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* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau and Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains. * WINDS...West to northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon and evening increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph Wednesday afternoon and evening. Winds will decrease in the overnight period. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the 6 to 10 percent range this afternoon and Wednesday afternoon across lower elevations, and 8

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon today to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase. * WINDS...West to northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph this afternoon and evening and again Wednesday afternoon and evening. Winds will decrease in the overnight period tonight into

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin, Fire Weather Zone 488 Manti National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell and Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains. * WINDS...West to northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon and evening increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph Wednesday afternoon and evening. Winds will decrease in the overnight period. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the 6 to 10 percent range this

...The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana... Comite River At Comite Joor Rd affecting East Baton Rouge Parish. Amite River At Denham Springs affecting East Baton Rouge and Livingston Parishes. For the Amite And Comite Rivers...including Olive Branch, Comite Joor Rd, Darlington, Grangeville, Magnolia, Denham Springs, Bayou Manchac Point, Bayou Manchac Near Little Prairie, Port Vincent, French Settlement, Maurepas...Minor flooding is forecast.

...The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana... Comite River At Comite Joor Rd affecting East Baton Rouge Parish. Amite River At Denham Springs affecting East Baton Rouge and Livingston Parishes. For the Amite And Comite Rivers...including Olive Branch, Comite Joor Rd, Darlington, Grangeville, Magnolia, Denham Springs, Bayou Manchac Point, Bayou Manchac Near Little Prairie, Port Vincent, French Settlement, Maurepas...Minor flooding is forecast.

...The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... Rio Grande At Columbia Bridge affecting Webb County. For the Rio Grande...including Columbia Bridge, Laredo...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rio Grande at Columbia Bridge. * WHEN...Until this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.3 feet (5.3 meters). - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet (4.9 meters).

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 97 expected. * WHERE...El Paso, Pueblo, and Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA, PINE RIDGE AREA, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS... .Very warm, dry, and windy conditions will lead to widespread critical fire weather conditions across portions of northeastern Wyoming and southwestern South Dakota this afternoon and evening. Humidities will drop to as low as 13 percent with northwest winds gusting up to 35 mph.

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions expected below 4000 feet, with daytime temperatures ranging from 101 degrees at Havasupai Gardens, to 110 degrees at Phantom Ranch. * WHERE...Lower elevations of the Grand Canyon. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM MST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Most individuals will be at risk for heat-related illnesses without effective cooling or adequate hydration, especially with prolonged outdoor exposure. This warning is reserved for only the hottest days of the year and is

At 812 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a waterspout 5 miles south of Coden, or 7 miles south of Bayou La Batre, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous waters. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bayou La Batre, Coden, and Alabama Port.