070  
FNUS75 KABQ 281753 CCA  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE FORK...CORRECTED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1153 AM MDT WED MAY 28 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THE MAIN FIRE WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE ISOLATED AND GUSTY VIRGA  
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED, BRIEF,  
AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR WELL-  
DEVELOPED VIRGA SHOWERS. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
INCREASE ON FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A MIX OF  
WET AND DRY CELLS IN THE AREA FRIDAY, BUT WETTING FOOTPRINTS WILL  
GROW IN SIZE AND NUMBER ON SATURDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AND GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 MPH. BRIEF, LOCALIZED, AND  
ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR VIRGA SHOWERS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/189294 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/108790 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/182000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/9000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH  
ISOLATED AND GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE EARLY MORNING, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. BRIEF,  
LOCALIZED, AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH  
NEAR VIRGA SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/267556 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/103259 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/267556 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...SARAH PAULOS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2514893.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 05/28/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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