Moderate

* WHAT...Southwest-to-west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Mojave Desert. * WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 5 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Pockets of blowing dust may impact motorists on Interstate 15...40 and Highway 58. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon. * WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 5 AM PDT Wednesday. * 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. Secure outdoor objects.

* WHAT...In Nye County, western Clark County, and Death Valley National Park, southerly-to-southwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. In Esmeralda County, northwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * WHERE...In California, Death Valley National Park. In Nevada, Esmeralda and Central Nye County and Western Clark and Southern Nye County. * WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 5 AM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree

At 135 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a landspout near South Of The Border, or 8 miles northeast of Dillon, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts and wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lumberton, Pembroke, Rowland, Buie, Purvis, Hestertown, Elrod,

At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Durham to near Raleigh. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Wake Forest, Butner, Franklinton, Rolesville, Youngsville, and Stem. This includes the following highways...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...White Pine and Northeastern Nye Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday. * 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.

At 1241 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Greensboro, or 10 miles west of Quincy, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greensboro, Chattahoochee, Gretna, Seminole State Park, Juniper, Douglas City, Mount Pleasant, Hardin Heights, Rosedale, Recovery, Faceville, Hardaway, Jinks, Sycamore, Sawdust, River Junction, and

Relative humidity values will drop to around or below 25 percent from southern Beltrami Count through Wadena county. SOuthwest winds shifting to the west later in the afternoon and evening will generally range from 10 to 15 mph, with periodic gusts around 20 mph. Near critical fire weather conditions are expected for the afternoon and early evening hours. Any fire that does develop has the potential to quickly spread. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see

At 1202 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Monticello, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Quitman, Thomasville, Boston, Pavo, Coolidge, Morven, Barwick, Alma, Thomasville Municipal A/P, Dills, Grooverville, Dillon, Enon, Everett, Merrillville, Chastain, Empress, Brooks Co A/p, Dixie, and Barney.

Dry conditions with relative humidity values between 20 and 30 percent will lead to near-critical fire weather conditions today. Southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph are forecast. Together, these conditions could lead to the rapid spread of fires. Check burning restrictions and fire danger before burning. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html.