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

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Hot today with a high temperature around 6 degrees above the
1991-2020 average. Isolated showers, thunderstorms, and gusty virga
showers are expected this afternoon and evening. After a minimum
humidity near 15 percent today, the temperature will cool a little
and the humidity will begin to climb on Wednesday with scattered
afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. The cooling and
moistening trend will continue through the weekend with daily rounds
scattered- to-numerous showers and thunderstorms.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Isolated showers, thunderstorms, and gusty
                    virga showers in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....89-93.
Min Humidity........12-16 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming west 5 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......15000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/140704 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/38352 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/140704 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....51-55.
Max Humidity........68-72 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......East winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening becoming
                    light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/130000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning. Becoming mostly
                    cloudy with scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Max Temperature.....87-91.
Min Humidity........13-17 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming west 6 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......15000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 12 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/169167 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/37038 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/169167 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...44
Requested by...Incident Commander
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2418081.0/ABQ
.DELDT 07/14/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0