Weather Alerts for New Mexico

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

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

3. 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

4. Fire Weather Watch for: Middle Rio Grande Valley

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

6. High Wind Warning for: Eddy County Plains; Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Eastern Culberson County

7. High Wind Warning for: Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; Central Highlands; South Central Mountains; Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Union County; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County

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

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

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

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

12. Red Flag Warning for: Central Highlands

13. 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

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

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

16. Wind Advisory for: Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes; Northern Dona Ana County; Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Otero Mesa; Central Grant County/Silver City Area; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties

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

18. 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

19. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains

20. Winter Storm Warning for: Tusas Mountains Including Chama

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: Chuska Mountains

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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