Coastal Storm Along the East Coast; Pacific Storm System in the West on Friday

A strengthening coastal storm will bring soaking rains to portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with accumulating snow likely across the higher elevations of northern New England through Friday. A Pacific storm system will bring heavy low elevation rain, and gusty winds to northern California and the Pacific Northwest, as well as possible blizzard conditions to the Sierra Nevada on Friday. Read More >

February 25, 2008 Wildfires in Southeast New Mexico and the Permian Basin

A surface low pressure system that developed earlier today has resulted in very windy conditions across all of southwest Texas and southeast New Mexico this afternoon. Extremely critical fire weather and multiple fires continue across the region.

The satellite image below shows the active fires at 250 PM CST. The black pixels on the image show the "hot spots".

A wind shift line, followed by a cool front, will move through the area this evening. The fires that are visible on radar are circled in red below.

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Coastal Storm Along the East Coast; Pacific Storm System in the West on Friday

Wildfires in Southeast New Mexico and Permian Basin, February 25