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The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Northeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 630 PM MST. * At 428 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located near San Simon, moving west southwest 10 to 15 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds in excess of 60 mph. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists and cameras in the area. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * Locations impacted include...

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 510 PM MDT, a dust channel was near Lordsburg, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 33. Locations impacted include...

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...In California...Fire weather zone 280, and in Oregon, Fire weather zones 616 and 617. This includes the East Evans Creek and Castle fires as well as Roseburg, Toketee Falls, Elkton, Tiller, Happy Camp, Etna, and Fort Jones. * WIND...West to northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum humidity 10 to 15 percent * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Increasingly unstable conditions could further increase fire activity.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 620, 621, 622, AND 623... * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather zones 620, 621, 622, and 623, including Medford, Grants Pass, Ashland, Cave Junction, Eagle Point, Shady Cove, and the Siskiyous and southern Oregon Cascades. * WIND...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...In California, Fire Weather zones 282, including Mt Shasta City, Dunsmuir and McCloud. * WIND...Southeast to southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum humidity 10 to 15 percent. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Increasingly unstable conditions could further increase fire activity.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 620, 621, 622, AND 623... * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather zones 620, 621, 622, and 623, including Medford, Grants Pass, Ashland, Cave Junction, Eagle Point, Shady Cove, and the Siskiyous and southern Oregon Cascades. * WIND...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the

* WHAT...Thunderstorms will initially develop over the Mogollon Rim and other sky islands of Southeast Arizona, then track southwest into the valleys of Southeast Arizona and become widespread during the late afternoon, then move across the lower deserts of Southeast Arizona through the evening. The stronger storms will produce organized thunderstorm outflow winds between 45-55 mph, resulting in dense blowing dust with visibility between one-quarter and

* WHAT...Thunderstorms will initially develop over the Mogollon Rim and other sky islands of Southeast Arizona, then track southwest into the valleys of Southeast Arizona and become widespread during the late afternoon, then move across the lower deserts of Southeast Arizona through the evening. The stronger storms will produce organized thunderstorm outflow winds between 45-55 mph, resulting in dense blowing dust with visibility between one-quarter and

* WHAT...Hot daytime conditions with high temperatures between 95 and 105 common. * WHERE...The Cuyama Valley. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...There is a high risk for dangerous heat illness, especially for sensitive groups like the very young, the very old, those without air conditioning, and those active outdoors. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heat hazards may extend through Saturday. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.