Expected

* WHAT...West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * WHERE...West Side Mountains north of 198. * WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT this morning. * 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...Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. * WHERE...Buena Vista, Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5, Coalinga - Avenal, and West Side Mountains South of 198. * WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT this morning. * 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...Flooding caused by an ice jam is occurring. * WHERE...Yukon River at Stevens Village * WHEN...Until 430 AM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of low-lying and flood-prone locations near the Yukon River is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 415 AM AKDT, the public reported flooding on the Yukon River at Stevens Village. It was reported that water levels had risen by 5 feet since midnight. While no homes were being inundated, water levels are expected to continue rising.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 293 Gunnison Basin Forecast Area. * TIMING...From noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. 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

* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little Snake Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 202 White River Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area. * TIMING...From 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 10 percent deserts, 10 to 15 percent Color Country Mountains. Expect poor overnight recovery tonight, especially desert areas. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .A Red Flag Warning has been issued today for western and much of central North Dakota. Critical fire weather conditions will return today due to southeasterly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Minimum relative humidity is forecast to drop down as low as 15 percent. Any fires that ignite will spread

At 230 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southeast of Nespelem Community, or 42 miles southeast of Omak, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Keller. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 243 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Sherman Pass, or 43 miles northeast of Omak, moving north at 65 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Ferry, Republic, Danville, Malo, Curlew, Curlew Lake State Park, and Toroda.

At 201 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles east of Banks Lake South, or 41 miles north of Moses Lake, moving north at 55 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, Electric City, Almira, Elmer City, Spring Canyon Campground, and Bagdad Junction.