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Spot Forecast for Cinder Cone...USDA FS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
408 PM MDT Tue May 13 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Strong southwest winds with gusts upwards of 35 to 40 mph today will
diminish this evening, but strong westerly winds will return
Wednesday. Winds will increase during the late morning hours and
persist through the evening. Relative humidity values will fall
quickly after only fair recoveries overnight. RH values will fall
below 15 percent between 1000 and 1200 local and will not rise above
15 percent until approximately 2000 local. Temperatures will be
around 10 degrees cooler than today and low temperatures Wednesday
night/early Thursday are expected to fall below freezing.
Temperatures will rebound a few degrees on Thursday, but light
breezes will return in the afternoon. Relative humidity values will
remain low Thursday.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....59-63.
Min Humidity........11-15 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 8 to 15 mph through 1100 local,
                    increasing to 20 to 25 mph thereafter. Gusts
                    between 30 and 40 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......8500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 37 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/292089 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/203057 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/290532 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....28-32.
Max Humidity........44-48 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
                    in the evening, decreasing to 5 to 7 mph
                    overnight.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/217500 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/5000 knot-ft by late evening.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....63-67.
Min Humidity........9-13 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 7 mph in the morning, increasing
                    to 8 to 12 mph with a few gusts up to 20 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......11000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 23 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/236885 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/73388 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/236885 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...34
Requested by...Sam Osborne, IC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/13/25
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