Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
984 FNUS75 KABQ 211056 FWSABQ Spot Forecast for Encerrita...National Park Service National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 456 AM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024 If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... South southeast winds will be breezy again today, but not as strong as yesterday. An upper level trough passing to the north of New Mexico will draw unseasonably rich subtropical moisture northward over the state with precipitable water climbing over 200 percent of the normal value for this time of year. Numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop in the area of the fire by late this afternoon, then continue through the evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast after midnight. After isolated showers and thunderstorms Saturday morning, numerous showers and thunderstorms are forecast to return Saturday afternoon and evening. Your two-day rain total between today and Saturday will probably be around a 0.25-0.50"; however, some thunderstorms both days will be capable of rain at rates over 1 inch per half hour, so the rainfall total could be significantly higher. Moisture will then recycle with daily rounds of scattered showers and thunderstorms each afternoon and evening during the first half of the coming week. After a high temperature around 5 degrees below the 1991-2020 average today through Sunday, afternoon highs will rebound above normal by Tuesday. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Numerous thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. Chance of Pcpn......70 percent. Max Temperature.....79-83. Min Humidity........32-36 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 12 to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......8000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 19 knots. Max Vent Rate.......Very good/102933 knot-ft at 1400 local. Ventilation Trend...Good/84531 knot-ft around mid morning and good/96000 knot-ft by mid afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Numerous thunderstorms and rain showers in the evening, then scattered thunderstorms and rain showers overnight. Chance of Pcpn......70 percent. Min Temperature.....56-59. Max Humidity........95-100 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 14 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ventilation Trend...Poor/35000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/4500 knot-ft by late evening. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of Pcpn......80 percent. Max Temperature.....83-87. Min Humidity........29-33 percent. 20 Foot Winds.......East winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Mixing Height.......10000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 6 knots. Max Vent Rate.......Fair/51699 knot-ft at 1600 local. Ventilation Trend...Poor/26356 knot-ft around mid morning and fair/51699 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 2416329.2/ABQ .DELDT 06/21/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0