Critical to Extreme fire weather conditions today and Saturday - 042524 and 042724
CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY... ... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY... .Deep southwest flow will continue to increase this afternoon with the passage of an upper level jet streak. Deep surface low over eastern Colorado will extend a strong pressure gradient southward into New Mexico and west Texas, leading to strong winds area wide during the daytime hours today. West-southwest winds with sustained speeds of 30 to 40 mph and peak gusts around 55 mph combined with very low relative humidity values will lead to critical fire weather conditions and the risk of rapid fire start and spread. Fuel moisture had dried rapidly this month, especially along the desert lowlands, due to preexisting drought status and lack of recent precipitation. Winds subsiding overnight into Friday morning, picking back up again Friday and Saturday afternoons. On Saturday, particularly, there is high confidence much of the south central and southwest New Mexico lowlands and far West Texas.
Blowing Dust Advisory-2 - 042524
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla
Valley-Otero Mesa-East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-
Southeast Tularosa Basin-Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central
El Paso County-Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt
Basin-Southern Hudspeth Highlands-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El
Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern
Hudspeth County-
Blowing Dust Advisory- 1 through 7 p.m. 042524
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust
expected.
* WHERE...Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening.
Paredes of Team Medellín Takes Stage 1 Win Ahead of Stites UCI Men
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 24 April 2024 24 April 2024
Article by Rebecca Reza, RadioTour
Silver City, NM — Wilmar Paredes inched out Tyler Stites, crossing the finish at Mogollon to take victory in the Tour of the Gila opener. Paredes teammate, Walter Vargas, came in third to round the podium. The first stage took the pro men 92-miles from the heart of Silver City out to the ghost town of Mogollon. Team Medellín were first to launch the attacks in the final kilometers that would earn them the victory.
Stephens Soars to Victory Atop Mogollon for Cynisca UCI Women
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 24 April 2024 24 April 2024
Article by Rebecca Reza, RadioTour Photos Courtesy of Velo Images/Brian Hodes for Tour of the Gila
Earth Day and Continental Divide Trail Days combined 042024
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 24 April 2024 24 April 2024
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Gough Park, in Silver City, hosted the 2024 Earth Day and Continental Divide Trail Days in an event on Saturday, April 20, 2024/
Vendors selling everything from tents to plants to trail food and shoes and informational booths filled Gough Park, and attendees of the event covered the park. too.