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Spot Forecast for Ruedas fire...USDA
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1049 AM MDT Fri Apr 19 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Warm and breezy conditions will prevail today with excellent mixing.
Good to excellent humidity recovery is forecast overnight, with
higher humidity Saturday behind a backdoor front. A disturbance
will bring chances for showers with isolated thunder on Saturday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....65-69.
Min Humidity........13-17 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Increasing southwest 10 to 15 mph. Occasional
                    gusts to 20 mph during the mid to late
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 20 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/190985 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/81580 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/190000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
                    overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....36-40.
Max Humidity........80-84 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Winds turning southeast winds 7 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Good/82500 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/2000 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
                    slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......40 percent.
Max Temperature.....59-63.
Min Humidity........32-36 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing
                    southwest 10 to 15 mph afternoon. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/85479 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/49074 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/78000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...11
Requested by...Taos Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2411403.0/ABQ
.DELDT 04/19/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0


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