305
FNUS75 KABQ 231244
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR ENCHANTED FOREST PILES RX...USFS CARSON NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
544 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
VENTILATION IMPROVES THIS AFTERNOON DESPITE INCREASING CLOUD
COVER. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP IN THE LATE AFTERNOON, BECOMING
MORE PERSISTENT OVERNIGHT. OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES DROP. THE AREA WILL LIKELY RECEIVE
7 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS WINTER STORM.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH
ALONG THE RIDGELINE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/85965 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/27501 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-17.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-25.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-89 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/16637 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/13656 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/16500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
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HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...16
REQUESTED BY...KURT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600775.2/ABQ
.DELDT 01/23/26
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