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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH<br /> SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE<br /> WEATHER ZONES 425 AND 427... The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Fire<br /> Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is<br /> in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 425 Middle Snake River<br /> Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River and Fire<br /> Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern<br />

Above normal rainfall from previous days has already saturated<br /> soils for many locations within the watch area and recent flooding<br /> in urban areas will lead to excessive runoff with any heavy rain<br /> that develops this afternoon into tonight. Extremely high<br /> precipitable water values will lead to high rain rates within storms<br /> quickly leading to flooding. Additionally, storms motions will be<br /> slow and favor training through tonight. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather<br /> Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in<br /> effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 222. * WINDS...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise<br /> extreme caution with any outdoor burning.<br /> A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions<br />

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire<br /> Weather Watch for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is<br /> in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern<br /> Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. * TIMING...Noon MDT through 9 PM MDT * WINDS...Southeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 96. * LIGHTNING...Not expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may rapidly spread and become<br /> difficult to contain.<br />

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kansas, including the following<br /> areas, Atchison KS and Doniphan and Missouri, including the<br /> following areas, Andrew, Atchison MO, Buchanan, Daviess, De Kalb,<br /> Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Sullivan<br /> and Worth. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,<br /> creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Kansas, including the following<br /> counties, Brown, Jackson, Marshall and Nemaha. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,<br /> creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...<br /> - Thunderstorms from Thursday night into early Friday morning<br /> produced areas of 5-9 inches of rainfall in the watch area.<br />

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Red<br /> Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in<br /> effect from 6 AM Saturday to 10 PM MDT Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau, Fire<br /> Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell, Fire Weather Zone 492<br /> Central Utah West Desert, Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah<br /> Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains, Fire Weather<br /> Zone 495 Color Country West Desert, Fire Weather Zone 496<br />

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Iowa, including the following<br /> counties, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery and Page and southeast<br /> Nebraska, including the following counties, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe,<br /> Pawnee and Richardson. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,<br /> creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.<br />

A Flood Watch is in effect from 7 PM through 7 AM Saturday for<br /> southern Iowa, as confidence is increasing in thunderstorms and<br /> additional heavy rainfall tonight. This could lead to flooding, as<br /> soil moisture percentiles are at or above the 70th percentile for<br /> this time of year, which indicates soils predisposed to increased<br /> runoff from additional heavy rain tonight. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Iowa, including the<br />

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a Red<br /> Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry<br /> fuels, which is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday. A Fire<br /> Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for<br /> gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels is in effect<br /> from Monday morning through Tuesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 291 Northern<br /> San Juan Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 293 Gunnison<br /> Basin Forecast Area.