Expected

* Winds...North winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts 35 to 45 mph, locally up to 50 mph around the Delta and the western Sacramento Valley. * Humidity...Daytime minimum humidities of 7 to 15%; Overnight maximum relative humidities of 20 to 50%. * Highest Threat...Along and west of the Interstate 5 corridor in the Sacramento Valley. Strongest winds are expected Saturday night through Sunday. * Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity. Outdoor

Pine fuels have reached their peak volatility and fine fuels have still not greened up over northern Wisconsin, so dry and windy weather will bring elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions to mainly northern Wisconsin this afternoon. Dry air will reside over northern Wisconsin this afternoon. Very low relative humidity, west winds gusting to 25 to 30 mph and warm temperatures will result in elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions across the Northwoods this afternoon.

At 417 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Colona to North Henderson. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Kewanee, Cambridge, Geneseo, Colona, Galva, Orion, Atkinson, Annawan, Woodhull, New Windsor, Alpha, Andover, Cleveland, Warner, Lynn

Dry conditions and gusty winds will lead to near-critical fire weather conditions Saturday. West winds of 5 to 15 mph with gusts of 20 to 25 mph are forecast, gradually turning northwest this afternoon as a cold front moves through the area. Minimum relative humidity values of 18 to 26 percent are also expected. Together, these conditions could lead to the rapid spread of fires. Check burning restrictions and fire danger before burning. For more information on burning restrictions for Wisconsin, see

Dry conditions and gusty winds will lead to near-critical fire weather conditions Saturday. West winds in the morning will turn northwesterly behind a cold front. Sustained winds of 10 to 15 mph with gusts of 20 to 25 mph are forecast. Minimum relative humidity values of 20 to 30 percent are also expected. Together, these conditions could lead to the rapid spread of fires. Check burning restrictions and fire danger before burning. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 151, 152, 153 and 154. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 11 PM MST Sunday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have the potential to spread rapidly. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are expected to develop. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and dry

At 348 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hamlet to Burlington. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Monmouth, Aledo, Oquawka, West Burlington, Burgess, Viola, Millersburg, Matherville, Kirkwood, New Boston, Sherrard,

At 353 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles northwest of Sheppard AFB to 4 miles south of Iowa Park to 4 miles northeast of Lake Kickapoo to 7 miles southeast of Archer City. Movement was east at 25 mph. 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... Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Archer City, Iowa Park, Holliday,

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water temperatures are in the 50s. These cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia and physical incapacitation to anyone suddenly immersed in the water.

At 358 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles southwest of Bessie to 4 miles north of Roosevelt to 5 miles southwest of Grandfield. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Northwestern Lawton, Hobart, Cordell, Cache, Burns Flat, Snyder,