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Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Spot Forecast for ENCERRITA...ALBUQUERQUE DISPATCH
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
503 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Breezy south winds over the area will become southeast this evening
and increase through midnight. Much higher moisture arriving with
this airmass will allow temperatures to cool and storm chances to
increase through Thursday and Thursday night. The greater chances
will come late Thursday however confidence on rainfall amounts is
very low at this time. Any storms that do develop will create gusty
and erratic winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....89-93.
Min Humidity........6-10 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......South to southeast winds 12 to 18 mph. Gusts up
                    to 28 mph.
Mixing Height.......17000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 23 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/386593 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/126000 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/386593 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....50-54.
Max Humidity........88-92 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 16 to 22 mph with gusts up to
                    30 mph in the evening. Becoming east/southeast
                    10 to 16 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/300000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/3500 knot-ft by late evening.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....82-87.
Min Humidity........25-30 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Breezy. Southeast winds 10 to 18 mph in the
                    early morning increasing to 15 to 23 mph with
                    gusts to around 38 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 22 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/239467 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/135457 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/239467 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...42
Requested by...ASPEN SULLIVAN
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416409.0/ABQ
.DELDT 06/19/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0