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Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Spot Forecast for Mestenas Canyon Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
225 PM MDT Mon Jul 15 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated storms will develop over the high terrain to the east of
the wildfire this afternoon and early evening. Storm motion will
be slow and erratic. Gusty outflow winds will be the main hazard
associated with any storms that develop. Precipitation chances
increase slightly tomorrow afternoon, however storm motions will
be from the west to the east, which should help take storms that
develop over the high terrain east of the wildfire.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....89-93.
Min Humidity........10-14 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 4 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing Height.......14500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/144141 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/38352 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/144141 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear.
Isolated showers and storms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....52-56.
Max Humidity........67-71 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/130000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....87-91.
Min Humidity........14-18 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming west 4 to 6 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......14500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 13 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/187104 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/44089 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/187104 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...16
Requested by...Incident Commander
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2418081.4/ABQ
.DELDT 07/15/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0