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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Spot Forecast for DURFEE BOLANDER Rx Units 5 and 6...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
859 PM MDT Tue Apr 23 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
Another dry and breezy day is forecast Wednesday after a poor
to fair recovery tonight. Southwest winds will pick up again
by the noon hour, peaking in speeds with gusts of 15 to 20
mph in the mid-to-late afternoon hours. Wind speeds will
however be marginal with regards to critical fire weather
while humidity falls to near 10 percent alongside high Haines.
Thursday sees wind speeds increase out of the southwest with
higher certainty for Red Flag conditions developing in the
afternoon as humidity in the low teens and high Haines will
again be present. A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for
Thursday as a result. Temperatures drop and winds shift out
of the west with a cold front passing through the burn area
Thursday afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....68-72.
Min Humidity........8-12 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 14 mph.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 18 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/138311 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/69975 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/138311 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....42-46.
Max Humidity........30-34 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 13 to 15 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Good/90000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/5000 knot-ft by late evening.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....60-64.
Min Humidity........11-15 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 13 to 22 mph increasing
                    to 24 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to
                    41 mph.
Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 37 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/433765 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/270163 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/433765 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

For more information and situational awareness graphics, please visit:
https://www.weather.gov/abq/forecasts-fireweather-dss

Forecaster...24
Requested by...Andrew Walters
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/23/24
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