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FNUS75 KABQ 071409
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER PILES RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
809 AM MDT WED MAY 7 2025
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
POOR VENTILATION RATES FOR THE NEXT FEW MORNINGS, WITH
CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO FAIR DURING THE AFTERNOONS. SKIES HAVE ALREADY
CLEARED AROUND THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH, BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON COULD CREATE SOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOWS NEAR THE
FIRE. AN APPROACHING SYSTEM FROM THE WEST WILL BRING INCREASED CHANCES
OF PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY, MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN AND EAST OF THE BURN AREA. WIND DURING THE PERIOD LOOK TO REMAIN
LIGHT AND FAVORABLE FOR BURNING. A NORTHERLY DRAINAGE WIND WILL DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT, PICKING UP WIND SPEEDS SLIGHTLY. A BACKDOOR FRONT LOOKS TO
SHIFT WINDS FROM THE EAST AT THE END OF THE PERIOD ON THURSDAY NIGHT,
BUT WINDS SHOULD STILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/59827 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/25378 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
FAIR/59827 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/54000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/38973 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
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REQUESTED BY...CLYDE BURRIS
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.DELDT 05/07/25
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