Moderate

* WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast New Mexico and southwest Texas. * WHEN...From 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ this evening to 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution and keep both hands on the steering wheel. Secure loose objects that could be damaged or blown away by strong winds.

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Eddy County Plains. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 6 PM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution and keep both hands on the steering wheel. Secure loose objects that could be damaged or blown away by strong winds.

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast New Mexico and southwest Texas. * WHEN...From 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ this evening to 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution and keep both hands on the steering wheel. Secure loose objects that could be damaged or blown away by strong winds.

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...City and Borough of Wrangell. * WHEN...Until 4 AM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Municipality of Skagway. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts will increase rapidly during the morning hours. Speeds may briefly exceed 50 mph during the initial wind gust. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...City and Borough of Juneau. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Annette Island and Ketchikan Gateway Borough. * WHEN...Until 4 AM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest wind gusts are expected Thursday night into Friday. Gusts above 1000 ft may exceed 60 mph. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...City and Borough of Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, and Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution.

Area visibilities have begun to improve above a quarter of a mile and the advisory will be allowed to expire.

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern North Dakota and portions of northwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.