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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central New Mexico, including all of Otero County and extreme eastern Sierra and Dona Ana Counties and in southwest Texas, including the following areas, El Paso County and western Hudspeth County * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, arroyos, dry washes and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded.

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Monday evening. * IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Wind Shift with a Cold Front could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zone....289. In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279. In West Central WY Fire Zone....278. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta.

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Wind Shift with a Cold Front could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zones...283...285. In North Central WY Fire Zones...275...276...282. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In North Central WY...Big Horn...Hot Springs...Johnson...Park Washakie.

* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall continue to be possible over the Aspen Acres Burn Scar. * WHERE...The Aspen Acres Burn Scar. * WHEN...From noon MDT today through this evening. * IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Aspen Acres Burn Scar is expected up to and during the period of the watch. debris flow. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities. Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding of low-lying areas, urbanized

...WINDY AND BREEZY WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY... .Windy conditions will develop with overlapping low relative humidity values Saturday across the Columbia Basin, Eastern Mountains, and Central Oregon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, 692 Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, 692 Blue Mountains of Washington, 693 Canyon Grasslands of Wallowa County, 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley, 694 Grande Ronde Valley of

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, the southeastern portion of Fire Weather Zone 624 covering the Fremont National Forest and all of Fire Weather Zone 625, covering the South Central Oregon deserts and BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney counties. * WINDS...West to southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. * WHERE...Delta Junction, Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp, and Windy Pass. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is still some uncertainty regarding the timing and strength of the strongest winds. Winds may be slightly

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and gusty winds may create erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In South Central MT...Carbon...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass Yellowstone. In Southwest MT...Gallatin. * WIND: Southwesterly gusts 20-30 mph Saturday, shifting to the northwest on Sunday. * HUMIDITY: Single digits Saturday; teens on Sunday.

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 100 to 108 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana and north central Wyoming. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles.

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .A building ridge to the south combined with a trough moving across western Canada will tighten the pressure gradient over the area through the weekend creating breezy to windy conditions for the weekend. This combined with warming temperatures and low humidity will lead to high fire danger across much of eastern Idaho. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 422 Sawtooth