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Spot Forecast for EL MACHO...NM-SFC
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
956 PM MDT Wed Jun 5 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Clear skies with light winds tonight. A backdoor front will bank up
against the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains tonight
increasing moisture enough for a slight chance of gusty virga showers
and dry thunderstorms Thursday afternoon until sunset. Models depict
a gusty and moist backdoor front pushing through the burn area from
7-10 PM Thursday evening with the potential for southeasterly wind
gusts up to 15 mph. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are then
forecast on Friday and Saturday with a better chance of wetting
showers and thunderstorms.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....56-60.
Max Humidity........29-33 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/110000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/2000 knot-ft by late evening.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny in the morning. Partly cloudy in the
                    afternoon with a slight chance of virga showers
                    and dry thunderstorms. Storm motion will be
                    toward the east and northeast around 10-15 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....84-88.
Min Humidity........10-14 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the
                    south around 6 mph around mid morning. Localized,
                    brief, and erratic wind gusts up to 50 mph near
                    virga showers and dry thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......15000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/150000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/51143 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/150000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with a slight chance of virga
                    showers and dry thunderstorms in the early
                    evening. Becoming mostly clear by late
                    evening. Storm motion will be toward the east
                    and northeast around 10-15 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Min Temperature.....57-61.
Max Humidity........43-47 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 5 mph. Occasional wind gusts
                    up to 15 mph possible from 7-10 PM MDT.
                    Localized, brief, and erratic wind gusts up
                    to 50 mph near virga showers and dry
                    thunderstorms in the early evening.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/108000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon. Storm motion will be toward the
                    east northeast around 15-30 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....85-89.
Min Humidity........13-17 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 6 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......16000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 17 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/232336 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/138483 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/231356 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...44
Requested by...K. LIGHTFOOT
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/05/24
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