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{{/_source.additionalInfo}}Winds subsided, removed from NM roads.
HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
High wind warning in Hildago County, visibility is low in areas due to blowing dust. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills-
Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana
County/Mesilla Valley-Otero Mesa-Central Grant County/Silver City
Area-West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-East Central
Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Northern
Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO... .A passing upper-level trough will result in breezy winds from the west on Tuesday across southern New Mexico. 20-foot winds near 20 mph are expected Tuesday afternoon with gusts to 30 to 35 mph. Although the winds are not very strong, fuels are critically dry across the area and relative humidity will be near 5 percent. These factors combined with the ongoing wildfires in the Gila Region will result in near-critical fire weather conditions on Tuesday.
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
1224 PM MDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona
Ana County-Otero Mesa-Central Grant County/Silver City Area-West
Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-East Central Tularosa
Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Northern Hudspeth
Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the cities of Grant County Airport, Radium Springs,
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla
Valley-Western El Paso County-
Including the cities of West El Paso, Las Cruces, Sunland Park,
Vado, Deming, Columbus, Downtown El Paso, and Upper Valley
1002 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025
HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Temperatures of 105 to 107 expected.
* WHERE...In New Mexico, Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley and
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin. In Texas, Western El Paso County.
I10 from Lordsburg to Deming is now open. Removed from NM Roads.
CLOSURE I-10 Arizona Stateline to Deming
Closure, I 10 eastbound lanes from mile marker 5, (NM 80/ROAD FORKS) to mile marker 81, (DEMING WEST) are closed due to dust and high winds, roadways are impassable.
CLOSURE Deming to Akela
Closure, I 10 eastbound from mile marker 104, Akela to mile marker 81, (DEMING WEST). High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility.
CLOSURE Deming to Akela
Closure, NM 549 eastbound from mile marker 0 to mile marker 18. High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility.
HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
High wind warning in Luna County, visibility is low in areas due to blowing dust. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Deming to Akela
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 92, 7 miles east of Deming to mile marker 94, 9 miles east of Deming.
High Winds - High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility.
Cleared Difficult Driving Conditions in Luna Co. Removed from NM Roads.
REMOVED: HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
High wind warning in Hildago, Dona Ana and Luna Counties, visibility is low in areas due to blowing dust. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Deming to Las Cruces
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 93, 8 miles east of Deming to mile marker 95, 10 miles east of Deming.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Deming to Columbus
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 11 northbound and southbound from mile marker 15, 11 miles north of Columbus to mile marker 17, 9 miles south of Sunshine.
High Winds - High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility.
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