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The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ to 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ tonight. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ to 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ Thursday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 041 Greeley and 042 Wichita. * TIMING...Until midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ tonight. * WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control. Comply with burn bans and regulations. Avoid driving on dry grass or brush. Maintain vehicle brakes and tires and secure tow chains

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton. * TIMING...From 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control. Comply with burn bans and regulations. Avoid driving on dry grass

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern San Luis Valley, and Central San Luis Valley. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and blowing dust could produce areas of very low visibility at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust could reduce visibility

* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola and Sioux. In Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson, Pipestone and Rock. In Nebraska, Dixon and Dakota. In South Dakota, Beadle, Kingsbury, Brookings, Gregory, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Lake, Moody, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln, Bon Homme, Yankton, Clay and Union. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 25 percent.

Wind gusts up to 45 to 55 mph and critical fuels will overcome marginal relative humidity values on Wednesday, leading to widespread critical fire weather conditions in Colorado zones 200 and 202. * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little Snake Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 202 White River Forecast Area. * TIMING...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 to 18 percent.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of northwest, southwest and west central Colorado and east central, northeast and southeast Utah. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. People, especially those with respiratory illnesses, heart

...The National Weather Service in Pendleton OR has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Oregon... Umatilla River near Gibbon affecting Umatilla County. For the Umatilla River...including Gibbon...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Umatilla River near Gibbon. * WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Flooding of pastures and outbuilding close to the river from around the Bar M Ranch downstream through the Cayuse area. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, strong gusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front could create erratic fire behavior and the potential for new fire starts. * AFFECTED AREA: In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131...132. In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Northwest SD...Harding. In South Central MT...Big Horn.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.