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Spot Forecast for INDIOS...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
822 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather and strong winds are expected in and around the fire
tomorrow creating critical fire weather conditions. Poor overnight
recovery tonight will precede very low minimum RH Saturday afternoon.
Breezy southwest winds in the morning will strengthen in the
afternoon, becoming west around 1400 MDT. Winds are expected to peak
between 1600 and 1800 MDT, with gusts up to 40 mph common. In
addition to strong winds and very low humidity, moderate instability
will be present in the afternoon. Winds will diminish after sunset
and a significant improvement to overnight recovery is forecast.
Breezy northwest winds will prevail on Sunday amongst min RH similar
to Saturday`s readings.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....44-48.
Max Humidity........30-34 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 6 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/228000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny. Areas
                    of smoke.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....66-70.
Min Humidity........11-16 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 7 to 16 mph shifting to the
                    west 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to
                    40 mph.
Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 33 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/406944 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/292099 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/406944 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of smoke in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....41-45.
Max Humidity........47-51 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 14 to 23 mph with gusts to around 39
                    mph decreasing to 8 to 12 mph overnight.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/341000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/12000 knot-ft by late evening.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....67-71.
Min Humidity........13-17 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 9 to 20 mph.
Mixing Height.......10500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 25 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/239504 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/197985 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/239504 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...12
Requested by...Luke McLarty
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/24/24
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