Expected

* 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.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON THURSDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING...Until 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT Thursday evening. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 88. * LIGHTNING...None expected.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA, NORTHERN FOOT HILLS, EASTERN FOOT HILLS, CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS, PINE RIDGE AREA, BUTTE COUNTY AREA, WEST CENTRAL PLAINS, ZIEBACH COUNTY, HAAKON COUNTY AREA, BADLANDS AREA, AND BENNETT COUNTY AREA... .Warm, dry, and windy weather has resulted in critical fire weather conditions over much of the western South Dakota Plains today. Winds

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

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 9 AM to 6 PM CDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Beadle. * WINDS...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA... The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 9 AM to 6 PM CDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...In Minnesota, Lincoln and Lyon. In South Dakota, Kingsbury and Brookings. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury and Ida. In Minnesota, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson and Rock. In Nebraska, Dixon and Dakota. In South Dakota, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln, Bon Homme, Yankton, Clay and Union. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 24 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread