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Spot Forecast for East La Jara Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
645 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
Winds will trend lighter overnight but with only fair humidity
recoveries. West/southwest winds will be stronger Sunday with even
lower humidity than today. Humidity recovery will be poor to fair
Sunday night. Critical fire weather is likely Monday with southwest
winds gusting up to 35 mph and humidity in the single digits possible.
Clouds will move into the area by late afternoon with erratic winds
and a few sprinkles. A strong cold front will move through the area
before sunset Monday and shift winds out of the west with strong
winds persisting through Monday night.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....41-45.
Max Humidity........42-46 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph early in the evening
                    becoming variable less than 6 mph overnight.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/168000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/4000 knot-ft by late evening.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....72-75.
Min Humidity........9-13 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Variable less than 6 mph in the early morning
                    becoming west/southwest 10 to 15 mph after 10am.
                    Gusts up to 25 mph by late afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 22 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/258667 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/151447 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/258667 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....39-43.
Max Humidity........35-39 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 8 to 14 mph in the evening becoming
                    variable around 6 mph overnight.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/200000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/3500 knot-ft by late evening.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of sprinkles in the late afternoon.
                    Periods of mostly cloudy by late afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....69-73.
Min Humidity........10-14 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 16 to
                    22 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 34 mph.
Mixing Height.......11000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 33 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/359795 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/112148 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/359795 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...42
Requested by...Burn Boss
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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