{"id":39475,"date":"2022-05-13T11:52:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=39475"},"modified":"2022-05-13T11:52:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:52:28","slug":"understanding-extreme-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/understanding-extreme-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Extreme Winds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s With Our Winds? | In Context\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bIoZwC2CniM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.13.2022 <\/strong>\u2013 New Mexicans know all about gusty spring winds. But what we\u2019re experiencing this year is different. Meteorologist Scott Overpeck, with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, explains the winds we\u2019ve been experiencing through April and May\u2014and offers a look ahead. In conversation with correspondent Laura Paskus, Overpeck talks about this year\u2019s conditions and explains why these winds are so dangerous for communities and firefighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host\/Correspondent:<\/strong> Laura Paskus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Scott Overpeck, warning coordination meteorologist, National Weather Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lb3bzimgTf0\"><em>Full Interview<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 NMPBS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmdhsem.org\/2022-wildfires\/\"><em>Evacuation Information<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 NM Dept. 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