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* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 6 inches over most mountain passes, with up to 12 inches over the highest peaks. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...The Continental Divide along the Rocky Mountain Front, Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass, and Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains. * WHEN...From midnight Saturday Night to midnight MDT Sunday Night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery backcountry road conditions. Wet and raw conditions may create hypothermia risk for those recreating in

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 8 inches, with isolated amounts up to 12 inches in the northern slopes of the Little Belt Mountains. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains and Little Belt and Highwood Mountains. * WHEN...From midnight Saturday Night to midnight MDT Sunday Night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery backcountry road conditions. Wet and raw conditions may create hypothermia risk for those recreating in the backcountry.

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ this afternoon to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Stanley, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Lyman and Buffalo. * WINDS...East 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.

At 1206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Seneca, or 13 miles east of Miami, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Big Sugar Creek State Park, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby,

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches of Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie, and Martin counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs.

At 1210 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Portage to near Pardeeville to near Rio. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Portage, Pardeeville, Randolph, Markesan, Rio, Cambria, Fox Lake,

At 1221 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Reedsburg to 7 miles southwest of West Baraboo to near Prairie Du Sac to near Lodi. Movement was northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE COMBINE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for breezy winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for breezy winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Sunday

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE COMBINE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for breezy winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for breezy winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Sunday

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph on Saturday and up to 45 mph on Sunday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * 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