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Spot Forecast for FEMA NM Wildfire 2022...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
614 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
An area of rain with embedded thunderstorms will move southeast
across Las Vegas early this evening. Rainfall amounts are likely
to be less than 0.20". Skies will clear overnight with light and
variable winds. Thursday will be drier and warmer. Confidence on
the wind direction Thursday is low. Southeast winds early in the
day may become northwest by late afternoon with a period of gusty
winds before sunset. A moist cold front will move back into the area
Thursday night with increasing clouds and a higher chance for
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low clouds, cool
temperatures, and high humidity Friday morning may give way to a
few more showers and thunderstorms by Friday afternoon.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with a period of rain showers
                    and isolated thunderstorms early this evening,
                    becoming clear overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent decreasing to 5 percent.
Min Temperature.....56-60.
Max Humidity........42-46 percent.
Dewpoint............44-48 decreasing to 35-39.
Min Apparent Temp...Around 60.
Surface winds (mph).Northwest winds 9 to 14 mph becoming northeast
                    5 to 8 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Ventilation Trend...Good/71500 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....85-89.
Min Humidity........15-19 percent.
Dewpoint............36-39 increasing to 38-42 early in the morning,
                    then decreasing to 36-38 in the afternoon.
Max Apparent Temp...Around 83.
Surface winds (mph).Variable winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up
                    to 19 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......13000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 12 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/133985 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/42378 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/133985 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
                    evening, then scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms after midnight.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Min Temperature.....50-54.
Max Humidity........87-91 percent.
Dewpoint............38-42 increasing to 49-50.
Min Apparent Temp...Around 54.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 12 to 18 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/126000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....73-77.
Min Humidity........44-48 percent.
Dewpoint............50-53.
Max Apparent Temp...Around 74.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph in the morning
                    becoming southeast 6 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 14 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/62296 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/21043 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/62296 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Requested by...IC Trainee
Type of request...OTHER
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