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Spot Forecast for Agua Fria RX...National Park Service
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
423 AM MDT Wed May 22 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Similar conditions compared to yesterday are expected at the prescribed
burn site. Southwest winds increase this afternoon with gusts of up to
20 mph possible. Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions for
a few hours this afternoon with minimum relative humidity values of
around 10 percent. Winds taper off after sunset with light and variable
winds overnight. Stronger winds are expected Thursday afternoon with
another day of warm and very dry conditions. Wind gusts of up to 30 mph
are possible during the afternoon and early evening. Near critical to
critical fire weather conditions are expected for a few hours Thursday
afternoon with minimum relative humidity values at around 10 percent.
Potential for widespread critical fire weather conditions on Saturday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....71-75.
Min Humidity........8-12 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light and terrain dominated winds in the morning
                    becoming southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph by the
                    afternoon. Gusts of up to 20 mph possible in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 25 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/305802 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/123111 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/305463 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....36-40.
Max Humidity........32-36 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds of 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light
                    and terrain dominated of around 5 mph after sunset.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/252000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....72-76.
Min Humidity........7-11 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light and terrain dominated winds of 5 mph becoming
                    west winds 10 to 20 mph by the afternoon. Gusts of up
                    to 30 mph possible in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......11000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 27 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/296565 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/142037 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/292967 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...71
Requested by...Lafe Sackett
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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