Expected

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Pomeroy, Alpowa Summit, and Clarkston. * WHEN...From 8 AM Wednesday to 5 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 216, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250 and 251. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM Wednesday to midnight MDT Wednesday night. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * WINDS...For the Red Flag Warning, west 20 to 30 mph with gusts

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 215. * TIMING...From 10 AM Wednesday to midnight MDT Wednesday night. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of

At 1216 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Chowchilla to 8 miles southwest of Mendota. Movement was northeast at 15 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... Chowchilla, Mendota, Firebaugh, Le Grand, and Panoche Road.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .Hot, dry, and windy conditions will support widespread critical fire weather conditions Wednesday, mainly in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures tomorrow will range from the 80s to mid 90s with minimum humidities dropping to as low as 10%. Meanwhile, southwesterly winds will increase through the morning as a cold

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .Hot, dry, and windy conditions will support widespread critical fire weather conditions Wednesday, mainly in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures tomorrow will range from the 80s to mid 90s with minimum humidities dropping to as low as 10%. Meanwhile, southwesterly winds will increase through the morning as a cold

Significant mountain snows possible on Wednesday and Thursday. Snow accumulations of 10 to 20 inches on the peaks above 6000 feet especially on the northwest facing peaks.

A strong cold front will bring windy conditions to the area this evening. Wind gusts up to 50 mph possible along the cold front this afternoon and evening. The front will track across eastern OR this afternoon and into SW Idaho this evening.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM 8 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...