499  
FNUS75 KABQ 271233  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TIEMPO...VALENCIA COUNTY FD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
633 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST OVER SURROUNDING  
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON, AND THERE IS A 10-20% CHANCE THAT GUSTY  
VIRGA SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA. CELL MOTION WILL BE  
TOWARD THE EAST AND EAST NORTHEAST AT SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH. FROM 6-8  
PM THIS EVENING, A COUPLE OF TRUSTED HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS SUGGEST A  
THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA WITH  
SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING FROM 15 TO 25 MPH. OTHERWISE, LIGHT WINDS ARE  
FORECAST WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 12  
DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE TODAY AND FRIDAY.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE (10-20%) OF  
GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO  
50 MPH NEAR VIRGA SHOWERS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/97200 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/23062 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/97200 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........47-51 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH. THERE IS A 30% CHANCE  
OF SOUTHEAST WINDS REACHING 15-25 MPH  
BETWEEN 6-8 PM MDT DUE TO GUSTY THUNDERSTORM  
OUTFLOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/5000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/231167 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22795 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/231167 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...ROB BARR  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2508141.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 03/26/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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