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* CHANGES... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 278 Eastern Lassen County, Fire Weather Zone 420 Northern Sierra Front including Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Southern Washoe, Western Lyon, and Far Southern Lassen Counties, Fire Weather Zone 423 West Humboldt Basin in Pershing County, Fire Weather Zone 429 Lahontan Basin including Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties, Fire Weather Zone 458 Northern Washoe County. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph for Pyramid Lake, Lahontan, and Rye Patch Reservoirs. Waves 2 to 4 feet on Pyramid Lake. * WHERE...Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph for Topaz Lake, Bridgeport Reservoir, Mono Lake, and Crowley Lake. * WHERE...Mono County. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph for Walker Lake. * WHERE...Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.

* WHAT...West-southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph for Washoe Lake. * WHERE...Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.

At 515 AM EDT/415 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Knox, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Knox, Argos, Culver, Oak Grove, Ober, Twin Lakes, English Lake, Rutland, Burr Oak, Maxinkuckee, Brems, Toto, Hibbard, Winona, and Bass Lake.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 424, 425, 426, 427, 437, 438, 469, and 470. * WIND...Sustained southwest winds near 20 mph, with gusts near 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values as low as 9 percent. * HIGHEST THREAT...is located in zone 425. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of

Areas of fog occasionally reducing visibility to around one- quarter mile have developed across portions of west-central Minneosta this morning. Travelers should be prepared for rapidly deteriorating visibility, and to use extra caution at intersections and railroad crossings. The fog is expected to improve by 8 AM.

At 354 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Byron, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Courtland and Republic. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Visibility around one quarter mile and locally zero visibility. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility will make driving conditions hazardous. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.