Red Flag Warning issued April 17 at 2:07PM 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 this afternoon 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 extreme fire weather conditions are expected for Thursday afternoon. The
Winter Weather Advisory issued April 17 at 10:41AM MDT until April 18 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 5 inches. * WHERE...In South Dakota, Northern Black Hills. In Wyoming, Wyoming Black Hills. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes.
High Wind Warning issued April 17 at 12:54PM MDT until April 19 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts up to 80 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico. * 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. Aviation interests may experience localized but extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows if flying in the near the Guadalupe Mountains.
Wind Advisory issued April 17 at 1:15PM MDT until April 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Boise ID
* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Idaho and northeast and southeast Oregon. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT /8 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.
Dust Advisory issued April 17 at 5:32PM MDT until April 17 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Lincoln County in central New Mexico... Southwestern Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 532 PM MDT, satellite data and surface observations indicated widespread areas of blowing dust located across much of Lincoln and southwest Chaves counties, and were stationary. HAZARD...Less than two miles visibility. Localized visibility may fall to near one-half mile at times. SOURCE...Satellite observations. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * Locations impacted include... Ruidoso, Carrizozo, Lincoln, Ruidoso Downs, Capitan, Lincoln State Monument, San Patricio, Hondo, Glencoe and Tinnie. This includes Highway
Dust Storm Warning issued April 17 at 4:29PM MDT until April 17 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Western Otero County in south central New Mexico... East central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico... North central El Paso County in western Texas... * Until 830 PM MDT. * At 429 PM MDT, blowing dust was becoming denser across the Tularosa Basin. New Mexico State Police reported visibility near zero along US-54 between mile markers 40 and 50, south of Alamogordo and near the Border Patrol Checkpoint. Use extreme caution if travelling this evening, especially outside of Alamogordo. HAZARD...Less than a quarter
Dust Storm Warning issued April 17 at 4:04PM MDT until April 17 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Southwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico... Southeastern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... Southern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico... Northwestern El Paso County in western Texas... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 401 PM MDT, a large plume of blowing dust stretched from southern Luna County through southern Dona Ana County, just west of El Paso. Dust also stretched into Otero County, but surface visibility was generally above 1 mile there. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong
Dust Storm Warning issued April 17 at 3:57PM MDT until April 17 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... Northwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico... Central Sierra County in south central New Mexico... Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... Northern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico... Northern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 800 PM MDT. * At 353 PM MDT, wide plumes of blowing dust continued to affect much of south central New Mexico. Blowing dust will continue through the evening commute and through sunset. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile
Wind Advisory issued April 17 at 3:11PM MDT until April 18 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Chaves County Plains. * WHEN...For the first Wind Advisory, until 9 PM MDT this evening. For the second Wind Advisory, from 10 AM to 7 PM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong crosswinds on area roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may limit visibility below three miles at times.
Wind Advisory issued April 17 at 3:11PM MDT until April 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Chaves County Plains. * WHEN...For the first Wind Advisory, until 9 PM MDT this evening. For the second Wind Advisory, from 10 AM to 7 PM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong crosswinds on area roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may limit visibility below three miles at times.