Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
771 FNUS75 KABQ 190418 FWSABQ Spot Forecast for Encrrita...National Park Service National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1018 PM MDT Tue Jun 18 2024 If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Humidity recovery overnight will be fair in and around the fire. This will set the stage for another day of critically low minimum relative humidity in the single digits. Winds will strengthen compared to the previous day, becoming southerly in the afternoon and peaking between 1400 and 1700 MDT. A backdoor front surging westward from the eastern plains will bring a secondary burst of winds in the overnight hours, peaking between 2100 and 0100 MDT. South to southeast winds will reach gusts of 30 mph during this time. Inversions will be unlikely to form overnight in this environment and any that do form will likely be very shallow. An influx of moisture will accompany the front, allowing for overnight recovery to reach near excellent quality. This moisture will bring min RH into the upper 20 percent range and may give rise to isolated to scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms during the afternoon. Winds on Thursday will remain elevated with southeasterly gusts in the afternoon reaching up to 40 mph. .JUNETEENTH... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of Pcpn......10 percent. Max Temperature.....89-93. Min Humidity........7-11 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......South winds 5 to 14 mph. Mixing Height.......16000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 19 knots. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/307595 knot-ft at 1600 local. Ventilation Trend...Good/95494 knot-ft around mid morning and excellent/307595 knot-ft by mid afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms overnight. Chance of Pcpn......20 percent. Min Temperature.....51-55. Max Humidity........89-93 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms overnight. Ventilation Trend...Excellent/243000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/7000 knot-ft by late evening. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of Pcpn......40 percent. Max Temperature.....82-86. Min Humidity........26-30 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 15 to 24 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......9500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 24 knots. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/193556 knot-ft at 1600 local. Ventilation Trend...Very good/100358 knot-ft around mid morning and excellent/193556 knot-ft by mid afternoon. $$ For more information and situational awareness graphics, please visit: https://www.weather.gov/abq/forecasts-fireweather-dss Forecaster...12 Requested by...Lafe Sackett Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416385.0/ABQ .DELDT 06/19/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0