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Warnings

red flag

Curry County, NM

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS TO THE TEXAS LINE. DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SHORTLY AFTER NOON WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL EASE BY MID EVENING AS
HUMIDITIES RISE TO NEAR 20 PCT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY
BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND
EAST.

* 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 RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

Roosevelt County, NM

Watches

fire weather

Curry County, NM

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WEST TO THE MIDDLE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH SUNSET SUNDAY
AND AGAIN MONDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY
BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND
EAST.

* 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 RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

Roosevelt County, NM

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Your Mobile Forecast

Currently in Lubbock as of

88°(Feels like 82°)
Clear
Wind: WNW @ 15 mph, gusting to 24 mph
Barometer: 29.83 in.
Sunrise: 06:43
Sunset: 20:45
Humidity: 12%
UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Dallas-Fort Worth

Monday

92°
°

Cloudy

Tuesday

86°
72°

T-Storms

Wednesday

90°
68°

Partly Cloudy

Thursday

91°
72°

Partly Cloudy

Friday

93°
73°

Partly Cloudy

Saturday

91°
73°

Cloudy

Sunday

91°
71°

Cloudy

Currently in Dallas-Fort Worth as of

86°(Feels like 90°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: S @ 24 mph
Barometer: 29.77 in.
Sunrise: 06:26
Sunset: 20:24
Humidity: 55%
UV Index: 10.00

7-Day Forecast: Austin