Expected

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Carbon County, Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains, Southwest Carbon County, and Upper North Platte River Basin. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 3 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

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Converse County Lower Elevations. * WHEN...From noon today to 3 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.

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Laramie County. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon 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 MPH or stronger can lead to property damage.

* WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning 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 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph expected. * WHERE...South Laramie Range and Foothills including the Interstate 80 Summit between Cheyenne and Laramie. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon 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

The combination of low relative humidity values in the 20 to 30 percent range, dry fuels, and gusty southwest winds will result in an increased risk for the rapid spread of wildfires across much of northeast North Carolina during the day today. Residents are urged to exercise caution handling any potential ignition source, including machinery, cigarettes, and matches. Be sure to properly discard all smoking materials. Any dry grasses and tree litter that ignite will have the potential to spread quickly.

The combination of low relative humidity values in the 20 to 30 percent range, dry fuels, and gusty southwest winds will result in an increased risk for the rapid spread of wildfires across much of southern and southeast Virginia through late this afternoon. Residents are urged to exercise caution handling any potential ignition source, including machinery, cigarettes, and matches. Be sure to properly discard all smoking materials. Any dry grasses and tree litter that ignite will have the potential to spread

* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola and Sioux. In Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson, Pipestone and Rock. In Nebraska, Dixon and Dakota. In South Dakota, Beadle, Kingsbury, Brookings, Gregory, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Lake, Moody, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln, Bon Homme, Yankton, Clay and Union. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FROM NOON TO 8 PM TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM BEMIDJI TO FERGUS FALLS AND SOUTH WHERE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOWER.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING...Late this morning into this evening. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.