Expected

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Beaches, San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast, Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches, Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast, and Santa Ynez Valley. * WHEN...From 3 PM to 9 PM PDT Saturday. * 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

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Interstate 5 Corridor, Northern Ventura County Mountains, and Southern Ventura County Mountains. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 9 AM 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. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...West to northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Antelope Valley and Western Antelope Valley Foothills. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening 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. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...For the Mojave Desert Slopes...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. For the Mojave Desert...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon 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

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Kern River Valley. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN FAR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY... .Southwest winds gusting 25 to 30 mph, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures will lead to critical fire weather conditions this afternoon and early evening across portions of far north central Wisconsin. Fires could spread quickly in these conditions. * AFFECTED AREA...Vilas. * TIMING...From noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 12 to 16 mph with gusts to 25 to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Minnesota, Lincoln and Lyon. In South Dakota, Beadle, Kingsbury and Brookings. * WINDS...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Pine fuels have reached their peak volatility and fine fuels have still not greened up over northern Wisconsin, so periods of dry and windy weather will bring near-critical to critical fire weather conditions through Saturday. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across far north central Wisconsin this afternoon and early evening, and a Red Flag Warning has been posted for Vilas County. Despite light rainfall overnight, fine fuels should have an opportunity to dry

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .Limited moisture associated with a passing cold front tonight will combine with strong northwest winds today to produce hazardous fire weather conditions. Forecast high temperatures are expected to reach the 80s area wide, leading to RH values falling below 20 percent. The winds are not expected to be quite as strong as Thursday, but look to remain high enough for critical fire weather. A Red Flag Warning

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .Limited moisture associated with a passing cold front tonight will combine with strong northwest winds today to produce hazardous fire weather conditions. Forecast high temperatures are expected to reach the 80s area wide, leading to RH values falling below 20 percent. The winds are not expected to be quite as strong as Thursday, but look to remain high enough for critical fire weather. A Red Flag Warning