Strong winds will taper off over lower elevations this evening, staying strong over the Sangre de Cristo Mts thru the night. A Wind Advisory has been issued there for gusts of 45 to 55 mph.
Rain and high terrain snow showers will continue tonight mainly in and near the northern mountains. Any additional accumulation will finish by midnight with only light and spotty showers lingering after midnight.
Southwest wind gusts up to 40 mph and minimum humidities as low as 9 percent will create critical fire weather conditions across east central and northeast New Mexico Thursday afternoon and early evening with a risk of rapid fire spread.