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...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL INCREASE WILDFIRE THREAT... .A strong cold front will push south through Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley today, with a secondary surge of strong northerly winds arriving late this evening through late Saturday morning. Relative humidity values are expected to drop this afternoon with little to no recovery into Saturday morning. Any wildfire that can develop will behave dangerously with erratic

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH BAY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...North Bay Interior Mountains. * TIMING...Until 11 AM PDT this morning. * WINDS 20 FOOT...North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts between 30 to 40 mph. The highest peaks above 4000 ft will see gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 13 to 23 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Cimarron River near Ripley affecting Payne County. For the Cimarron River...including Guthrie, Perkins, Ripley...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cimarron River near Ripley. * WHEN...Until Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Places along the Cimarron River valley in Payne County are briefly flooded to depths of about a foot. Agricultural lands and oil wells located near the river banks are

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s are possible. * WHERE...Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell, Saline, and Reno Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

* WHAT...Tropical storm conditions, including winds of 34 to 63 knots, are expected. Typhoon conditions, including winds of 64 knots or more are possible within the next 48 hours. * WHERE...Tinian and Saipan Coastal Waters. * WHEN...Onset of damaging winds beginning Saturday night, continuing into at least Sunday night, possibly longer if conditions warrant. * IMPACTS...Destructive winds will produce dangerous seas that could damage, capsize or sink vessels, along with drastically reducing visibilities in heavy rain.

* WHAT...Tropical storm conditions, including winds of 34 to 63 knots, are expected. Typhoon conditions, including winds of 64 knots or more are possible within the next 48 hours. * WHERE...Tinian and Saipan Coastal Waters. * WHEN...Onset of damaging winds beginning Saturday night, continuing into at least Sunday night, possibly longer if conditions warrant. * IMPACTS...Destructive winds will produce dangerous seas that could damage, capsize or sink vessels, along with drastically reducing visibilities in heavy rain.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kansas and north central and northwest Missouri. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Tender plants should be brought inside or covered to protect them from the cold.

* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures may briefly dip into the lower to mid 30s resulting in frost formation or a light freeze. For the Freeze Watch, a longer period of sub-freezing temperatures in the mid 20s to around 30 degrees will be possible. * WHERE...Eastern Fremont, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Las Animas, Huerfano, Bent, Prowers and Baca Counties. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, until 9 AM MDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Saturday morning.

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures in the mid 20s to around 30. * WHERE...El Paso and Kiowa counties. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM MDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Sub-freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest temperatures will occur Friday