Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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903 FXUS65 KABQ 222109 AFDABQ Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 309 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...New SYNOPSIS, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, FIRE WEATHER... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 307 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024 Scattered to widespread showers and storms are expected each afternoon and evening through the end of next week. Flash flooding is possible each day over recent burn scars and areas that have received significant rainfall in the past several days. Thunderstorm coverage will trend up around the middle of next week, with numerous storms possible Wednesday and Thursday, further increasing the risk of flooding. Temperatures will climb through early next week, but remain within a few degrees of seasonal averages. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Sunday night) Issued at 307 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024 A broad swath of dense cloud coverage has kept the atmosphere relatively stable thus far this afternoon, but a few updrafts are beginning to develop over the southwest mountains as clearing begins to occur. Thanks to all the cloud cover, recent runs of hi-res models have backed off on the heavier rainfall rates for this afternoon and evening. That being said, the mid-level instability for storms to develop is there if clearing does briefly occur. Similar to last night, showers will linger across central and western NM with generally light rainfall rates. The elongated High over the southern tier of the US will shift westward over the Permian Basin tomorrow afternoon, pushing the main moisture plume on the west side of the High over Arizona. That being said, PWATs will remain anomalously high, ranging from 1 to as much as 3 standard deviations above normal across the west. Storm motion will be from west to east across most of the area, with slower and erratic motions further south closer to the center of the mid-level High. Confidence in precipitation is greatest along and just east of the central mountain chain since storms will likely develop over the peaks and slowly drift into the adjacent highlands. Given this set- up, another Flash Flood Watch was issued for the HPCC burn scar and areas downstream (including Las Vegas). Since there was significant flooding over this area last evening, nearly saturated soils will struggle to absorb any rainfall. Flash flooding is still possible elsewhere (including the recent burn scars in the Sacramento mountains), but confidence was not high enough to issue the Flash Flood Watch this far out. Precipitation coverage will decrease in the late evening with the loss of daytime heating, although showers may linger through the night once again. && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Friday) Issued at 307 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024 The wet weather pattern is expected to continue through the end of next week with the risk of flash flooding over recent burn scars being the main concern. High pressure will slowly retrograde across the state Monday and Tuesday, shifting storm motion from west to east to more northwest to southeast. Rising heights will also result in higher afternoon temps, but brought them down a few degrees from what the NBM showed since the airmass will be relatively moist and scattered afternoon showers and storms should help to moderate the atmosphere somewhat. Minor heat-related impacts are still possible given that overnight temps will struggle to go below 70 along the Rio Grande Valley and 75 in the southeast plains. Then, storm activity is expected to ramp-up again Wednesday as southeasterly flow advects deeper moisture in from the east. Widespread shower and storm activity is likely, but the subsidence from the high pressure overhead may be able to inhibit the instability somewhat. Thursday has the potential to be even more active than Wednesday as the ridge axis backs off to the east and a trough intrudes from the Pacific Northwest. At the same time, deep subtropical moisture associated with convective activity over Mexico will be advected in from the south, surging PWATs back up to as much as 250% of normal areawide. During this time, the flash flood risk will extend to locations outside of recent burn scars given the threat for training storms to generate rounds of torrential rainfall. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1157 AM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024 Light stratiform precip. extends from the southwest to the northeast across the state, with overcast skies generally prevailing. There is some clearing across the southeast and northwest where convective cumulus is beginning to develop over the high terrain. Scattered showers and storms will increase in coverage this afternoon, then decrease again this evening although showers may linger through the overnight. VFR conditions will generally prevail, but brief MVFR to IFR conditions are possible under heavier showers and storms that will be most common south of I-40 and west of I-25. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 307 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024 Scattered showers and storms today and tomorrow will favor the high terrain of western and northern NM, with isolated storms elsewhere. Heavy rainfall will be localized, generally over the high terrain, creating an increased risk of flash flooding over recent burn scars. With dense cloud coverage and lingering shower activity, overnight RH recoveries will generally be excellent the next couple nights. Temperatures will climb early next week to around 5-10 degrees above average. As temperatures rise, humidities will trend lower but remain above 20% each afternoon. Thunderstorm activity trends up around the middle of next week as deeper subtropical moisture moves into the region. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 62 86 65 90 / 0 10 0 10 Dulce........................... 55 83 55 87 / 10 20 10 20 Cuba............................ 61 80 61 85 / 20 30 5 30 Gallup.......................... 60 81 59 88 / 30 30 5 30 El Morro........................ 59 76 59 82 / 30 50 20 50 Grants.......................... 60 81 60 87 / 30 50 20 60 Quemado......................... 60 77 59 83 / 60 60 30 70 Magdalena....................... 64 81 64 85 / 40 50 20 60 Datil........................... 60 77 60 82 / 60 70 40 70 Reserve......................... 59 85 61 89 / 60 50 30 70 Glenwood........................ 66 91 70 95 / 30 50 30 70 Chama........................... 54 77 52 82 / 20 30 20 30 Los Alamos...................... 64 79 63 84 / 20 40 20 40 Pecos........................... 61 79 60 85 / 30 60 20 40 Cerro/Questa.................... 54 77 54 82 / 10 40 10 40 Red River....................... 49 70 50 75 / 20 40 10 40 Angel Fire...................... 49 73 50 79 / 20 50 10 30 Taos............................ 56 82 57 87 / 10 30 10 20 Mora............................ 56 78 56 84 / 30 60 20 40 Espanola........................ 64 87 63 92 / 20 30 10 20 Santa Fe........................ 62 81 63 86 / 30 40 20 30 Santa Fe Airport................ 63 84 63 89 / 20 30 10 20 Albuquerque Foothills........... 69 87 68 91 / 20 40 30 40 Albuquerque Heights............. 70 88 69 93 / 20 30 20 30 Albuquerque Valley.............. 69 90 69 95 / 20 30 20 30 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 69 88 69 93 / 20 30 20 30 Belen........................... 69 90 67 95 / 20 30 20 40 Bernalillo...................... 69 89 68 94 / 20 30 20 30 Bosque Farms.................... 68 90 67 95 / 20 30 20 30 Corrales........................ 70 89 69 95 / 20 30 20 30 Los Lunas....................... 69 90 68 95 / 20 30 20 30 Placitas........................ 67 85 68 90 / 20 30 20 30 Rio Rancho...................... 69 88 68 93 / 20 30 20 30 Socorro......................... 70 93 70 96 / 30 40 30 40 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 64 79 64 85 / 20 40 20 30 Tijeras......................... 64 82 65 87 / 20 40 20 30 Edgewood........................ 63 83 61 88 / 20 40 10 30 Moriarty/Estancia............... 62 84 60 89 / 20 50 10 30 Clines Corners.................. 60 80 61 85 / 20 50 30 20 Mountainair..................... 63 82 63 88 / 30 40 30 30 Gran Quivira.................... 63 84 63 88 / 30 50 30 40 Carrizozo....................... 68 88 67 92 / 30 40 20 20 Ruidoso......................... 60 79 62 84 / 30 40 20 40 Capulin......................... 59 80 58 87 / 20 60 10 20 Raton........................... 58 84 58 90 / 10 50 5 20 Springer........................ 59 85 59 91 / 20 40 5 20 Las Vegas....................... 59 79 59 85 / 20 50 10 30 Clayton......................... 67 87 66 93 / 20 40 20 10 Roy............................. 62 84 63 90 / 40 40 20 20 Conchas......................... 68 91 68 97 / 30 40 20 10 Santa Rosa...................... 67 86 66 92 / 30 40 10 20 Tucumcari....................... 69 92 69 97 / 30 20 20 0 Clovis.......................... 67 93 69 95 / 10 5 5 0 Portales........................ 67 93 69 96 / 5 5 5 0 Fort Sumner..................... 69 91 70 95 / 10 20 5 5 Roswell......................... 70 98 71 101 / 0 5 0 5 Picacho......................... 65 89 66 93 / 10 20 5 30 Elk............................. 62 88 62 92 / 10 20 5 20 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch until 9 PM MDT this evening for NMZ205>208-214-215- 226-229. Flood Watch from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening for NMZ214-215-229. && $$ SHORT TERM...16 LONG TERM....16 AVIATION...16