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* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower Colorado River and Fire Weather Zone 205 Colorado River Headwaters below 8000 feet. * TIMING...From noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday. * WINDS...Southwest 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

* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area. In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin. * TIMING...From noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 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

* WHAT...Snow expected above 4000 feet. Total snow accumulations between 4 to 8 inches, highest amounts at Government Camp. 12 to 18 inches of snow expected above 5000 to 5500 feet. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...South Washington Cascades and the Northern and Central Cascades of Oregon. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Have a winter emergency driving kit readily available. Common items

At 1054 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong decaying thunderstorms producing gusty winds 3 miles southwest of Afton, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Miami... Vinita... Baxter Springs... Grove... Commerce... Seneca...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to elevated surf expected. * WHERE...Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor Beach erosion and isolated minor

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to elevated surf expected. * WHERE...Malibu Coast and Los Angeles County Beaches. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor Beach erosion and isolated minor coastal flooding is possible. Most likely during the evening

At 1022 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of decaying thunderstorms producing gusty winds 3 miles northwest of White Oak, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Miami... Vinita... Nowata... Grove... Commerce... Chelsea...

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM CDT Saturday. * Wind...Southwest at 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Humidity...As low as 5 percent. * Fuels...Critically dry. * Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged. 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

At 1038 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Kentuck Lake Campground, or 11 miles west of Iron River, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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... Iron River, Amasa, Gibbs City, and Mineral Hills. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 1042 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Crystal Falls, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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... Crystal Falls, Channing, Sagola, Alpha, Way Dam, Bewabic State Park, and Silver Lake near Channing. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.