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FNUS75 KABQ 151409
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR LINE...NEW MEXICO FORESTRY DIVISION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
809 AM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON WITH HUMIDITY
PLUMMETING TO 10% OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE DRY AIR IN
PLACE OVER THE FIRE, SLIGHTLY MORE MOISTURE TO THE NORTH WILL LEAD
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DRY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS SHOWER/STORM ACTIVITY TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL
CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST FOR MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON, SHIFTING FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST LATE (5-7PM) WHEN
THE SHOWERS TO THE NORTH COLLAPSE AND DIE OFF. NO APPRECIABLE RAIN
IS FORECAST OVER THE FIRE. WINDS WILL SETTLE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING,
STAYING FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FROM
THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST WILL RESUME SATURDAY WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS
PERSISTING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, TURNING PARTLY CLOUDY BY MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT (10%) CHANCE OF DRY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH, TURNING WEST NORTHWEST AT
10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY
NOON. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO TURN GUSTY FROM THE
NORTH NORTHEAST DUE TO DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 5 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16417 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST1415 .
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/220978 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/126878 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/200531 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN THE
EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDS ARE FORECAST TO TURN GUSTY FROM THE NORTH
NORTHEAST DUE TO DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY
EVENING, GRADUALLY DECREASING IN SPEED THROUGH THE
LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/129167 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING, TURNING SOUTH
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING IN SPEED THROUGH THE EARLY
TO MID AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH
AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16333 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/276141 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/80145 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/275287 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...52
REQUESTED BY...KENNETH MARTINEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613718.0/ABQ
.DELDT 05/15/26
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