Chaves County Plains

... Red flag warning now in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening for
gusty winds and low humidity for the Guadalupe Mountains and
southeast New Mexico plains...

* winds... mountains... southwest to west 25 to 35 mph.
Plains... southwest 15 to 25 mph.

* Humidity... 10 percent.

* Impacts... any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate
Sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow
quickly into dangerous wind- driven wildfires.




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Preliminary sustained wind reports across north and central New
Mexico for the last 5 hours.

... County... wind speed time/date of
   location /mph/ measurement

... Chaves...
   Dunken 2 NE 32 109 PM 5/27
      - Dunken RAWS.

... Colfax...
   Angel Fire 2 NNW 32 235 PM 5/27
      - kaxx AWOS.

... Lincoln...
   Fort Stanton 2 SSW 38 1255 PM 5/27
      - ksrr AWOS.

... Roosevelt...
   Milnesand 4 E 31 233 PM 5/27

... San Miguel...
   Las Vegas 6 NE 38 1142 am 5/27
      - klvs ASOS.

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Preliminary peak wind gust reports across north and central New
Mexico for the last 5 hours.

... County... Peak gust time/date of
   location /mph/ measurement

... Catron...
   Mogollon 18 ENE 42 113 PM 5/27
      - featherly hill RAWS.

... Chaves...
   Dunken 2 NE 43 209 PM 5/27
      - Dunken RAWS.

... Colfax...
   Angel Fire 2 NNW 40 135 PM 5/27
      - kaxx AWOS.

... De Baca...
   Sumner Lake 1 NW 42 227 PM 5/27

... Harding...
   Mills 4 WSW 42 105 PM 5/27
      - Mills Canyon RAWS.

... Lincoln...
   Fort Stanton 2 SSW 49 115 PM 5/27
      - ksrr AWOS.
   Ruidoso 2 SW 49 200 PM 5/27
      - smokey bear RAWS.

... Roosevelt...
   Milnesand 4 E 48 233 PM 5/27

... Sandoval...
   Bernalillo 3 E 43 132 PM 5/27
   Santa Ana Pueblo 3 se 41 141 PM 5/27

... San Miguel...
   Las Vegas 6 NE 51 1142 am 5/27
      - klvs ASOS.

... Socorro...
   Carrizozo 15 NW 43 239 PM 5/27
      - Chupadera RAWS.

... Taos...
   Lama 16 W 49 140 PM 5/27
      - portable RAWS.
   Sunshine Valley 8 NNW 40 1249 PM 5/27
      - Ute Mountain RAWS.

... Torrance...
   Clines Corners 1 SSE 46 203 PM 5/27
      - kcqc ASOS.

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