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FXUS65 KABQ 080526 AAB
AFDABQ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1026 PM MST SUN DEC 7 2025
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1025 PM MST SUN DEC 7 2025
- THE DRY STRETCH OF WEATHER WITH ABOVE NORMAL WARMTH CONTINUES
THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS WITH STRONG NORTHWESTERLY BREEZES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON CREATING CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAYS.
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1155 AM MST SUN DEC 7 2025
A WARMING TREND WILL COMMENCE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT, AND
BEYOND. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL VARY FROM NEAR 1991-2020
AVERAGES OVER THE FOUR CORNERS TO AROUND 8 DEGREES ABOVE THE
AVERAGES OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA.
OTHERWISE, DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST.
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1155 AM MST SUN DEC 7 2025
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LONG-TERM
FORECAST PERIOD AS WELL. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE, DESPITE
BACKDOOR COLD FRONTS THAT PENETRATE THE EASTERN PLAINS BOTH
TUESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK
IN MOST LOCATIONS ON THURSDAY, WHEN READINGS WILL VARY AROUND
10-20 DEGREES ABOVE 30-YEAR AVERAGES. SOME NEAR RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST ON THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL BLEND OF MODELS HAS TEMPERATURES
COOLING AROUND 5 TO 14 DEGREES IN THE EAST ON FRIDAY, AND A FEW
DEGREES IN MANY WESTERN LOCATIONS TOO, AS A LONGWAVE TROUGH
DEEPENS OVER THE CENTRAL US, AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OFF THE WEST COAST.
OTHERWISE, NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ON TUESDAY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS, EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST AREAS, MUCH LIKE THEY WERE
ON SATURDAY. PEAK GUSTS WILL PROBABLY REACH AROUND 50 MPH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN TORRANCE AND WESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES,
INCLUDING I-40 FROM CLINES CORNERS EASTWARD ALMOST ALL OF THE WAY
TO SANTA ROSA.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1025 PM MST SUN DEC 7 2025
VFR PREVAILS THRU THE TAF PERIOD WITH LIGHT PREVAILING WINDS. SOME
SLIGHTLY STRONGER W/NW WINDS RETURN MONDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1155 AM MST SUN DEC 7 2025
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT FOR THE NEXT
SEVEN DAYS. AREAS OF POOR VENTILATION ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE MONDAY AND TUESDAY, THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY.
AFTER AREAS OF VENTILATION IMPROVEMENT WITH THURSDAY'S BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT ON THE EASTERN PLAINS, POOR VENTILATION WILL BECOME
WIDESPREAD AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
FARMINGTON...................... 24 46 24 48 / 0 0 0 0
DULCE........................... 11 46 12 47 / 0 0 0 0
CUBA............................ 22 47 21 49 / 0 0 0 0
GALLUP.......................... 19 51 18 56 / 0 0 0 0
EL MORRO........................ 24 51 23 54 / 0 0 0 0
GRANTS.......................... 20 54 19 58 / 0 0 0 0
QUEMADO......................... 24 53 22 54 / 0 0 0 0
MAGDALENA....................... 29 54 29 58 / 0 0 0 0
DATIL........................... 26 53 25 56 / 0 0 0 0
RESERVE......................... 22 63 22 65 / 0 0 0 0
GLENWOOD........................ 26 67 26 69 / 0 0 0 0
CHAMA........................... 14 43 16 45 / 0 0 0 0
LOS ALAMOS...................... 26 46 26 49 / 0 0 0 0
PECOS........................... 24 51 25 55 / 0 0 0 0
CERRO/QUESTA.................... 19 44 21 47 / 0 0 0 0
RED RIVER....................... 14 36 17 41 / 0 0 0 0
ANGEL FIRE...................... 10 43 11 47 / 0 0 0 0
TAOS............................ 14 46 15 49 / 0 0 0 0
MORA............................ 21 50 22 57 / 0 0 0 0
ESPANOLA........................ 22 52 22 56 / 0 0 0 0
SANTA FE........................ 27 48 27 51 / 0 0 0 0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 24 49 24 51 / 0 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 32 52 32 54 / 0 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 28 55 27 57 / 0 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 25 57 25 59 / 0 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 28 56 29 58 / 0 0 0 0
BELEN........................... 22 55 22 57 / 0 0 0 0
BERNALILLO...................... 27 55 27 58 / 0 0 0 0
BOSQUE FARMS.................... 22 56 22 57 / 0 0 0 0
CORRALES........................ 26 56 27 59 / 0 0 0 0
LOS LUNAS....................... 24 55 23 57 / 0 0 0 0
PLACITAS........................ 30 50 30 53 / 0 0 0 0
RIO RANCHO...................... 27 56 28 58 / 0 0 0 0
SOCORRO......................... 28 59 27 62 / 0 0 0 0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 27 48 27 49 / 0 0 0 0
TIJERAS......................... 28 49 28 50 / 0 0 0 0
EDGEWOOD........................ 24 49 25 51 / 0 0 0 0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 18 51 20 53 / 0 0 0 0
CLINES CORNERS.................. 24 46 25 49 / 0 0 0 0
MOUNTAINAIR..................... 26 52 26 53 / 0 0 0 0
GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 26 53 26 54 / 0 0 0 0
CARRIZOZO....................... 30 57 30 57 / 0 0 0 0
RUIDOSO......................... 30 54 32 56 / 0 0 0 0
CAPULIN......................... 21 50 23 59 / 0 0 0 0
RATON........................... 19 54 21 60 / 0 0 0 0
SPRINGER........................ 19 56 19 62 / 0 0 0 0
LAS VEGAS....................... 22 53 24 59 / 0 0 0 0
CLAYTON......................... 26 57 30 67 / 0 0 0 0
ROY............................. 23 56 25 62 / 0 0 0 0
CONCHAS......................... 23 59 23 65 / 0 0 0 0
SANTA ROSA...................... 28 57 29 62 / 0 0 0 0
TUCUMCARI....................... 24 59 25 67 / 0 0 0 0
CLOVIS.......................... 28 60 28 67 / 0 0 0 0
PORTALES........................ 29 61 27 66 / 0 0 0 0
FORT SUMNER..................... 24 61 27 67 / 0 0 0 0
ROSWELL......................... 27 64 29 69 / 0 0 0 0
PICACHO......................... 29 64 33 67 / 0 0 0 0
ELK............................. 27 64 29 68 / 0 0 0 0
ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...44
LONG TERM....44
AVIATION...24
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