Expected

* WINDS...Southwest at 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * TEMPERATURES...90s to around 100. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Extreme...4 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...9 (out of 10). A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...The Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening. * 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...South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected. * WHERE...Lake Wappapello in Missouri, Crab Orchard and Rend Lake in Illinois, and Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in Kentucky. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 4 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on large area lakes may create hazardous conditions for small craft.

...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Salt Creek near Ada affecting Ottawa County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Salt Creek near Ada. * WHEN...Until this evening. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Minor low land flooding along the Salt Creek. At 20.0 feet, 50th Road just south of the bridge over the Salt Creek floods. At 20.2 feet, Deck of 50th Road bridge over the Salt Creek floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

At 458 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Brooklyn, or near Oregon, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Eastern Madison, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Stoughton, Oregon, McFarland, Monona, Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Cambridge, Brooklyn, and Utica.

At 428 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morrison, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could cause minor tree limb damage and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Morrison, Prophetstown, Erie, Garden Plain, Milledgeville, Fairhaven, Lyndon, Chadwick, Coleta, Emerson, Union Grove, Ustick, Fenton, Round

Patchy dense fog in Duplin, Onslow, Jones, and Lenoir counties could drop visibilities to one quarter mile or less this morning. Fog is expected to lift by 9 AM.

At 401 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Creighton, or 8 miles south of Holden, moving east at 25 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... Warrensburg, Clinton, Windsor, Knob Noster, Adrian, Whiteman Air Force Base, Leeton, Urich, Green Ridge, Calhoun, Deepwater, Montrose,

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Santa Clarita Valley. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 3 PM PDT this afternoon. * 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...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern San Gabriel Mountains, Interstate 5 Corridor, Northern Ventura County Mountains, Santa Susana Mountains, Southern Ventura County Mountains, and Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor. * WHEN...Until 3 PM PDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.