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National Parks Vacations. All of the National Parks in the United States are managed by The National Park Service, created by an Act of Congress in 1916.

The NPS mandate is to promote and regulate the use of all the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments, wildlife preserves, and reservations, and to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.

The NPS has grown from a single park, Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, to a national system of approximately 385 areas. Once identified primarily with the western United States, now over half of the national park areas are east of the Mississippi River.

Over 270 million visits are made each year to our National Parks to experience the splendor and wonder. You can search, find, and compare information, news, weather, and other points of interest for each national Park right here at National Parks Vacations.

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Wed 10 Mar 2010 13:03:02 CST

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Current Weather for Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Fair and Windy	Temperature	59.0° F	Sunrise	6:11 am
	Feels Like	54° F	Sunset	6:03 pm
	Barometer	29.63	W Wind	31 mph
	Dewpoint	18.0° F	Gusts	39 mph
	Humidity	20%	Visibility	10 miles
UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1113 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...PARTS OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO AND REEVES COUNTY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... ...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG BEND... .A STRONG AND VERY WINDY UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY WILL RAKE WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WITH STRONG WINDS. INCREASING WINDS HAVE CONTINUED TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS FROM THE MOUNTAIN AREAS AND AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES FARTHER EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER. THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ACROSS THE PLAINS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY INCLUDE EDDY AND REEVES COUNTIES AND ALSO FROM NEAR LAMESA TO STANTON EASTWARD. FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE PERMIAN BASIN IT WILL STILL BE VERY WINDY WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THROUGH THIS EVENING WHERE GUSTS TO NEAR 85 IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED. NMZ028-TXZ058-110000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100311T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS 1113 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 /1013 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. ALSO THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

7 Day Forecast for Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Wed Mar 10	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue
Wed Mar 10
High Temp F	66°	56°	64°	72°	70°	47°	54°
Low Temp F	38°	35°	31°	41°	36°	33°	°
Precipitation	2%	17%	0%	0%	9%	25%	%
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