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Winter Weather Advisory


AKZ201-311200-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120531T1200Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
829 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
THURSDAY FROM POINT LAY SOUTH...

* FREEZING RAIN...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. 

* SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH.

* LOCATION...FROM POINT LAY SOUTH.

* TIMING...UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
LATE TONIGHT AS THE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN END.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

&&

Heat Advisory


...NEAR RECORD HEAT FRIDAY...

AZZ501>509-312130-
/O.NEW.KTWC.HT.Y.0003.120601T1800Z-120602T0200Z/
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-
UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS...

NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL...

PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...

BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD
220 AM MST THU MAY 31 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 107 TO 111 IN LOWER
WESTERN DESERTS...AND 101 TO 107 IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN VALLEY
LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS...NEAR RECORD HEAT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
OUTDOORS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPERATURES
IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME
OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY
MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING
WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS
THESE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...

SCHEDULE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL
AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. 

&&

Excessive Heat Warning


...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.THE ONGOING WARMING TREND WILL PEAK ON FRIDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES
REACHING DANGEROUS LEVELS FOR SO EARLY IN THE SEASON.

AZZ002-003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-312200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.EH.W.0001.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...

KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...

BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...

BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY...

YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...

MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...

DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...

HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...

SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...

SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
159 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012 /159 AM MST THU MAY 31 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO
8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING BELOW 4000 FEET FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...

SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM FRIDAY.

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: HIGHS NEAR 106 IN LAS VEGAS...107 TO 110
IN THE MORONGO BASIN...BARSTOW...MESQUITE AND OVERTON...113 TO
116 ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER...AND NEAR 119 IN DEATH VALLEY.

* GREATEST IMPACTS: THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF DEATH
VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO BEAT THE HEAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST
TO REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS THAT WILL STRESS THE BODY IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY...CALL 911.

&&

Statement

1130 AM PDT WED MAY 30 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVER
NEAR PEBBLE BEACH. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES
THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME WHEN VISITING
STILLWATER COVE. STILLWATER COVE REMAINS OPEN AND ALL OTHER
MONTEREY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE 
ILLNESS. 

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST 
OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION 
VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 
6363. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

Air Quality Index

426 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012

THE FORECAST THURSDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS PEOPLE UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE
TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE MILDLY AFFECTED.  PRIMARY POLLUTANT
WILL BE OZONE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.

Dense Fog Advisory


...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

FLZ015>019-026>029-115-118-127-128-311300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FG.Y.0026.120531T0818Z-120531T1300Z/
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...

SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...

CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...APALACHICOLA...

CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH...

STEINHATCHEE
418 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SPOTS.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...

USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD
OF YOU.

&&

Dense Smoke Advisory


...A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL OKALOOSA
COUNTY UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.PATCHES OF SMOKE ACROSS COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY ASSOCIATED WITH
A WILDFIRE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF HURLBURT FIELD WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD AND DENSE OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES IN THE SMOKE ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE AND LIKELY
IMPACT MUCH OF COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING IN THIS AREA AND BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN UPON
ENCOUNTERING DENSE SMOKE.

FLZ006-311245-
/O.CON.KMOB.SM.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120531T1300Z/
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...

EGLIN AFB
1145 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...PATCHY SMOKE WILL BECOME DENSE OVERNIGHT ACROSS 
COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS WIDESPREAD FIRES WILL CREATE SMOKE...

LIMITING VISIBILITIES. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU IN CASE A
SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED.

&&

Flood Warning


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING 
RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER...

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET

RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE 
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

MORE INFORMATION IS AT  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .

&&

IAC063-010902-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/
/ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120601T0000Z.120604T0600Z.NO/
402 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE 
IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD.

* UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* AT  3:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET.

* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.

* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.

* FORECAST...RISE TO 8.5 FEET THIS EVENING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 
FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER 
FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF 
VALLEY DRIVE.

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483

Frost Advisory


MIZ037>040-043>046-311200-
/O.CON.KGRR.FR.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120531T1200Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...

CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT
337 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN
AROUND DAYBREAK.

* AREAS OF FROST WILL DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING 
LOCATIONS.

IMPACTS...

* DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED VEGETATION POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS 
IN THE ADVISED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER 
VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS 
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. 

&&

Flood Watch


...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...

MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT 
COUNTIES 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND 
STEARNS COUNTIES 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST PAUL AFFECTING DAKOTA...RAMSEY AND 
WASHINGTON COUNTIES 

.OVERVIEW....THESE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS OF 
RAIN. A DRY STRETCH IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF THIS WEEK. 

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON TIMING AND HEIGHTS OF CRESTS. 
HENCE...THE REASON RIVER FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. 
AS CERTAINTY INCREASES IN THE FORECASTS...WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED.

MNC037-053-139-010300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.A.0011.120602T1200Z-000000T0000Z/
/SAVM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1000 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 699.2 FEET.

* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 698.0 FEET.

* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY MORNING.

Flood Advisory

329 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...

GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT.

* AT 320 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. RAINFALL BETWEEN AN INCH  
AND TWO AND A HALF INCHES HAVE BEEN INDICATED BY RADAR. WHILE NO   
FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF     
A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN MAY CAUSE LOW WATER AREAS...POOR 
DRAINAGE AREAS AND STREET FLOODING TO OCCUR.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING.

CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

ROUTE CC WEST OF FAIR GROVE AT THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER...

HIGHWAY 97 AT THE SPRING RIVER NORTH OF STOTTS CITY...

ROUTE U AT PEDELO CREEK NORTHEAST OF SPARTA...

HIGHWAY 37 AT THE SPRING RIVER SOUTHWEST OF AVILLA...

SCENIC AVENUE IN SOUTHWEST SPRINGFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 3683 9416 3706 9443 3723 9444 3729 9398
3728 9363 3742 9361 3742 9309 3709 9306
3708 9303 3696 9299 3693 9334 3699 9334
3700 9360 3692 9362 3693 9406 3685 9406

Red Flag Warning

952 PM MDT WED MAY 30 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT OUTSIDE OF
THE ST GEORGE AREA.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR FROM
THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON TO THE IRON COUNTY LINE...AND ACROSS
WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE
BULL VALLEY AND BEAVER DAM MOUNTAINS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT 
OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW 
HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&