453  
FNUS75 KABQ 031430  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRIO FIRE...SANTA FE COUNTY FIRE DEPT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
830 AM MDT MON AUG 3 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HOT AND DRY THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS AND MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID TEENS. FAIR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.  
SOME SMOKE FROM THE WILDFIRES IN UTAH COULD MAKE IT TO THE FIRE LOCATION  
LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MOISTURE INCREASES ON TUESDAY HELPING TO RESULT  
IN SOME ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING  
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. MORE OF THE SAME ON WEDNESDAY WITH  
A SLIGHTLY LOWER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THE FIRE LOCATION.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/147185 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/104993 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
VERY GOOD/145000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/99000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/45086 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/43442 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/45086 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...71  
REQUESTED BY...JEROME TAFOYA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618895.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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