Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
270 FNUS75 KABQ 201119 FWSABQ Spot Forecast for Encerrita...National Park Service National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 519 AM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024 If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Gusty southeast winds are forecast for today and this evening. A monsoon weather pattern has now developed with a chance for showers and thunderstorms each afternoon and evening for at least the next seven days. The potential exists for locally heavy rainfall Friday as an upper level trough passing north of New Mexico draws precipitable water values nearly 200 percent of normal over the wildfire. A few storms may turn severe today and Friday with brief, localized, and erratic wet microburst wind gusts potentially reaching up to 60 mph. After Friday, rain amounts will generally be lighter with a significantly lower risk of locally heavy rainfall. After a high temperature around 5 degrees below the 1991-2020 average today through Sunday, readings will rebound a few degrees above the averages Monday and Tuesday. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of Pcpn......20 percent. Max Temperature.....84-88. Min Humidity........24-28 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Breezy. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......11000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 23 knots. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/220000 knot-ft at 1500 local. Ventilation Trend...Very good/122059 knot-ft around mid morning and excellent/220000 knot-ft by mid afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms overnight. Chance of Pcpn......30 percent. Min Temperature.....52-56. Max Humidity........95-100 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 12 to 21 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ventilation Trend...Excellent/184000 knot-ft by early evening and fair/42000 knot-ft by late evening. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of Pcpn......80 percent. Max Temperature.....82-86. Min Humidity........31-35 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......11000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 18 knots. Max Vent Rate.......Very good/147233 knot-ft at 1400 local. Ventilation Trend...Good/98430 knot-ft around mid morning and very good/143000 knot-ft by mid afternoon. $$ For more information and situational awareness graphics, please visit: https://www.weather.gov/abq/forecasts-fireweather-dss Forecaster...44 Requested by...Lafe Sackett Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416329.1/ABQ .DELDT 06/20/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0