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FNUS75 KABQ 231332
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 150 PILES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
632 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
VENTILATION WILL IMPROVE TODAY AND IS FORECASTED TO BECOME GOOD
FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON THANKS TO A STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST
BREEZE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON,
BECOMING HEAVIER OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT
THE DAY SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES DROP. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM, WITH 10 TO 15 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
LIKELY BY SUNDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY, BECOMING OVERCAST. SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH HIGHER WINDS
ALONG THE RIDGELINE AND SOUTHWEST FACING TERRAIN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/78064 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/24119 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
GOOD/66500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SLEET OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-16.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/9000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-21.
MIN HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/16500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/7200 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/16500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
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FORECASTER...16
REQUESTED BY...KURT STETZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/23/26
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