elida, Dora, House, Taiban, Tolar, Sumner Lake and Sumner Lake State Park. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 310 and 379.

Gusty showers are ongoing along Interstate 80 between mile markers 240 and 290 near Arlington and Elk Mountain. Occasional gusts over 55 mph will be possible for the next hour or two. A gust up to 60 mph cannot be ruled out, but is not expected. Use caution if traveling in this area as sudden gusts over 55 mph could cause some travel issues.