218  
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  
 
FORECASTER...25  
REQUESTED BY...CLYDE BURRIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513111.2/ABQ  
.DELDT 05/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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