Expected

* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little Snake Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 202 White River Forecast Area. * TIMING...From noon to 9 PM MDT Friday. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of

At 1123 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Edna to 8 miles southwest of Welch to 2 miles west of Chelsea. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Miami... Vinita...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. * WHERE...Central Yampa River Basin, Lower Yampa River Basin, Animas River Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, San Juan River Basin, Central Colorado River Basin, and Debeque to Silt Corridor. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

At 1130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cherokee, or 7 miles south of Girard, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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... Pittsburg, Prairie State Park, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Cherokee, Weir, Mulberry, Scammon, Chicopee, Nashville, Mindenmines, Franklin,

At 1137 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Barnsdall to 8 miles west of Sperry. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Bartlesville... Skiatook...

The threat has ended with some lingering light snow accumulations expected overnight into Friday morning.

At 1141 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lancaster to Dickeyville to East Dubuque. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Platteville and Dickeyville around 1145 PM CDT. Muscoda around 1210 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Kieler, Lock And Dam

Areas of locally dense fog will affect the higher terrain areas around the Twin Ports, including Proctor, Hermantown, Piedmont, and Duluth Heights areas. Visibilities of 1/2 to 1/4 mile are expected for the next hour or two. Visibilities are expected to improve tonight. If traveling, reduce your speed and use low-beam headlights when encountering foggy areas.

At 1143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Dickeyville to East Dubuque. Movement was northeast at 45 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... Mineral Point, Belmont, Benton, Highland, Centerville, Linden, New Diggings, Elk Grove, Cobb, Rewey, Platte Mounds, Calamine, Lead Mine, and London.

At 1105 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boscobel, or 19 miles west of Richland Center, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of western Richland and northeastern Crawford Counties, including the following locations... Sylvan, Eagle Cave, Horrigan Ridge, Plugtown, Mount