474
FNUS75 KABQ 211300
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH...STATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST SAT FEB 21 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT, WITH MAX MORNING
HUMIDITIES RISING ABOVE 70%. LIGHT NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A
BACKDOOR FRONTAL PASSAGE OVERNIGHT WILL TURN AROUND TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND MID-AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BOTH TODAY AND
SUNDAY WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW 20%, HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE MUCH
LIGHTER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN RECENT DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
TREND MUCH WARMER EACH OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/27500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/27500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/78657 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/26474 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
GOOD/76000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...16
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2603027.2/ABQ
.DELDT 02/21/26
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