Expected

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 211, 212, 213, 214, 217 and 218. * TIMING...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, strongest over the mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of

* WHAT...Expect heat index values of 105 to 110 Wednesday and Thursday. The hot temperatures and dangerous humidity values will be more intense across the area Thursday afternoon, where heat indices could possibly reach 112 across the Heartland and eastern Big Country. Also, very little cooling is expected Wednesday night with lows only in the mid 70s to lower 80s Thursday morning. * WHERE...All of west central Texas. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat

* WHAT...Temperatures up to 110 expected. * WHERE...The far southern Texas Panhandle, South Plains, and portions of the Rolling Plains. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT 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. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in

* WHAT...For today's Heat Advisory, temperatures up to 110 expected. For Thursday's Heat Advisory, temperatures up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Dickens, Garza, Kent, King, and Stonewall Counties. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory today, until 9 PM CDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory Thursday, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * 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.

* WHAT...For today's Heat Advisory, temperatures up to 110 expected. For Thursday's Heat Advisory, temperatures up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Dickens, Garza, Kent, King, and Stonewall Counties. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory today, until 9 PM CDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory Thursday, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * 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.

The combination of gusty southwest winds and extremely dry fuels will lead to an increased fire danger Thursday across all of central North Carolina. Dry grasses, dead leaves, and other tree litter could easily ignite and spread fire quickly. People in this area are urged to properly dispose of cigarette butts, matches, and any other flammable items in appropriate containers. Exercise caution if operating any equipment that could create sparks, and keep vehicles off of dry leaves and grass.

At 1245 PM EDT/1145 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Ashford, or 12 miles east of Cottonwood, 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... Colquitt, Blakely, Ashford, Columbia, Douglasville, Centerville, Malone, Gordon, Damascus, Jakin, Bascom, Saffold, Pansey, Crosby,

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding expected with up to 1 to 3 feet of inundation at high tide. * WHERE...Lower Plaquemines, Coastal Jefferson, Lower Lafourche and Lower Terrebonne Parishes. * WHEN...Through midnight CDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

* WHAT...Minor lakeshore flooding expected. * WHERE...Lake Ontario shore of Oswego and Jefferson counties. Water rises are also possible along the upper Saint Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands region. * WHEN...From 2 PM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...The combination of high lake levels and significant wave action may result in minor lakeshore flooding along the immediate lakeshore, especially in bays, inlets, harbors, and other low lying areas along the shoreline. Shoreline erosion is

At 1234 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lumpkin to 6 miles southwest of Weston to near Shellman. Movement was east at 35 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... Cuthbert, Dawson, Bronwood, Parrott, Oakville, Chambliss, White House, Brooksville, Benevolence, Wades, Yeomans, and Olivers Mill.