Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
119 FNUS75 KABQ 162326 FWSABQ Spot Forecast for Cottonwood creek fire...USDA FS National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 526 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... .DISCUSSION... Increasing southwest winds and dropping humidity will create critical fire weather conditions on Monday afternoon. Winds will peak in the late afternoon, when gusts to 35 mph are possible in unsheltered areas. A poor to fair overnight humidity recovery is expected tonight and again Monday night. Winds will decrease somewhat Tuesday, but very low afternoon humidity will still create elevated fire weather conditions. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Chance of Pcpn......0 percent. Min Temperature.....50-54. Max Humidity........34-38 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Southwest to west winds 7 to 12 mph this evening, becoming west at 4 to 8 mph overnight. Ventilation Trend...Excellent/225000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0 knot-ft by late evening. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of Pcpn......0 percent. Max Temperature.....78-82. Min Humidity........8-12 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 8 to 10 mph in the morning, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 mph in unsheltered areas during the afternoon Mixing Height.......11500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 25 knots. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/289005 knot-ft at 1700 local. Ventilation Trend...Very good/142057 knot-ft around mid morning and excellent/289005 knot-ft by mid afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Chance of Pcpn......0 percent. Min Temperature.....48-52. Max Humidity........39-43 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 12 to 17 mph in the evening, becoming 6 to 10 mph overnight. Ventilation Trend...Excellent/250000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/6500 knot-ft by late evening. $$ For more information and situational awareness graphics, please visit: https://www.weather.gov/abq/forecasts-fireweather-dss Forecaster...16 Requested by...Ict 4(t) Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416247.0/ABQ .DELDT 06/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0