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Spot Forecast for Unit 40...USAF
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
738 AM MDT Fri Oct 23 2020

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF ROOSEVELT COUNTY...

.DISCUSSION...
Much colder today behind a back door cold front. A stiff northeast
breeze this morning will weaken some this afternoon. The high
temperature will rebound above normal on Saturday, and winds will
become breezy again as humidities fall. There is a Fire Weather
Watch for Fire Weather Zone 108 on Saturday, but the fire weather
concern is to the north and west of Roosevelt County. A powerful back
door cold front will arrive Sunday night, then a storm system will
cross with wintry weather during the first half of the coming work
week.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....54-56.
Min Humidity........29-31 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10
                    to 14 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 21 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/42401 knot-ft at 1100 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/42401 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/28000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....26-28.
Max Humidity........92-94 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......East winds 8 to 9 mph shifting to the south
                    around 8 mph overnight.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/3000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....75-77.
Min Humidity........21-23 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 8 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to
                    18 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 20 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/50000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/16998 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    fair/50000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...44
Requested by...R Dolphin
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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