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...FAST MOVING DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY... .Dry thunderstorms Saturday morning will transition to more wet than dry by Saturday afternoon. Storm motion will be fast mitigating the effects of any precipitation that occurs. Therefore, a drier thunderstorm threat exists through early evening on Saturday. The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms.

...FAST MOVING DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY... .Dry thunderstorms Saturday morning will transition to more wet than dry by Saturday afternoon. Storm motion will be fast mitigating the effects of any precipitation that occurs. Therefore, a drier thunderstorm threat exists through early evening on Saturday. The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms.

...FAST MOVING DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY... .Dry thunderstorms Saturday morning will transition to more wet than dry by Saturday afternoon. Storm motion will be fast mitigating the effects of any precipitation that occurs. Therefore, a drier thunderstorm threat exists through early evening on Saturday. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms. * WIND...Erratic wind gusts around 55 mph in and near dry thunderstorms. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.

...FAST MOVING DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY... .Dry thunderstorms Saturday morning will transition to more wet than dry by Saturday afternoon. Storm motion will be fast mitigating the effects of any precipitation that occurs. Therefore, a drier thunderstorm threat exists through early evening on Saturday. * WIND...Sustained south to southwest winds near 20 mph, with gusts near 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values as low as 8 percent. * HIGHEST THREAT...is located in zone 425.

At 330 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Monticello to 12 miles northeast of Woodville to near Florida A and M, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Tallahassee, Woodville, Monticello, Tallahassee State College, Florida State University, St. Marks, Crawfordville, Florida A and M, Doak Campbell Stadium, Wakulla, Greenville, Lake Bradford, Alma,

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING... .An upper trough from the Pacific is forecast to begin thunderstorms in southeast Oregon this afternoon, and southwest Idaho tonight, continuing in both areas through Saturday. Expect 30 to 50 percent areal coverage of thunderstorms with potential for new fire starts due to lightning. Initial storms may be dry with strong gusty outflow winds, especially in southeast Oregon. Storms overnight through Saturday will trend gradually wetter.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING... .An upper trough from the Pacific is forecast to begin thunderstorms in southeast Oregon this afternoon, and southwest Idaho tonight, continuing in both areas through Saturday. Expect 30 to 50 percent areal coverage of thunderstorms with potential for new fire starts due to lightning. Initial storms may be dry with strong gusty outflow winds, especially in southeast Oregon. Storms overnight through Saturday will trend gradually wetter.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert. * THUNDERSTORMS...Widely scattered dry thunderstorms are possible across northwest Utah Saturday afternoon and evening. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty and erratic outflow winds in excess of 40 mph are possible near thunderstorms and areas of virga. A few gusts may approach 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly. A Fire Weather Watch means that there is a potential for critical

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert and Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the 9 to 12 percent range this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to around 10 percent this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.