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* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Morongo Basin. * WHEN...Until 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. Areas of blowing dust are likely. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Lake Mead - AZ side. In California, Eastern Mojave Desert. In Nevada, Lincoln County, Lake Mead - NV side, Las Vegas Valley, Northeast Clark County, Sheep Range, and Southern Clark County. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a pockets of blowing dust may

* WHAT...In Nye County, western Clark County, and Death Valley National Park, southerly-to-southwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. In Esmeralda County, northwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * WHERE...In California, Death Valley National Park. In Nevada, Esmeralda and Central Nye County and Western Clark and Southern Nye County. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Lake Mohave - AZ side. In Nevada, Lake Mohave - NV side. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ Wednesday. * 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. Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft.

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected... becoming north in the evening. * WHERE...White and Inyo Mountains, Eastern Sierra Slopes, Owens Valley South, and Owens Valley North. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Sudden crosswinds could impact high-profile vehicles on Highway 395. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for

Showers and storms across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles will have the potential to produce brief landspouts through the afternoon hours. These brief spin ups would be short lived in nature and unlikely to produce damage.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON... .The combination of minimum relative humidity of 15 to 20 percent with expected wind gusts approaching 45 MPH, will lead to critical fire weather conditions in the eastern Panhandle and western Sandhills this afternoon. The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect until 7 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.

...The National Weather Service in Jackson MS has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi... Noxubee River At Macon affecting Noxubee County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Noxubee River at Macon. * WHEN...From this morning to tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Cattle grazing land downstream of highway 45 on the left side begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 28.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is near crest.

Dry conditions are forecast this afternoon for portions areas of northeast Minnesota north of a line from Walker to Cloquet to Silver Bay. Relative humidity values between 15 and 25 percent will lead to near-critical fire weather conditions today. East winds of 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph are forecast. Together, these conditions may cause fires to spread. Check burning restrictions and fire danger before burning. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see

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 Wednesday to 9 PM MDT Thursday. 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...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph developing both Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Winds diminishing after sunset each evening.