Continued Unseasonably Warm & Breezy.

Red Flag Warnings Are In Effect For SE NM Today.

A Fire Weather Watch Is In Effect For Thursday.

Low-Level Gulf Of Mexico Moisture Will Pool East Of The

Dryline Tonight Across West Texas.

As An Upper-Level Disturbance Approaches From The West,

A Few Scattered T-Storms Will Fire Up Tonight Into Thursday Morning,

Along And East Of The Dryline.

SW Winds Will Increase Across SE NM Today At

Around 20-25G35 MPH. Our High Temps Will Be Near 80.

A Dry Pacific Cold Front Will Sweep Across SE NM Tonight.

Thursday Will Be Warm And Windy With SW Winds

Increasing To 25-30G40 MPH Across SE NM.

Our High Temps Will Range From The Low-Mid 70's.

SPC Severe Weather Outlook For Thu Feb 24, 2011.

The Seasons First Significant Severe Outbreak With

A Moderate Risk Of Severe Weather.

A Few Large And Damaging Tornadoes Will Be Possible

In/Near The Moderate Risk Area Depicted Above.

GFS 500 MB/18,000' MSL Forecast At 5 PM Sat Feb 26, 2011.

A Stronger Upper-Level Storm Will Sweep Across NM

Late This Upcoming Weekend. Very Strong Winds Aloft

(115-125 MPH At 500 MB/18,000') Will Mix Down To

The Surface, And Help Produce Very Windy Conditions

Saturday And Sunday.

This Mornings 12Z/5 AM MST GFS Surface Map Forecast.
Valid At 11 AM MST Sun Feb 27, 2011.

This Mornings GFS Surface Forecast Map For Noontime
Sunday Depicts A Very Deep Surface Low Over SE
Colorado. It Bottoms Out At 980 Millibars, Or
28.94" Of Mercury. A Very Tight Surface Pressure
Gradient Is Also Forecast Across E/SE NM.
Sustained Winds Of 30-40 Knots/35-45 MPH
Are Forecast For The Area.

A Potential Significant High Wind/Blowing Dust Event
Looks Possible For The Local Area This Weekend.

I Think There Is The Potential To See SW-W
Winds Gusts Of At Least 60-70 MPH Across SE NM,
And 100+ MPH Gusts in The Guadalupe's.
A Critically Dangerous Fire Weather Threat
Also Appears Likely!

The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!