356  
FNUS75 KABQ 231248  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PALIZA RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
648 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THE MAIN FIRE WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE FOR ERRATIC THUNDERSTORM  
OUTFLOW TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY, BUT  
PROBABLY NOT AS HEAVY AS WHAT FELL ON THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS  
UP TO 20 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE  
DAY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/85000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22188 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/85000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/7000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71-75 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/72432 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/26659 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/67500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...44  
REQUESTED BY...AUSTIN ROLL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624237.2/ABQ  
.DELDT 10/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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