373  
FNUS75 KABQ 142022  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ENCINO FIRE...TORRANCE COUNTY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
222 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
 
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
 
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER  
OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND  
HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 15 PERCENT PERSIST. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THIS  
EVENING AND BECOME WESTERLY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. LESS  
WIND IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY, BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE  
AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG  
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RETURN BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 40 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 34 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/414198 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/240000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/413859 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13  
MPH AROUND 2000 LOCAL. AROUND MIDNIGHT, WEST  
WINDS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/345000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 18  
MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/257531 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/165131 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/257531 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...34  
REQUESTED BY...GARY SMITH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610338.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 04/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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