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FNUS75 KABQ 161351
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR LINE...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
751 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
DISCUSSION
LIGHT BREEZES FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY
TURN STRONGER FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH FROM 3 PM THROUGH SUNSET. HUMIDITY
RECOVERY LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING WAS VERY POOR, SETTING THE
STAGE FOR EXTREMELY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY (FALLING TO LESS THAN
10%) TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOT AND SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL WITH ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS CONTRIBUTING TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS
TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING, BUT
WILL STILL REMAIN BREEZY ALL NIGHT LONG WITH PERIODIC GUSTS OF 25
AND OCCASIONALLY 30 MPH. WINDS STRENGTHEN MORE ON SUNDAY WITH CRITICAL
TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR EXPECTED. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 45
MPH WITH HUMIDITY PLUMMETING TO NEAR 5% IN THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL
TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ON MONDAY WITH
SOME RELIEF FINALLY IN SIGHT ON TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH JUST A FEW HIGH-BASED
CUMULUS CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16125 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH1617 .
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/261175 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/67813 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/260038 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING THROUGH THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS REDUCING SLIGHTLY TO 12 TO 20 MPH
IN THE MID EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/247000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-8 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AT 14 TO 24 MPH IN THE MORNING, INCREASING
TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13750 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/434035 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/188585 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/428951 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...DWAYNE TEEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613807.0/ABQ
.DELDT 05/16/26
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