Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
479 FNUS75 KABQ 162206 FWSABQ Spot Forecast for East La Jara Rx...USFS National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 406 PM MDT Thu May 16 2024 If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Shower activity is trending down this hour and will continue to do so this evening. Erratic wind shifts from outflow boundaries emanating from decaying showers and thunderstorms in the region of the burn location will continue further into the evening. Light and variable winds take over by midnight at the latest. A ridge of high pressure moves in Friday and Saturday allowing for a drying and warming trend to ensue. Humidity recoveries fall each morning with minimum humidity falling to near or below 10 percent in the afternoon. Winds will be light, but the warming trend will still allow for vertical mixing and good to excellent ventilation each afternoon. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and a rare thunderstorm is possible. Chance of Pcpn......60 percent. Max Temperature.....56-60. Min Humidity........48-52 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......North winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Mixing Height.......7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 knots. Max Vent Rate.......Good/68738 knot-ft at 1700 local. Ventilation Trend...Poor/13363 knot-ft around mid morning and good/68738 knot-ft by mid afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of Pcpn......30 percent. Min Temperature.....36-40. Max Humidity........86-90 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......North winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ventilation Trend...Good/60000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/2000 knot-ft by late evening. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of Pcpn......0 percent. Max Temperature.....70-74. Min Humidity........12-16 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 19 knots. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/232161 knot-ft at 1700 local. Ventilation Trend...Good/86593 knot-ft around mid morning and excellent/232161 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...Burn Boss Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414445.0/ABQ .DELDT 05/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0