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Spot Forecast for Crater Pile Burn...Philmont Fire Dept.
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1030 AM MDT Tue Mar 26 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered to numerous snow showers expected once again today near
the burn site. Activity is expected to peak in the afternoon,
diminishing in the evening and additional accumulations are expected
to be nominal. Winds will remain generally light today favoring
terrain influence. Drier conditions are expected tomorrow with
minimum RH seeing a reduction of around 13 to 18 percent compared to
today. Northwest winds will be slightly stronger Wednesday, peaking
to 10 to 14 mph in the afternoon, with gusts around 20 mph.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers
                    and rain showers in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....39-43.
Min Humidity........39-43 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 6 to 10 mph.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 16 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/144978 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/55593 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/144000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Min Temperature.....23-27.
Max Humidity........63-67 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 8 to 9 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/58500 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....42-46.
Min Humidity........24-28 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing Height.......11500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 13 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/153816 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/107100 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    very good/123500 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...12
Requested by...Casey Myers
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408463.0/ABQ
.DELDT 03/26/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0


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