• Currently

    Reported at Groton / New London, Groton / New London Airport, CT
    11:56 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012
  • 61°F16°C
  • Fog And Mist
    Fog And Mist
  • Feels Like:61°F16°CDew Point:59°F15°CHumidity:94% Winds: Calm Calm
    Pressure:29.74 in1007 hPaVisibility:5.00 miles8045.00 meters

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.

&&

Marine Warning


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...

COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...

INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...

WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM...

* UNTIL 130 AM EDT

* AT 1158 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS...

OVER SAINT CATHERINES BUOY...OR ABOUT 7 NM EAST OF SAINT CATHERINES
SOUND...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 KT.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAINT
CATHERINES BUOY...BUOY STC...BUOY BL...CAT BUOY...CCA BUOY...SAPELO
BUOY S...BUOY J...ALT BUOY AND DRH BUOY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS PRODUCE 
DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS WHICH CAN CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. BE SURE ALL 
PASSENGERS ARE WEARING APPROVED PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICES.

&&

LAT...LON 3139 8135 3139 8140 3142 8138 3141 8132
3142 8132 3143 8133 3139 8127 3162 8114
3173 8113 3190 8095 3165 8052 3119 8063
3128 8133 3131 8141 3132 8138 3133 8139
3133 8143 3136 8144
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 338DEG 17KT 3170 8102

Severe Thunderstorm Watch


SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 326 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-310900-
/O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0326.000000T0000Z-120531T0900Z/

AR 

.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON               CARROLL             CRAWFORD            
FRANKLIN             MADISON             SEBASTIAN           
WASHINGTON

Excessive Heat Warning


AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-311400-
/O.UPG.KPSR.EH.A.0004.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPSR.EH.W.0006.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KPSR.EH.A.0005.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPSR.EH.W.0007.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...

SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...

FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...

APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE...

CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
157 PM MST WED MAY 30 2012 /157 PM PDT WED MAY 30 2012/

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

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO
8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THURSDAY. ANOTHER EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA 
DESERTS AND LOWER DESERTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CITIES 
INCLUDE...THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...YUMA...EL CENTRO...CASA 
GRANDE...WICKENBURG...PARKER AND BLYTHE. 

* TEMPERATURE...RECORD OR NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES. ON
THURSDAY...FROM 109 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 113 DEGREES IN PARKER. ON
FRIDAY...FROM 112 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 114 IN PARKER.

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS HOT WILL MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS 
CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT. HEAT STROKE WILL BE MORE LIKELY 
FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HEAT 
CAN CAUSE UNDUE HEALTH DIFFICULTIES TO THE ELDERLY AND THOSE 
WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
LATE 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. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED
HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER.

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 9 1 1.

&&

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 Smoke Advisory


...A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL OKALOOSA
COUNTY UNTIL 5 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.

FLZ006-310945-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SM.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120531T1300Z/
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...

EGLIN AFB
837 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

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

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

* VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY LATE
THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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 HAS BEEN EXTENDED 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 .

&&

IAC063-010022-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/
/ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120601T0000Z.120604T0600Z.NO/
722 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...FLOOD WARNING NOW 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  7:00 PM WEDNESDAY 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 THURSDAY 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>046-311000-
/O.CON.KGRR.FR.Y.0010.120531T0600Z-120531T1200Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...

CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT
950 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN AFTER
2 AM.

* 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. 

&&

Freeze Warning


...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

.A CANADIAN AIRMASS OVERHEAD...COMIBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY DROP
OVERNIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
30S BY DAYBREAK.

MIZ016-017-019-021>023-026>029-031>035-310945-
/O.CON.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-
GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...

MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...

GRAYLING...MIO...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...

HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH
938 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S
OVER MOST LOCATIONS...WITH A FEW OF THE COLDER SPOTS FALLING TO
AROUND 30.

IMPACTS...

* THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

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.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHWESTERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT

* AT 1118 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BURBANK TO PAWNEE TO 20 MILES
WEST OF QUAY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...

QUARTER SIZE HAIL...

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...

RALSTON...BURBANK...SKEDEE...FAIRFAX...SHIDLER...MARAMEC...

BLACKBURN...QUAY...HALLETT...JENNINGS...CLEVELAND...TERLTON...

OILTON...OSAGE...HOMINY...DRUMRIGHT...PAWHUSKA...WESTPORT...

SHAMROCK...WYNONA...MANNFORD...WALNUT CREEK STATE PARK...KEYSTONE
STATE PARK...DEPEW...SAPULPA...KELLYVILLE...SLICK...BRISTOW...

COLLINSVILLE...SKIATOOK...SPERRY...SAND SPRINGS AND TULSA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 179 AND 219.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR HAIL. DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3640 9687 3677 9681 3679 9676 3686 9675
3672 9626 3646 9634 3642 9580 3585 9616
3585 9619 3581 9619 3566 9629 3580 9663
3615 9663 3615 9682 3624 9682 3625 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 292DEG 36KT 3677 9677 3636 9676
3608 9702

Tornado Watch


THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED 
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 324 ISSUED AT 410 PM CST FOR PORTIONS OF

TEXAS

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.

&&