Expected

* WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of southeast New Mexico and southwest Texas. * WHEN...Until 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...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected, especially through Guadalupe Pass. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico, especially Guadalupe Pass. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ Friday Night. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Winds will be particularly hazardous at higher elevations where the strongest winds are likely to occur. Be especially careful driving in

Heavy rain has fallen in and around Ketchikan through this afternoon and will continue into tonight. An additional 1 to 2.5 inches is expected by daybreak Friday. Reports of flooding and minor slides have been observed. Ketchikan Creek is at bankfull and could climb into minor flood stage tonight. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...In and around Ketchikan. * WHEN...Until 600 AM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, as

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...Eastern Juab/Millard Counties, Sanpete Valley, and Sevier Valley. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT Friday. * 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. Drain in-ground sprinkler systems and cover above ground pipes.

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas. * WHEN...From 7 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Inland Harris, Montgomery, and Walker Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island, and Matagorda Islands Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM Friday to 1 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

Through Friday morning, a series of fronts will bring multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the Alaska Panhandle. The second round of heavy rain is expected to bring an additional 0.5 to 1.5 inches tonight into Friday morning, with the higher end QPF amounts expected for Baranof and Admiralty Islands. More localized lower or higher amounts are possible due to terrain effects. Even higher rain amounts are possible for parts of the central

...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT INCREASE WILDFIRE THREAT... .A strong front pushes south through Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley on Friday, with a secondary surge of strong northerly winds arriving late Friday evening into late Saturday morning. Relative humidity values are expected to drop Friday afternoon with little to no recovery into Saturday morning. Any wildfire that can develop will behave dangerously with erratic growth and spread due to strong winds and lower humidity. A Red