Weather Alerts for New Mexico

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1. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Eddy County Plains; Eastern Culberson County

2. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Northern Lea County; Central Lea County

3. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Southern Lea County; Gaines; Dawson; Andrews; Loving; Winkler; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains Foothills

4. Fire Weather Watch 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

5. Fire Weather Watch for: Middle Rio Grande Valley

6. Fire Weather Watch for: Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains; El Paso; Hudspeth

7. High Wind Warning for: East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Central Highlands; South Central Mountains; Northeast Highlands; Guadalupe County; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County

8. High Wind Warning for: Eddy County Plains; Eastern Culberson County

9. High Wind Warning for: Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands; Union County; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains

10. High Wind Warning for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains

11. High Wind Warning for: Northern Lea County; Central Lea County

12. High Wind Warning for: Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet

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

14. High Wind Watch for: East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Central Highlands; South Central Mountains; Northeast Highlands; Guadalupe County; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County

15. High Wind Watch for: Eddy County Plains; Eastern Culberson County

16. High Wind Watch for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains

17. High Wind Watch for: Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet

18. Red Flag Warning for: Central Highlands

19. 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

20. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; East Central Plains

21. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; East Central Plains

22. Wind Advisory for: Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; Otero Mesa; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties

23. Wind Advisory for: Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes; Northern Dona Ana County; West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Central Grant County/Silver City Area; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range; Salt Basin

24. Wind Advisory for: Southern Lea County; Gaines; Dawson; Andrews; Loving; Winkler; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains Foothills

25. Wind Advisory for: West Central Highlands; Southwest Mountains; Jemez Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; South Central Highlands; Upper Tularosa Valley

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Next Topic: Rain

Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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