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Reported at Honolulu, Honolulu International Airport, HI
1:53 AM HST THU MAY 31 2012- 73°F23°C
Partly Cloudy- Feels Like:73°F23°CDew Point:64°F18°CHumidity:74%
Winds:ENE 16 mph G 2126 kph G 34
Pressure:30.12 in1020 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Excessive Heat Warning
AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-312200- /O.CON.KPSR.EH.W.0006.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/ /O.CON.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 259 AM MST THU MAY 31 2012 /259 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 108 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 110 DEGREES IN BLYTHE. ON FRIDAY...FROM 112 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 113 IN BLYTHE. * 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. &&
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. &&
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
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
Flash Flood Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BYRAM...JACKSON...CLINTON... * UNTIL 1045 AM CDT * AT 745 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DRY GROVE TO JACKSON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UTICA AND TERRY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 3210 9070 3241 9046 3239 9010 3232 9014 3232 9016 3228 9016 3225 9020 3223 9020 3217 9023 3217 9024 3216 9024 3215 9026 3215 9025 3210 9027
Frost Advisory
...FROST ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS MORNING... .LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S AND FROST WILL CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SUNRISE...GENERALLY EAST OF NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY 85...SOUTH OF LAKE SAKAKAWEA...AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DICKINSON...HETTINGER...BISMARCK...MANDAN...STEELE AND ASHLEY. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. NDZ018>020-033>036-041-042-044>047-050-311400- /O.CON.KBIS.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120531T1400Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT- ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 336 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 /236 AM MDT THU MAY 31 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S AND FROST WILL CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... GENERALLY EAST OF NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY 85...SOUTH OF LAKE SAKAKAWEA...AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 * SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
750 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR LEON COUNTY... AT 750 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OAKWOOD TO 5 MILES EAST OF CENTERVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARQUEZ...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... LEONA AROUND 755 AM CDT... NORMANGEE AROUND 805 AM CDT... THIS WILL IMPACT I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 160 AND 191. LAT...LON 3127 9572 3116 9573 3113 9577 3109 9576 3109 9598 3097 9624 3106 9624 3109 9628 3125 9633 3137 9632 3162 9579 3160 9577 3165 9574 3160 9571 3153 9576 3147 9572 3146 9575 3146 9571 3132 9566 TIME...MOT...LOC 1250Z 319DEG 25KT 3141 9571 3124 9587 3112 9618
Red Flag Warning
520 AM MDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * 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 NORTH TO THE IRON COUNTY LINE...AND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH STARTING AROUND MIDDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. * 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. &&
