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Pine fuels have reached their peak volatility and fine fuels have still not greened up over northern Wisconsin, so periods of dry and windy weather will bring near-critical to critical fire weather conditions through Saturday. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across far north central Wisconsin this afternoon and early evening, and a Red Flag Warning has been posted for Vilas County. Despite light rainfall overnight, fine fuels should have an opportunity to dry

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Weatherford, Clinton, Watonga, Cordell, Thomas, Hydro, Arapaho, Corn, Custer City, Bessie, Colony, Oakwood, Eagle City, and Fay. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Lava fountaining from Kilauea eruption episode 47 started this afternoon at 3:27 PM HST and continues this evening. The latest radar imagery shows the highest detectable ashfall (tephra) from the lava fountaining is currently rising to around 8,000 feet above ground level this evening. Low level trade winds continue to push the ashfall particles toward the southwest direction on radar, and any additional ash from this eruption will likely fall

At 255 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong non-thunderstorm winds near Freedom. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Oklahoma Mesonet station at Freedom recorded a wind gust of 52 mph, along with a temperature increase associated with a heat burst. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Freedom, Alabaster Caverns State Park, and Camp Houston. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

The combination of dry surface conditions, low afternoon relative humidity values, and gusty south to southwest winds will result in elevated fire danger conditions across northern lower Michigan today. Sustained winds of 10 to 18 mph with gusts of 20 to 30 mph will be seen over northern Michigan late this morning through this afternoon. Minimum relative humidity values of 25 to 35 percent are expected over much of northern lower Michigan. These conditions could lead

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Central North Dakota including the James River Valley. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds may bring patchy blowing dust and reduced visibility today. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Divide County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds may return areas of blowing dust and reduced visibility today. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Much of northwest and north central North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds may return areas of blowing dust and reduced visibility today. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Much of southwest North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds may bring patchy blowing dust and reduced visibility today. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.