495  
FNUS75 KABQ 251321 CCA  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TUSAS WILDFIRE...CORRECTED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
721 AM MDT SAT APR 25 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
 
   
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
 
   
..HIGH WIND WATCH SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY WITH A WEST SOUTHWEST BREEZE TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF GUSTY RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY  
WINDS WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO  
DEVELOP ON SUNDAY WITH PEAK GUSTS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 50 MPH WHILE  
THE HUMIDITY PLUMMETS NEAR 15 PERCENT. WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH  
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/238765 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/170704 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/238765 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........51-55 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS NEAR RAIN SHOWERS.  
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/207000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/8000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY  
WINDS WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE MORNING, INCREASING TO  
20 TO 30 MPH WITH UP TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 40 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/500000 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/264633 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/500000 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...BRIAN FOX  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611436.3/ABQ  
.DELDT 04/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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