221  
FNUS75 KABQ 221853  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NACIMIENTO...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1253 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY AND LIGHT TO BREEZY WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HOLD TRUE  
THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FIRE LOCATION BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS  
EVENING. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY PUSHING THRU EASTERN NM WILL  
ADVANCE AROUND THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND UP  
U.S. HWY 550 TO THE FIRE LOCATION THIS EVENING AROUND 9PM TO 11PM  
MDT. A SOUTHEASTERLY WIND DIRECTION IS FAVORED, BUT COULD BE  
ERRATIC AT TIMES GIVEN THE COMPLEX NEARBY TERRAIN. GUSTS OF 15 TO  
25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL OVERNIGHT BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO  
LESSEN AND VEER OUT OF THE SOUTH NEAR SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. A  
MODERATE COOL DOWN AND INCREASE IN HUMIDITY FOLLOW THIS FRONT  
BEFORE DRIER AND WARMER WESTERLIES LOOK TO RETURN TUESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/98833 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/56296 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/93500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/56000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/1000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/134630 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/25563 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY  
GOOD/134630 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...24  
REQUESTED BY...ISIAH EICHWALD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2607129.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 03/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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