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Spot Forecast for Pena...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
159 PM MDT Sat Jul 13 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Monsoon high is centered over southwest CO late this morning.
The clockwise circulation around this feature continues to pull in
drier air aloft from the east and northeast, limiting the wetting
rainfall potential on the fire today and Sunday. With less cloud
cover and fewer showers and thunderstorms, high temperatures will
trend hotter Sunday afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....83-87.
Min Humidity........25-29 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Terrain driven less than 7 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing Height.......13500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/54000 knot-ft at 1200 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/40333 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    fair/41619 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
                    Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
                    early evening.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....46-50.
Max Humidity........67-71 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Terrain driven less than 7 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/45000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/3500 knot-ft by late evening.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....83-87.
Min Humidity........23-27 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......North winds 3 to 6 mph until 1200 hours
                    shifting to south 4 to 8 mph during the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 6 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Poor/38610 knot-ft at 1100 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/38610 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/34000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...33
Requested by...SAF Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417956.0/ABQ
.DELDT 07/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0