Expected

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 592 Central Sierra.Fire weather zone 593 North Kings River.Fire weather zone 594 Sequoia Kings.Fire weather zone 595 Lake Isabella. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED. A 70 TO 90 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. A 40 TO 60 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15-25 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * THUNDERSTORMS...NO THUNDERSTORM THREAT. * HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4,000 UP TO

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of central and northern California. * TIMING...Until 10 AM PDT this morning. * WINDS...Northeast to east winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 25 to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity 10 to 20% with single digits possible and very poor overnight recoveries. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor

Patchy dense fog with visibilities of one quarter mile or less is possible early this morning. Conditions should rapidly improve after 8 AM. For those traveling, please allow extra time to reach your destination, and prepare for sudden reductions to visibility at times.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this 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...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 10 PM PDT this evening. * 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.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * 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...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte and Southern La Porte Counties. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien Counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ this afternoon to 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. * 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.

* WHAT...For the Dense Fog Advisory, dense fog will reduce visibility to less than 1 NM. For the Gale Watch, north winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and very rough waters possible. * WHERE...Neuse and Bay Rivers. * WHEN...For the Dense Fog Advisory, until 9 AM EDT this morning. For the Gale Watch, from Saturday morning through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. Low visibility will make navigation difficult.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27. * WHERE...Western Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Sheridan, Chase, Keith, Perkins, Arthur, and Grant Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this 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. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.

Pockets of fog, which, will be dense at times will be present through the morning commute across the area. This may lead to difficult driving conditions as visibilities will be reduced down to 1/4 mile or less in localized areas. Drivers are recommended to leave early to account for slow commute times this morning and only use low beam headlights.