Check out this morning's weather map for New Mexico. That huge swath of red means there's a red flag warning up for this afternoon and evening for all areas south of Interstate 40 as humidities drop into the teens and winds blow at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 and 45 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

It just gets worse on Friday -- even lower humidities and 25-40 mph sustained winds, gusting up to 55 and 65 mph.

And if you're planning to go hiking in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas, think again. The area is under a high wind warning from noon today to 6 a.m. Saturday, with sustained winds forecast for the higher elevations of 50 to 70 mph and gusts to 90 mph possible on Friday.

"High wind" has a precise meaning in weather service lingo -- it means sustained winds of 40 mph for over an hour or 58 mph winds of any duration.

Closer to home, we're looking at a breezy day (and night) with 5-10 mph increasing to 20-25 mph today, gusting to 30 mph, and winds tonight possibly gusting to 35 mph, according to the weather service.

Tomorrow, expect lots of blowing dust, with winds gusting as high as 50 mph. 

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