AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD
415 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH…WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH
AT TIMES…WILL DEVELOP BY NOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION…RATHER DRY AIR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 25 TO 35
PERCENT AT TIMES FROM 1 PM THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL LEAD
TO AN ENHANCED FIRE DANGER…WITH ANY FIRES THAT START EXPECTED TO
SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING OF ANY KIND IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED
    TODAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

AREA COUNTIES: POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM TODAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA.  THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 15 T0 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS…VEGETATION IS VERY DRY ACROSS THE AREA. WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…GUSTY WINDS…AND DRY FUELS…FIRES CAN IGNITE AND SPREAD QUICKLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

(Update 3:57-a.m.)

Today: Wind Advisory in effect from Noon until 7-pm.  A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tue.Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wed. Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy.

COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD   358 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS  EVENING.

COUNTIES: POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-
353 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND INCREASE
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL KEEP WINDS
STRONG OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS…SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE STRONGER WINDS IN THE FAR WEST/SW COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS…WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OR UNSECURED OBJECTS
WILL BLOW AROUND EASILY AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY. IN
ADDITION…DUE TO THE WARM TEMPERATURES…OUTDOOR BURNING OF
ANY KIND IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE THE STRONG
WINDS MAY QUICKLY CAUSE ANY FIRE TO GET OUT OF CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.