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* WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...East Laramie County, East Platte County, Goshen County, and Laramie Valley. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 MPH or gusts of 58

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Laramie County. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 MPH or gusts of 58 MPH or stronger can lead to property damage.

The combination of dry fine fuels, gusty northwesterly winds up to 25 mph and minimum relative humidity values between 25 and 35 percent will contribute to an elevated risk for fire spread on Thursday for portions of the Upper Hudson Valley, including Washington, Warren and Saratoga Counties. The lowest relative humidity values and strongest winds will likely occur in the mid afternoon hours. As a reminder, the annual statewide burn ban is in effect until

* AFFECTED AREA...Northeastern New York, the Champlain Valley, and Upper Connecticut River Valley in Vermont. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 26 to 30 percent. * TEMPERATURES...50 to 58 degrees. * FUELS...Per coordination with our partners, the recent dry weather has caused fine dead fuels across the region to dry out. * IMPACTS...If any fires were to start the weather and fuel conditions could cause fires to quickly get out of control and be difficult to contain.

Per coordination with our partners, the recent dry weather has caused fine dead fuels across the region to dry out. On Thursday, northwest winds will gusts up to 25 mph across valley areas of southern Vermont along with relative humidity values as low as 25 to 30 percent. If any fires were to start the weather and fuel conditions could cause fires to quickly get out of control and be difficult to contain. For more information about the current fire danger

* WHAT...West winds around 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and central North Dakota. * WHEN...From 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Things left unsecured outside will be blown around. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...West winds around 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Much of western North Dakota. * WHEN...From 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Things left unsecured outside will be blown around. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zones...280...283...285...289...300. In North Central WY Fire Zones...275...276...281...282...287. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In North Central WY...Big Horn...Hot Springs...Johnson...Park and Washakie. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater. * IMPACTS: Strong gusty wind...low humidity...and unseasonably warm temperatures could cause erratic fire behavior. * WIND: Southwest 25 to 35 mph with widespread gusts of 35 to 45

At 211 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Koontz Lake, or 7 miles northwest of Plymouth, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Plymouth, La Paz, Twin Lakes, Inwood, Teegarden, Linkville, Lake Of The Woods, and Tyner.