Moderate

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Much of southwest North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Things left unsecured outside will be blown around. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

South winds with sustained at 20 to 30 mph and gusts up to 40 mph. The wind may cause areas of localized blowing dust and reduced visibilities. Travelers should proceed with caution. In addition, elevated fire weather conditions may occur due to these winds and dry conditions. Relative humidity values will be in the 25 to 35 percent range

* WHAT...Strong northerly winds will generate very rough conditions at area beaches along with strong rip and long shore currents. * WHERE...Greatest impacts will be along west facing beaches of the Pacific coastline. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous wind and wave conditions will impact beaches and water activities such as swimming, surfing, boating, and tide pooling. Rough seas can sweep up the beach and over rocks

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Mojave Desert. * WHEN...From 11 AM Saturday to 11 PM PDT Sunday. * 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 on north-south oriented roads. Use extra caution.

At 119 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong shower producing gusty outflow winds near House, or 26 miles northeast of Fort Sumner, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... House and Mcalister. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

WHAT...Gusty wind from the south will persist this afternoon. The wind will be sustained at 20 to 30 mph and gusts up to around 40 mph. The wind may cause localized blowing dust, especially over open fields. In addition, elevated fire weather conditions may occur due to these winds and dry conditions. WHERE...Along and north of Highway 20. WHEN..Through 7 pm. IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor objects may be blown around and smaller tree branches may break. Visibility may be reduced due to blowing

The combination of low relative humidity values, warm temperatures, southerly winds, and dry fuels will result in elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon across Mower, Mitchell and Floyd counties. Afternoon relative humidity values have fallen to around 20 to 30 percent with winds of 15 to 20 mph, gusting up to 35 mph. Conditions will improve towards early evening as showers move into the region and RHs begin to improve. Under these conditions, fires may start and spread easily. Please

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to elevated surf expected. * WHERE...Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor Beach erosion and isolated minor

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to elevated surf expected. * WHERE...Malibu Coast and Los Angeles County Beaches. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor Beach erosion and isolated minor coastal flooding is possible. Most likely during the evening

* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust. For the Wind Advisory, west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...West Polk and Clay Counties. * WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 5 PM CDT this afternoon. For the first Wind Advisory, second Wind Advisory, and third Wind Advisory, until 9 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Severely limited visibilities are expected. Travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. Gusty winds will blow