Weather Alerts for New Mexico

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1. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley; Lowlands of the Bootheel; Uplands of the Bootheel; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Northern Dona Ana County; Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; Otero Mesa; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties

2. Blowing Dust Advisory for: West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; Eastern/Central El Paso County

3. Fire Weather Watch for: East Central Plains

4. Fire Weather Watch for: Northeast Plains

5. High Wind Warning for: Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Central Highlands; South Central Mountains; Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Guadalupe County; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County

6. High Wind Warning for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains

7. High Wind Warning for: Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range

8. High Wind Warning for: West Central Plateau; Southwest Mountains

9. High Wind Warning for: West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; Eastern/Central El Paso County

10. Red Flag Warning for: Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Loving; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills

11. Red Flag Warning for: East Central Plains

12. Red Flag Warning for: Middle Rio Grande Valley; Northeast Highlands; Central Highlands

13. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains

14. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains; El Paso; Hudspeth

15. Wind Advisory for: Eddy County Plains; Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Eastern Culberson County; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills

16. Wind Advisory for: Northwest Plateau; Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; West Central Mountains; West Central Highlands; San Francisco River Valley; Jemez Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; South Central Highlands; Upper Tularosa Valley; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands

17. Wind Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley; Lowlands of the Bootheel; Uplands of the Bootheel; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Northern Dona Ana County; Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; Otero Mesa; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties

18. Wind Advisory for: Union County; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Quay County; Curry County; De Baca County

19. Wind Advisory for: Upper Gila River Valley; Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes; West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Central Grant County/Silver City Area; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo

20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Chuska Mountains; Tusas Mountains Including Chama

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus Clouds Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Contrails Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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