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Winter Storm Watch issued April 15 at 2:47PM MDT until April 18 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 7 and 13 inches possible. Northerly wind frequently gusting around 30 mph, with higher gusts to 40 mph in the Owl Creek Mountains. * WHERE...Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains, Bighorn Mountains Southeast, and Bighorn Mountains West. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially across Powder River Pass. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Accumulations through Wind River Canyon will be 3 to 6 inches, and Thursday daytime accumulations may be hindered due to recent warm weather and temperatures ranging from 30 to 35.
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Winter Storm Watch issued April 15 at 2:47PM MDT until April 18 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Riverton WY

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 6 inches possible. Northerly wind frequently gusting 20 to 30 mph, with 30 to 40 mph gusts over Meeteetse Rim. * WHERE...Southwest Bighorn Basin and Cody Foothills. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially along Wyoming Highway 120 between Cody and Thermopolis. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow accumulations may be hindered during the daytime hours Thursday due to temperatures ranging from 30 to 35 and recent warm temperatures.
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Winter Storm Watch issued April 15 at 2:26PM MDT until April 19 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inches with locally higher amounts up to 18 to 20 inches across the Boulder Mountain area and the Tushar range. * WHERE...Southern Mountains. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Winter driving conditions can be expected on mountain routes.
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Red Flag Warning issued April 15 at 2:57PM MDT until April 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9PM WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY... .Strengthening southwest winds combined with low humidity will create areas of critical fire weather conditions for portions of central and western NM on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Southwest winds will increase even more on Thursday and combine with many hours of single-digit humidity to create
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Red Flag Warning issued April 15 at 2:57PM MDT until April 16 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9PM WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY... .Strengthening southwest winds combined with low humidity will create areas of critical fire weather conditions for portions of central and western NM on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Southwest winds will increase even more on Thursday and combine with many hours of single-digit humidity to create
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High Wind Watch issued April 15 at 2:54PM MDT until April 17 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Sacramento Mountains, Eastern Black Range Foothills, Sierra County Lakes, Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range, and West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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High Wind Watch issued April 15 at 2:33PM MDT until April 17 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northeast, and southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust may limit visibility to less than three miles.
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Red Flag Warning issued April 15 at 2:05PM MDT until April 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .An upper level trough is expected to swing through the Four Corners on Thursday aligning the jet stream across much of New Mexico. This will develop a lee cyclone over Eastern Colorado while deep mixing taps into higher winds aloft. Windy to very windy conditions will combine with single-digit lowland minimum RH values with only the highest elevations seeing minimum RH values in the teens. When combined with very dry fuels, critical to possibly extreme fire weather conditions are expected for Thursday afternoon.
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Red Flag Warning issued April 15 at 2:05PM MDT until April 16 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .An upper level trough is expected to swing through the Four Corners on Thursday aligning the jet stream across much of New Mexico. This will develop a lee cyclone over Eastern Colorado while deep mixing taps into higher winds aloft. Windy to very windy conditions will combine with single-digit lowland minimum RH values with only the highest elevations seeing minimum RH values in the teens. When combined with very dry fuels, critical to possibly extreme fire weather conditions are expected for Thursday afternoon.
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High Wind Watch issued April 15 at 12:58PM MDT until April 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

* WHAT...West winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts up to 80 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Aviation interests may experience localized but extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows if flying in the near the Guadalupe Mountains.