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FNUS75 KABQ 201349
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH...STATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
649 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
DISCUSSION
STRONG WINDS TODAY WITH CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY. THE WIND DIRECTION
WILL SHIFT FROM LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY THIS MORNING TO THE SOUTH
SOUTHWEST DURING MID MORNING AS SPEEDS BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN. GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WIND DIRECTION
GRADUALLY VEERS OUT OF THE WEST. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
GUSTY AND LIGHT VIRGA SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN
DURING THE EARLY EVENING, THEN LIGHT WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
DURING MID MORNING. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VEERING OUT
OF THE WEST DURING LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/420000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/43844 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/420000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-69 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 16 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 37 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/214500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/53075 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/33560 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/32500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
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REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 02/20/26
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