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Curry County, NM

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 OR 40
MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

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Roosevelt County, NM

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Today's First Alert Forecast

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Your Mobile Forecast

Currently in Lubbock as of

81°(Feels like 80°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: SE @ 16 mph, gusting to 26 mph
Barometer: 30.05 in.
Sunrise: 06:41
Sunset: 20:48
Humidity: 38%
UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Dallas-Fort Worth

Friday

87°
°

Cloudy

Saturday

82°
69°

Rain

Sunday

88°
69°

Partly Cloudy

Monday

89°
69°

Partly Cloudy

Tuesday

88°
70°

Partly Cloudy

Wednesday

87°
72°

Cloudy

Thursday

89°
71°

Cloudy

Currently in Dallas-Fort Worth as of

80°(Feels like 84°)
Cloudy
Wind: SSE @ 7 mph
Barometer: 30.07 in.
Sunrise: 06:23
Sunset: 20:27
Humidity: 69%
UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Austin