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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.

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Forecaster...16
Requested by...Ict 4(t)
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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