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FXUS65 KABQ 092244 AAA
AFDABQ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
344 PM MST TUE DEC 9 2025
..NEW UPDATE
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 342 PM MST TUE DEC 9 2025
- NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR LARGE AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES
AROUND CLINES CORNERS, VAUGHN, AND CORONA FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THIS AFTERNOON.
- DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST
THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 342 PM MST TUE DEC 9 2025
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO LESSEN FROM THEIR PEAK
SPEEDS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, LOWERING BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS.
THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ALONG I-40
AND U.S. HIGHWAY 285 NEAR CLINES CORNERS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1235 PM MST TUE DEC 9 2025
GUSTY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS, AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS TODAY IN RESPONSE TO A
SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES, AND
STRENGTHENING FLOW ALOFT SOUTH OF DISTURBANCES CROSSING THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. WIND SPEEDS WILL TREND WEAKER DURING
THE EVENING HOURS. TONIGHT, A MODESTLY GUSTY BACKDOOR FRONT WILL
SAG SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS. WINDS WILL THEN VEER
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS EASTERN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY, WHILE
BECOMING GUSTY AGAIN OVER NORTHEAST NM WITH A WEAKER LEE TROUGH
FOCUSED MORE OVER CO. BEHIND THE FRONT, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL AROUND 7 TO 14 DEGREES OVER EASTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST
AREA FROM TODAY'S READINGS, AND CLIMB A FEW TO FIVE DEGREES WEST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THESE READINGS WILL STILL BE 2 TO
17 DEGREES ABOVE 1991-2020 AVERAGES.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 1235 PM MST TUE DEC 9 2025
AS NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PERSISTS BETWEEN A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH
OVER THE EASTERN US AND A BUILDING RIDE OF HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE
CA COAST, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY. READINGS WILL CLIMB AROUND 6 TO
23 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOME NEAR RECORD
HIGHS IN SOME EASTERN AND WESTERN LOCATIONS. ANOTHER BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY, COOLING HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
EAST A FEW TO 13 DEGREES FROM THURSDAY'S READINGS, WHILE
TEMPERATURES IN SOME WESTERN LOCATIONS CLIMB A FEW MORE DEGREES IN
RESPONSE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ON THE WEST COAST.
NONETHELESS, READINGS IN THE EAST WILL REMAIN AROUND 10-15
DEGREES ABOVE 30-YEAR AVERAGES, WHILE RECORDS CONTINUE TO BE
CHALLENGED IN A FEW LOCATIONS WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
THIS WEEKEND, WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND OVER THE WESTERN US.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL A FEW TO 5 DEGREES ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EASTERN AREAS ON SUNDAY IN RESPONSE TO A STRONGER BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT THAT WILL ARRIVE LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A DRY
DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO UNDERCUT THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE WESTERN US ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL
STILL REBOUND OVER EASTERN AREAS ON MONDAY.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1044 AM MST TUE DEC 9 2025
VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BE GUSTY IN MANY EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOCATIONS TODAY,
THEN WIND SPEEDS TREND WEAKER WITH SUNSET.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1235 PM MST TUE DEC 9 2025
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT
SEVEN DAYS, EXCEPT FOR POCKETS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY OVER
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREA ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF POOR VENTILATION WILL RETURN
WEDNESDAY, EXCEPT FOR VENTILATION IMPROVEMENT WITH THE GUSTY WINDS
OVER THE NORTHEAST. POOR VENTILATION WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD
THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
FARMINGTON...................... 27 51 27 52 / 0 0 0 0
DULCE........................... 18 53 20 54 / 0 0 0 0
CUBA............................ 26 52 27 55 / 0 0 0 0
GALLUP.......................... 23 58 24 60 / 0 0 0 0
EL MORRO........................ 29 58 30 59 / 0 0 0 0
GRANTS.......................... 26 59 26 62 / 0 0 0 0
QUEMADO......................... 28 58 29 59 / 0 0 0 0
MAGDALENA....................... 36 58 35 63 / 0 0 0 0
DATIL........................... 32 58 32 61 / 0 0 0 0
RESERVE......................... 27 69 29 69 / 0 0 0 0
GLENWOOD........................ 31 74 32 74 / 0 0 0 0
CHAMA........................... 22 51 25 54 / 0 0 0 0
LOS ALAMOS...................... 32 51 34 56 / 0 0 0 0
PECOS........................... 33 54 33 63 / 0 0 0 0
CERRO/QUESTA.................... 28 51 30 56 / 0 0 0 0
RED RIVER....................... 25 45 27 50 / 0 0 0 0
ANGEL FIRE...................... 19 50 19 55 / 0 0 0 0
TAOS............................ 22 53 23 57 / 0 0 0 0
MORA............................ 31 56 33 65 / 0 0 0 0
ESPANOLA........................ 28 58 29 62 / 0 0 0 0
SANTA FE........................ 35 53 35 58 / 0 0 0 0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 30 55 30 58 / 0 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 37 57 37 59 / 0 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 34 59 34 62 / 0 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 33 61 32 64 / 0 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 34 59 34 63 / 0 0 0 0
BELEN........................... 28 61 27 62 / 0 0 0 0
BERNALILLO...................... 32 60 32 62 / 0 0 0 0
BOSQUE FARMS.................... 29 61 28 62 / 0 0 0 0
CORRALES........................ 33 61 32 64 / 0 0 0 0
LOS LUNAS....................... 30 60 29 62 / 0 0 0 0
PLACITAS........................ 35 56 34 58 / 0 0 0 0
RIO RANCHO...................... 34 60 33 63 / 0 0 0 0
SOCORRO......................... 34 64 33 66 / 0 0 0 0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 33 53 32 56 / 0 0 0 0
TIJERAS......................... 33 54 33 56 / 0 0 0 0
EDGEWOOD........................ 31 56 30 59 / 0 0 0 0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 29 57 27 60 / 0 0 0 0
CLINES CORNERS.................. 31 52 32 57 / 0 0 0 0
MOUNTAINAIR..................... 32 57 32 59 / 0 0 0 0
GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 31 58 31 60 / 0 0 0 0
CARRIZOZO....................... 36 63 36 63 / 0 0 0 0
RUIDOSO......................... 39 56 38 62 / 0 0 0 0
CAPULIN......................... 29 50 32 65 / 0 0 0 0
RATON........................... 28 54 29 66 / 0 0 0 0
SPRINGER........................ 29 57 27 67 / 0 0 0 0
LAS VEGAS....................... 32 54 32 66 / 0 0 0 0
CLAYTON......................... 34 53 37 72 / 0 0 0 0
ROY............................. 31 52 31 67 / 0 0 0 0
CONCHAS......................... 31 59 29 70 / 0 0 0 0
SANTA ROSA...................... 34 57 34 69 / 0 0 0 0
TUCUMCARI....................... 32 59 32 72 / 0 0 0 0
CLOVIS.......................... 37 58 34 69 / 0 0 0 0
PORTALES........................ 36 59 35 69 / 0 0 0 0
FORT SUMNER..................... 36 58 31 70 / 0 0 0 0
ROSWELL......................... 38 62 33 71 / 0 0 0 0
PICACHO......................... 41 60 37 73 / 0 0 0 0
ELK............................. 40 59 34 74 / 0 0 0 0
ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...44
LONG TERM....44
AVIATION...44
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