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Spot Forecast for Buck Fire...NM-SCD
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
529 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Breezy conditions this evening will diminish after sunset. Any virga
in the area could continue to cause gusty and erratic winds well into
the evening hours, however. Low temperatures tonight will be around 7
to 10 degrees above normal. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from
noon to 9pm on Tuesday. Westerly winds will increase on Tuesday, with
gusts as high as 35 mph. Additionally, around 10 hours of single
digit relative humidity values are expected, with values as low as 4
percent, as high temperatures climb around 4 to 6 degrees above
normal. Mixing heights are also expected to be around the 75th
percentile for this time of year. Winds on Tuesday will decrease
around or shortly after sunset. Wednesday will continue to be very
dry with around 10 hours of single digit relative humidities, but
winds will not be as strong as the upper level high builds right over
the burn site.


.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy becoming clear late this evening.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....53-58.
Max Humidity........18-22 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 6 to 12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph
                    this evening. Gusts may be as high as 25 mph at
                    higher elevations of the burn area. After midnight,
                    west winds 3 to 7 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/216896 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....85-91.
Min Humidity........4-8 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20
                    mph in the afternoon. Gusts between 30 and 35
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......15000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 22 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/336704 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/202104 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/335028 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....51-55.
Max Humidity........20-24 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 or
                    35 mph in the evening, weakening to 8 to 14 mph
                    after sunset. Winds will shift to the northwest
                    5 to 8 mph overnight.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/252000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....88-92.
Min Humidity........4-8 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......North winds 4 to 7 mph shifting to the
                    southeast in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......16479 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North78 .
Max Vent Rate.......Good/62000 knot-ft at 1800 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/33588 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    fair/53736 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...34
Requested by...Kevin Ditmanson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2516070.0/ABQ
.DELDT 06/16/25
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