* WHAT. Southwest winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. * WHERE. Fire Island Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm. * WHEN. Until 2 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. Periods of patchy dense fog possible tonight into Saturday Night.

The areas affected include. Sandy Hook NJ to Montauk Point out 40 NM. Long Island South Shore Bays. At 622 AM EDT, several thunderstorms are tracking ENE through ocean waters, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. They are expected to continue for the next few hours.

At 623 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lake Carmel, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts 30 to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Torrington, New Milford, Sherman, Pawling, Thomaston, Litchfield, Northwest Harwinton, Oakville, Terryville, Woodbury Center, Gaylordsville, New Preston, Winsted, Watertown, Plymouth, Woodbury, Harwinton, Bethlehem, Washington, and Goshen. Rainfall rates may approach a half an inch to an inch an hour from this thunderstorm.

* WHAT. Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE. Washington, Southern Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, Nantucket MA, and Newport RI Counties. * WHEN. From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

* WHAT. South winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas 2 to 4 feet expected. * WHERE. Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. * WHEN. From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* WHAT. South winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas 4 to 5 feet. * WHERE. Fire Island Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm. * WHEN. Until 8 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* WHAT. Heat index values up to 101 expected. * WHERE. In Connecticut, Northern Fairfield and Southern Fairfield Counties. In New York, Northern Nassau, Northern Westchester, Putnam, and Southern Westchester Counties. * WHEN. From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.