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Spot Forecast for Esquibel RX...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
606 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions and strong winds to prevail tomorrow, creating
critical fire weather conditions in and around the burn site. After a
night of poor to fair recovery, minimum RH values will plummet to
critical levels in and around 15 percent. Southwest winds will
strengthen early, turning west in the late afternoon. Winds are
expected to peak between 1600 and 1800 MDT, with gusts of 40 mph
commonplace. Winds will taper off after sunset and turn to the
northwest on Sunday, becoming breezy in the afternoon. Slight
improvement to RH is expected, bringing minimum values up closer 20
percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....38-42.
Max Humidity........34-38 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 6 to 14 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/209000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/3000 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....60-64.
Min Humidity........13-18 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 7 to 17 mph increasing to west
                    20 to 24 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 35 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/417630 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/305478 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/417630 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....35-39.
Max Humidity........53-57 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 14 to 24 mph with gusts to around 40
                    mph decreasing to 8 to 12 mph overnight.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/330000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/14000 knot-ft by late evening.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....62-66.
Min Humidity........17-22 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing Height.......11000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 26 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/220241 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/173444 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/220000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...12
Requested by...Nick Yoney
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/24/24
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