Weather Alerts for New Mexico

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

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

3. High Wind Warning for: Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Central Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County

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

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

6. Wind Advisory for: Chaves County Plains

7. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Black Range Foothills; Otero Mesa; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands

8. Wind Advisory for: Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; South Central Mountains; Far Northeast Highlands; Harding County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County

9. Wind Advisory for: Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Gaines; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor

10. Wind Advisory for: West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet

11. Winter Storm Warning for: Tusas Mountains Including Chama

12. Winter Weather Advisory for: Far Northwest Highlands

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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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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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