769  
FNUS75 KABQ 110129  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAGUNA...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
729 PM MDT THU JUL 10 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET WITH LIGHT AND  
TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS OVERNIGHT. SMOKE WILL LIKELY DRAIN SOUTH INTO  
THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY REACHING AS FAR SOUTH AS SANTA FE. ANOTHER  
VERY WARM TO HOT DAY TOMORROW WITH DRY WESTERLY BREEZES DEVELOPING  
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS WILL HELP TO TRANSPORT THE SMOKE PLUME  
EAST OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO  
MOUNTAINS LIKE TODAY. WINDS LIGHTEN AFTER SUNSET SWITCHING TO EAST-SOUTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT DUE TO A CONVECTIVELY ENHANCED BACKDOOR FRONT. THESE SOUTHEAST  
WINDS WILL INCREASE SURFACE MOISTURE AT THE FIRE LOCATION RESULTING IN  
SCATTERED SHOWER AND STORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING  
HOURS BOTH DAYS THIS WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH SUNSET BECOMING LIGHT  
AND TERRAIN DOMINATED OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/318000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/6000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........6-10 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS DURING THE MORNING  
BECOMING WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 20 MPH  
DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......15417 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/207593 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/79358 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/207593 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........43-47 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE EVENING SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/182000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/3750 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...71  
REQUESTED BY...JARED BELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517410.5/ABQ  
.DELDT 07/10/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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