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* AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Stanley and Jones. * WINDS...Southeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. 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.

At 1003 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a line extending from near Marion to 24 miles west of Montague. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Muskegon... Big Rapids... Clare... Hart... Newaygo... Evart...

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... Increasing relative humidity values in combination with lightening winds has brought an end to the critical fire weather conditions foe the day. As result, the Red Flag Warning has been allowed to expire. ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1PM UNTIL 10PM WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL

...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Wednesday for western and portions of south central North Dakota. Critical fire weather conditions will return Wednesday 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 rapidly and become difficult to control. * WINDS...Southeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

Winds continue to diminish this evening as high pressure settles into the region. RH values will gradually increase through the evening.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by an ice jam continues. * WHERE...Hughes. * WHEN...Until 1000 PM AKDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 533 PM AKDT, an ice jam remains in place on the Koyukuk River near Hughes. Impounding water due to the ice jam has caused water level rises, which has led to flooding of properties in the lower areas of the community. Members of

The temperature has dropped, the relative humidity has increased above critical levels, and the strong winds have decreased. Hence, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire.

At 854 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a line extending from near Dublin to 22 miles west of Silver Lake SP. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Ludington... Hart... Newaygo... Evart... White Cloud... Baldwin...

The stronger winds have begun to subside. Winds will continue to diminish during the evening.

* 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...8 to 10 percent deserts, 10 to 12 percent Color Country Mountains. Expect poor overnight recovery both Tuesday and Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.