Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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219 FXUS65 KABQ 200620 AAB AFDABQ Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1220 AM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...New AVIATION... && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight) Issued at 315 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024 An extremely dangerous situation is unfolding today with life- threatening burn scar flash flooding underway around Ruidoso. Radar also indicated up to baseball size hail with the storm over the South Fork burn scar at 230pm. Rainfall estimates up to 3.5" in the past hour were indicated over Blue 2 and South Fork. This is a terribly extreme situation given the recent fires in the Ruidoso area. Debris flows may be catastrophic within several canyons in the Rio Ruidoso watershed. Meanwhile, severe storms have also developed along the frontal boundary draped along the central mt chain. This activity will move north/northeast into the nearby highlands and plains of eastern NM through the evening. A Severe Storm Watch is in effect. The combination of deep low level easterly flow with convective outflows will generate gap winds up to 65 mph below canyons in east ABQ as well this evening with blowing dust possible. A High Wind Warning remains in effect and points north toward Santa Fe may also see wind gusts up to 55 mph. A Wind Advisory remains in effect there as well. Storms will likely continue well into the night across eastern NM before tapering off to areas of light rain, showers, low stratus, and patchy fog thru sunrise. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 315 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024 For Thursday, we will start out the day with widespread low clouds across eastern NM with light rain showers and perhaps some patchy fog along the east slopes of the central mt chain. This will keep a lid on convective initiation for much of the day. There may also be a period of subsidence over the area ahead of an approaching remnant tropical wave moving northwest through northern Mexico. A few storms will then fire up later in the day and evolve into a larger area of rain with embedded storms Thursday night. This widespread rain is shown moving slowly northward thru central and eastern NM thru Friday afternoon. Some of the latest model guidance has shifted the heavier QPF farther to the east than previous runs. Confidence is also not high on what rainfall rates will look like if there is not a lot of instability to generate thunderstorms. Warm rain processes may still provide sufficient rainfall rates to counter the lack of storms given the high PWAT tropical-like airmass. The other model change was greater storm coverage Thursday night and Friday over northwest NM where the remnant backdoor cold frontal boundary is washed out from tonight and Thursday. A ridge of high pressure is then expected to develop westward into the region Saturday and Sunday. This will lower storm chances over most of the area. However, there will still be sufficient moisture for recycling of storms over the high terrain and nearby highlands. Storm motions will be very slow under the ridge so flash flooding will still be possible on burn scars despite less storm coverage. This ridge may become strong enough and focused more over central NM to limit convection even further by Monday and Tuesday. A couple Heat Advisories may also be needed for parts of the area. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1149 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024 Moisture rich easterly and southeasterly upslope flow will produce widespread low clouds, and probably some patchy fog, with MVFR and IFR conditions east of the central mountain chain for the remainder of tonight; and in the Santa Fe area by sunrise. Models depict low clouds continuing to impact eastern areas through most of the morning, then into the afternoon across the southeast while flight categories across the northeast improve. Meanwhile, the strong gap wind below canyons opening into the central valley from the east will gradually weaken during the remainder of the night with the risk of 35 KT winds at the Sunport diminishing near or shortly after 09Z. In addition, scattered to isolated showers and thunderstorms are forecast to continue for the remainder of tonight and into Thursday morning mainly east of the continental divide. Thursday afternoon and evening, high resolution models are now shifting the favored area for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms over west central and northwest areas, with scattered to isolated activity central and east. Some storms along and west of the continental divide will be capable of producing large hail and damaging winds, including the KGUP and KFMN areas. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 315 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024 A rich tap of moisture will continue pumping deeper moisture into NM through Friday. Showers and storms over the area today will move north to northeast with locally heavy rainfall, hail, and strong winds along and east of the central mt chain. A second round of more widespread rainfall is expected to move over the area late Thursday through Friday with remnant moisture from TS Alberto. Burn scar flash flooding will be a major concern with all recent burn areas, as well as previous burns like HPCC. A ridge of high pressure will begin building over the area Saturday while chances of showers and storms decreases through early next week. Any storms that do form will be moving slowly so locally heavy rain is still possible. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 63 92 61 86 / 10 60 80 70 Dulce........................... 49 83 49 76 / 30 60 70 80 Cuba............................ 54 83 53 75 / 30 30 60 80 Gallup.......................... 51 91 51 86 / 5 40 50 50 El Morro........................ 56 84 56 78 / 10 30 50 60 Grants.......................... 53 86 53 78 / 20 30 50 70 Quemado......................... 57 85 58 80 / 10 20 40 60 Magdalena....................... 62 82 61 74 / 20 30 70 80 Datil........................... 58 81 59 73 / 20 20 50 80 Reserve......................... 51 91 53 82 / 10 10 40 60 Glenwood........................ 67 93 67 85 / 10 10 30 60 Chama........................... 46 78 46 71 / 40 60 60 80 Los Alamos...................... 60 77 59 72 / 60 50 60 80 Pecos........................... 55 75 54 67 / 70 50 80 90 Cerro/Questa.................... 47 78 47 72 / 50 50 50 70 Red River....................... 44 68 44 66 / 70 50 60 70 Angel Fire...................... 40 72 40 68 / 70 50 50 70 Taos............................ 51 82 51 76 / 40 40 50 70 Mora............................ 48 72 49 68 / 80 50 60 80 Espanola........................ 61 87 60 79 / 50 30 60 70 Santa Fe........................ 60 78 59 71 / 70 40 70 80 Santa Fe Airport................ 61 83 60 74 / 60 40 70 80 Albuquerque Foothills........... 66 86 64 78 / 40 40 60 80 Albuquerque Heights............. 66 87 65 80 / 40 40 70 70 Albuquerque Valley.............. 65 90 64 82 / 40 40 70 60 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 66 88 65 80 / 40 30 60 70 Belen........................... 62 91 63 84 / 30 20 60 60 Bernalillo...................... 66 89 64 81 / 40 30 60 70 Bosque Farms.................... 61 90 61 83 / 30 30 60 60 Corrales........................ 63 89 62 81 / 40 30 60 70 Los Lunas....................... 61 91 61 83 / 30 30 60 70 Placitas........................ 65 84 64 77 / 40 30 60 70 Rio Rancho...................... 65 87 65 81 / 40 30 60 70 Socorro......................... 67 92 66 83 / 20 20 60 60 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 58 79 57 72 / 40 30 70 80 Tijeras......................... 61 82 60 75 / 40 40 70 80 Edgewood........................ 60 80 59 75 / 40 40 60 80 Moriarty/Estancia............... 55 81 55 76 / 40 40 60 80 Clines Corners.................. 54 74 54 70 / 50 40 70 80 Mountainair..................... 58 81 58 75 / 30 30 70 70 Gran Quivira.................... 57 81 57 76 / 30 40 60 80 Carrizozo....................... 64 83 65 79 / 30 40 70 60 Ruidoso......................... 57 74 57 71 / 40 60 80 80 Capulin......................... 55 76 55 72 / 80 40 30 50 Raton........................... 53 79 54 75 / 80 40 30 50 Springer........................ 56 81 56 75 / 90 50 50 60 Las Vegas....................... 55 73 55 67 / 80 60 70 80 Clayton......................... 61 82 61 78 / 70 20 20 30 Roy............................. 59 77 59 72 / 90 60 60 70 Conchas......................... 63 83 63 79 / 80 40 60 60 Santa Rosa...................... 62 78 62 76 / 80 50 70 60 Tucumcari....................... 63 85 63 83 / 50 30 40 30 Clovis.......................... 63 82 64 83 / 30 40 50 30 Portales........................ 63 82 64 84 / 30 40 50 20 Fort Sumner..................... 65 81 65 81 / 80 40 60 40 Roswell......................... 70 86 69 87 / 40 60 70 40 Picacho......................... 63 78 62 77 / 50 60 80 70 Elk............................. 58 75 58 75 / 40 70 90 80 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 6 AM MDT Thursday for NMZ204-211-218-225. High Wind Warning until 6 AM MDT Thursday for NMZ219. Flood Watch until 6 AM MDT Thursday for NMZ214-215-226-229. && $$ SHORT TERM...42 LONG TERM....42 AVIATION...44